The Social Services Board is offering low to moderate income homeowners cash to help them renovate. The DSSAB received 1.5 million dollars for the program that will help people repair their windows, doors, heating systems, chimneys, foundations, roofs, floors and ceilings among other things. Each homeowner who is eligible could get up to 25-thousand dollars in a forgivable loan.
Monday, April 14, 2014
Illness Outbreak At Lakehead Manor
Film Project Now On DVD
The city's Walk A Mile film project is into the DVD stage now. The locally produced five part documentary series is now available online or at City Hall according to City Clerk John Hannam for 20 dollars. The films are intended to start a conversation about the relationship between Thunder Bay's Aboriginal peoples and the community. You can purchase the DVD set by following this LINK
Group Wants Better Wages
Poverty Free Thunder Bay continues their crusade to help protect low income workers. They held an event Monday that called on MPPs to pass new bills to protect vulnerable workers before an election is called. They feel several bills if passed will give all Ontario workers decent work so they can have quality lives.
Man Dies After Collision
A 51 year old man is dead after he was involved in last week's collision on the Harbour Expressway near the intersection of Golf Links Road. Police say Gary Soderholm suffered a medical crisis that caused him to lose control of his car. He veered into oncoming traffic and struck three vehicles. The other two people involved in the crash are in good health and suffered minor injuries.
Courthouse Move Complete
It's a new era for the legal community in the city. Employees from the Ontario Court of Justice on Arthur Street moved into the new consolidated courthouse on Brodie Street over the weekend, joining their colleagues from the Superior Court who moved in last week. It means that all court business in the city can now take place in one location.
Foulds Goes To Bat For CBC
The city will consider a motion from Councillor Andrew Foulds this evening that would see Thunder Bay endorse more Federal funding for public broadcasting. It comes following significant job cuts announced by the CBC last week. The cuts will mean the loss of two jobs at the local station after the afternoon program Voyage North is replaced by programming from Sudbury.
Rydholm Wants FCM Position
Fox Museum Not Likely
It doesn't look like Terry Fox's family wants to loan some artifacts to the City for a museum exhibit. The City spoke to Terry's Brother Darrell who says Thunder Bay, St. John's and Ottawa would be logical locations for a museum but notes they favour a museum and research centre in the Vancouver area.
Event Centre Parking May Be Nixed
Parking at the proposed event centre remains to be a hot topic for city councillors. Councillor Andrew Foulds says potentially removing the parkade, at the proposed event centre, as recommended by administration, would help the city financially and help to leverage funding from other levels of government. Foulds adds that keeping the project under 100-million dollars is the goal to making sure provincial and federal funding is available.
Shipping Season Delayed
Normally by now the shipping season is underway, however due to a colder than normal winter, it will not begin until possibly later this week. That would make it the latest start to the season on record. The ice on Lake Superior has made it difficult for ships to get through causing the delay
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