Shelby Ch’ng will be making a run for a spot at Queen’s Park.
The current Northwood Councillor will take a leave of absence from her duties to join the provincial election race in Thunder Bay-Superior North.
Ch’ng was first elected in 2014 and won re-election in 2018.
“Thunder Bay is where I’ve lived, worked, and served my entire life,” said Ch’ng. “It’s a diverse, vibrant city with the brightest of futures. I want to continue playing a part in shaping the future of this city I love so much – and so I’m honoured to have this new opportunity to serve my community as their representative at Queen’s Park.”
Lise Vaugeois will run for the NDP, current Thunder Bay At Large councillor Peng You is the Ontario PC candidate and Tracey MacKinnon is the Green Party candidate.
Section 259 of the Municipal Act allows for Members of Council to take a leave from their duties for up to 3 months with no penalty.
A hope to balance the budget in time for the next provincial election in 2026.
In releasing the 2022 Budget, Finance Minister Peter Bethenfalvy reported that the deficit will be at $19.9 Billion, which is a decrease from an estimated $21.5 billion in the 2021 Fall Economic Statement.
The budget will see the deficit fall to $10.8 billion in 2023-24, $6.1 billion in 2024-25, $5 billion in 2025-26 and only $700 million in 2026-2027 once a $1.5 billion reserve is removed.
Financials
$10 billion in additional money for hospital construction and redevelopment over the next 10 years
$4 billion more for highway construction in the province over the next decade
$110 million in 2022 for the Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit
$400 million for the Low-Income Individuals and Families Tax Credit (LIFT)
$3.5 million for emergency preparedness measures
$96 million over three years to equip and train Ontario police services to respond to future protests and blockades at land border crossings
Venues, volunteers and hotels are needed to host the 2024 Ontario Winter Games.
Set for February 16th to the 24th, athletes will compete in as many as 27 sports with 18 venues needed for the event, which will draw as many as 3,500 participants.
It will require upwards of 700 volunteers to run the various events.
Eight hotels will be utilized to house the athletes and their management/coaches.
The City’s theme of “Return To The North” won the bid along with the 209 page proposal.
Efforts were generously supported by the Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC), Tbaytel, Lakehead University, and the Fort William First Nation.
The province announced an investment of $1.4-million back on April 22nd while the city approved financial and in-kind support of $300,000 in principal.
The CEDC has pledged an additional $200,000.
The operating budget is estimated to be $2.4-million, but Sport & Community Development Supervisor Paul Burke estimates that it will bring in $5 million in revenue for the city.
The 2022 Ontario Winter Games were to be held in the County of Renfrew but were postponed until next year.
Thunder Bay-Superior North voters will elect a new member of provincial parliament.
Liberal incumbent Michael Gravelle revealed on Monday he will not run for re-election in June.
Gravelle says he had many discussions with doctors, family, friends and staff about the possibility of putting his name forward again, “To say that this was a difficult decision is a massive understatement, as I had hoped and planned to continue to represent my constituents at Queen’s Park. However, my health, and the treatments I need to undergo in the months ahead have made that plan impossible.”
On April 5th, Gravelle disclosed that his cancer had returned, and he was undergoing treatment.
Lise Vaugeois, who is the NDP candidate for Thunder Bay-Superior North, released this statement:
“I want to wish Michael Gravelle good health, successful treatments and many happy days with his family ahead. I thank him for his many years of service to the community and wish him all the very best.”
Gravelle was first elected in the riding of Port Arthur in 1995 before a name change for the 1999 election.
The next provincial election is set for Thursday, June 2nd.
Other candidates on the ballot include Tracey MacKinnon (Green Party) and Peng You (Ontario PC).
As his friend, last thing I want to do today is accept @MichaelGravelle’s decision to step away from politics. But I’m glad he and his family are putting his health & recovery first. Stay well, my friend. Thank you for all you’ve done for your community and our province. #onpoli
The Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority (SLFNHA) held a ceremony Thursday from its new location at 981 Balmoral Street, Suite 200.
The SLFNHA serves more than 40,000 people, both on and off-reserve of 33 First Nations.
Since April 2021, there have been nearly 5,100 visits by SLFNHA community members to Thunder Bay for medical appointments, including almost 800 in November alone.
The current offices in Sioux Lookout also remain fully operational.
April 6th, 2018, a day that changed the hockey world.
Wednesday marks the four year anniversary of a junior hockey team’s trip to a playoff game that ended in tragedy.
Sixteen members of the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) were killed, thirteen injured when the northbound coach bus struck a westbound semi-trailer truck near Armley, Saskatchewan.
The semi-trailer was travelling at a speed of approximately 100 km/h.
Ten players, two coaches, a statistician, radio announcer, athletic trainer, and bus driver were killed.
Submitted photo of the tribute involving the SIJHL’s Thief River Falls Norskies and Thunder Bay North Stars (Mike Tallari)
Kam River Fighting Walleye (SIJHL) defenceman Kersey Reich is from Estevan and was taking part in a Fall Camp for Midget ‘AAA’ Hockey.
“Immediately the tone around everything was different,” Reich remembered. “Lots of (my teammates) had friends on the bus and it really affected the whole hockey world. It was a tragedy for sure, especially to happen in my home province.”
Reich also had a specific friend on the bus, who unfortunately passed away in the crash.
“That obviously affected me personally,” Reich noted. “It really put things in perspective as to how lucky we all are to play junior hockey and do things together as a team, like ride a bus.”
The 29-year-old driver of the semi Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pled guilty to sixteen counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and 13 counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing bodily injury.
He was sentenced to 8 years in prison and is still fighting to stay in Canada.
The crash happened just 22 minutes outside of the final destination in Armley, Saskatchewan.
Randy MacLEAN, who was the Vice President for the team at the time recalls the outpouring of support, “A tragedy, while at the same time we witnessed the amazing things that happen when people and communities and the nation pull together to support each other in a crisis situation.”
He added, “The giving and humanity and the compassion, empathy of our fellow citizens within Humboldt, the province of Saskatchewan, the country of Canada and all over the world was something that was an honour to be a part of, an honour to support and an honour to work through such a horrific event,”
The club played their first home game of the 2018–19 season on September 12th against the Nipawin Hawks.
In early 2020, terms like Coronavirus, SARS-coV-2, and Covid-19 were not in the vocabulary of the general public. Little was known about the virus that was making the news across the globe, but it felt far away. Until it wasn’t.
In a matter of weeks, the NBA shut down, travel became restricted, businesses closed up shop, and schools began the longest March break in history. On March 17, 2020 the province declared a state of emergency.
Throughout the pandemic, Canadians have relied heavily on the government to provide updates and guidance on how to navigate their daily lives. The Minister of Health at this time was the Honourable Patty Hajdu. She had recently taken over the hefty portfolio in November 2019, and had a pandemic dropped on her desk shortly thereafter.
Acadia News’ morning reporter, Katie Nicholls, had the chance to speak with the minister about her experience leading in a pandemic, the very large task of keeping Canadians safe & informed, and looking back two years later, if she would’ve done anything differently.
It’s the time of year where you adjust the various clocks in your home to reflect the new time.
Or, you are one of those that never needs to adjust your clocks because you didn’t get around to do it in the fall. That’s ok too.
A brief history of DST dates back to the first world war when in 1918 the federal government joined the US and practiced DST to work during more daylight hours to support war efforts.
After the war ended, so did DST. It made a come back during WWII, again to support war efforts.
But, that is Canada wide.
DST actually made it’s first appearance in Canada in Thunder Bay.
It was a (hopefully) sunny day on July 1, 1908 when residents of Port Arthur literally turned their clocks forward by one hour. It wasn’t long after that in neighbouring Manitoba and Saskatchewan some cities followed suit.
However, it not all of Canada follows DST; Saskatchewan, Yukon and parts of Northern British Columbia don’t participate.
Across the globe there are more than 70 countries that have Daylight Saving Time, but their start and end dates vary.
A sleepless night with explosions near his apartment in the western part of Ukraine.
Andrii lives in an apartment complex in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, which is close to the border with Slovakia. He said despite the close call, everyone is safe.
“I did eventually get back to sleep at five in the morning, and didn’t even hear or feel the explosion,” he said.
“My girlfriend’s mother called me and said that they are bombing Kyiv and Kharkiv. After that, I just saw out of my window that the airfield was on fire as well.”
Andrii also noted that there are some in the Russian media that have been referring to the movement as a ‘military exercise’ and that crews just accidentally ended up in Ukraine.
137 lives have been lost since the movement began on February 23rd.
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