How any times must the national media be told that this is not a road to the proposed Ring of Fire? globalnews.ca/news/1167607... This is a community access road.

This case was the focus of the final episode of our award-winning Crave “Thunder Bay” documentary series.

BREAKING: Former Thunder Bay Police Service officer Michael Dimini has been convicted of Breach of Trust and Obstruction.

Thunder Bay has declared a humanitarian crisis over homelessness. According to a release, "This declaration will help bring together leadership from Anemki Wajiw (Fort William First Nation), Nishnawbe Aski Nation, the City, and other partners under a shared commitment to work toward system change."

Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler issued this letter to Attorney General & SIU, after the latter cleared officers in the shooting death of the 3rd member of the same family within 2 yrs. I wrote about the case of Bruce Frogg for @ricochetmedia.bsky.social ricochet.media/indigenous/f...

Don Cherry receives the Order of Ontario. That should be the dryer sheet in the rage machine to keep us all distracted for a couple of days, eh?

OPP reports highway 11 closed this hour as another collision claims yet another life. This month on northern highways has been beyond tragic. The below article is from the past two weeks. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Tough night for Thunder Bay’s Carter George. The Soo Greyhounds tender was named Player of the Month after doing a 94.4 save percentage the last 10 games but he got gunned down tonight against Flint on a shorty breakaway and a 3 on 1. No chance and Soo had almost no good shots to back him up.

No charges for three Peel officers suspended in connection with yesterday’s seven Toronto Police Service officer arrests, plus a retiree from TPS.

The Thunder Bay Police Association condemns the behaviour of Peter Ritchie, a local officer who pleaded guilty of breach of trust this week for robbing money from the wallet of a man who was in the midst of an overdose.

If this probe into Toronto Police Service breaks to find what it’s looking for, the potential to change police oversight across Ontario will be significant.

Thunder Bay is the canary in Toronto’s cop mine. TPS requests to the inspector general include investigating management, oversight, evidence handling, digital file authority & tampering. These are the defining characteristics of systemic problems. You just heard about TBay police first.

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg First Nation Chief Duncan Michano suspends partnership with Marathon over a municipality staffer saying the town was "just the wrong colour" for prov. water infrastructure funding. Marathon Mayor Rick Dumas insists it meant partisan colour. www.snnewswatch.com/local-journa...

Thunder Bay Police Service officer Peter Ritchie has pleaded guilty of breach of trust for taking money from the wallet of a man who was in the midst of an overdose. www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/f...

Kashechewan, Mississaugas of the Credit, Walpole Island, Wapekeka & Wunnumin Lake First Nations have joined the constitutional challenge to Canada's Bill C-5 & Ontario's Bill 5. www.cbc.ca/news/indigen...

I remain gobsmacked at how stupid Canada’s immigration conversation has become. Northern Ontario municipalities are older and dying faster than the rest of the country. According to workforce planning boards, we need 10-20 times more immigrants than naturally occur, just to sustain our economies.

Matawa Chiefs' Council formally rejects the transportation of nuclear waste through the Matawa territories and homelands via a submission to the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. www.matawa.on.ca/matawa-chief...

Northern Ontario cops are disproportionately represented among police services who have signed on to a Conservative partisan rally against the Liberal compensation and ban on more than 1,500 “assault-style” firearms. Only First Nations police & Thunder Bay Police Service not represented.

A decision to have Thunder Bay Administration bring a report to city council about services for the unhoused was reached today, following a meeting between TBay representatives and leaders from Nishnawbe Aski Nation & Fort William First Nation. www.nan.ca/news/thunder... www.nan.ca/news/thunder...

Is the Ring of Fire "the most ethical resources on earth?" What does that even mean? ricochet.media/indigenous/o...

Ontario's PCs won't even explain what they mean when they say the Ring of Fire minerals are "the most ethical resources on earth." "Think about it," says Wildlands League's Anna Baggio. "They’re claiming that the rocks on the ground are ethical..." ricochet.media/indigenous/o...

I just finished reading Sandy's book "Defund" last week. It lines up every argument we hear about why the worst elements of policing are necessary and with history, evidence, and poignant examples, it bumps, volleys, and smashes each one. Recommended. www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/727367...

Years to build Canadian Pacific Railway: 13 Years to build White Otter Castle: 16 Years to build Great Pyramid of Giza: 20 Years to build St. Patrick's Cathedral: 21 Years to build Taj Mahal: 22 As of Feb.1, years to build a potable water plant in Neskantaga First Nation: 31 and counting…

It’s a highlight for me today for a photo I took of the 2021 Finnish Labour Temple fire to be printed out on metal & gifted to Thunder Bay fire chief Dave Paxton as a retirement surprise. Also, the Hoito’s long-awaited grand reopening is Saturday (tomorrow)! www.facebook.com/share/14TJom...

Thunder Bay Mayor Ken Boshcoff will not declare a state of emergency over homelessness, as Fort William First Nation & Nishnawbe Aski Nation leaders requested in a statement last Friday while temperatures plunged below -30C. www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-hall... Boshcoff requests meeting asap.

Aysanabee's album "Edge of the Earth" is nominated for the Alternative Album of the Year at the Junos. He's also up for Contemporary Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year. Everybody in Thunder Bay is really happy for him.

Ontario designates Greenstone Transmission Line between Nipigon Bay & Aroland First Nation a "priority project," which Hydro One will develop & build. The announcement, with four area First Nation chiefs, was held in Etobicoke. It's framed in Ring of Fire. news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...

In an era when many species are declining because of multi-pronged, seemingly intractable problems, the solution to protecting common loons is relatively straightforward. So why are these beloved birds still dying?

This @jonthompson.bsky.social story about the First Nation youth building a village in the path of the Ring of Fire is our most popular story of the year: ricochet.media/indigenous/l... #Ricochet2025

Ottawa and Ontario are set to sign a deal Thursday that will reduce the regulatory burden on large projects, including the road to the Ring of Fire, The Canadian Press has learned.

OK, so it’s cold.

In case school didn't teach us why the non-partisan bureaucracy exists, it's a bipartisan agreement for the political level not to interfere with day-to-day operations of service delivery. That's true of board trustees as well. It's remarkable how this is being dismantled with zero public concern.

Borderland Pride marks anniversary of human rights victory by suing online harassers www.judsonhowie.ca/post/borderl...

Onigaming First Nation in northern Ontario says it’s done being ignored, as mining plans that threaten its water advance without its consent. For a community grieving multiple losses, it's one struggle of many. Via @jonthompson.bsky.social + @ricochetmedia.bsky.social: thenarwhal.ca/onigaming-fi...

Onigaming First Nation elders have ordered leaders to blockade Highway 71 if Ontario grants permits to transport ore from their water source through the reserve. Chief Jeff Copenace has sent a call for help to Treaty 3, Chiefs of Ontario & Assembly of First Nations. ricochet.media/indigenous/o...

Ontario First Nation prepared to block highway to stop #mining near drinking #water source. After a decade of government inaction, elders signal they’re done being ignored as development plans advance without consent. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/o... #onpoli

Despite Ontario Premier Doug Ford's call for Canada to "get out of the way" on the Environmental Assessment in the proposed Ring of Fire, the federal process involving 15 First Nations will continue. ricochet.media/climate/envi...

Ottawa won’t back down on Ring of Fire environmental assessment. Doug Ford wants to fast-track #mining in the North, but First Nations say both governments are stripping away environmental safeguards and treaty rights. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/climate/envi... #onpoli

Ontario First Nations say it’s ‘now or never’ to stand up to resource extraction bills. Legal experts warn laws are undemocratic and unconstitutional, while leaders call for a united front to defend lands and rights. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/l... #onpoli

“This is the kind of power that dictators give themselves. I think people in Canada have just become so distracted by so much noise and information out there, because I don’t know why every Canadian isn’t jumping up and down, mortified by this" - Lawyer Kate Kempton from Woodward & Company LLP

Nishnawbe Aski Nation chiefs voted unanimously to demand that Canada and Ontario meet with them over the law-defying Bill C-5 and Bill 5. But it's clear they see this as existential. If it's not met at the table, it will be met in the courts and on the land. ricochet.media/indigenous/l...

When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week? Canada's not telling. I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.

Say what you will about Thunder Bay, it’s a perfect place to put a city.

When Canada delivers its budget Tuesday, will it "get out of the way" on the proposed Ring of Fire environmental assessment, as Ontario Premier Doug Ford requested last week? Canada's not telling. I've been requesting since Oct. 29, daily contact with the Privy Council office, but still no answer.

Nishnawbe Aski Nation, Marten Falls First Nation and the family of Corey Belesky appeal to the public for information about his murder on its third anniversary. They also call for Thunder Bay Police Service to increase officer resources to the case.

Prior to Doug Ford's re-election, First Nations near the proposed Ring of Fire mine development called his government's strategy, "divide and conquer." ricochet.media/indigenous/t... Ford was re-elected on the Ring of Fire as "protecting Ontario." ricochet.media/politics/dou... Now this...

‘History repeating itself’: Ontario First Nations vow resistance as Doug Ford accelerates Ring of Fire mining. Some First Nations say the province’s rush to develop is undermining rights and deepening divisions. New from @jonthompson.bsky.social: ricochet.media/indigenous/h... #onpoli #landback

I think this week's lasting impact will be how it's something of a coming out party for Indigenous minister Greg Rickford's interpretation of Ontario's responsibility to First Nations, which he calls "economic reconciliation." ricochet.media/indigenous/h... facebook.com/reel/1879242906005086/

Ontario is commissioning a feasibility study to build a pipeline that would carry “Canadian oil and gas from Alberta and Saskatchewan to new and established refineries in southern Ontario and new ports on James Bay, Hudson Bay and the Great Lakes.” news.ontario.ca/en/release/1...

OPINION: As the Ford government ushers in rules for special economic zones in Ontario — where laws are lifted in the name of economic development — it is ignoring global examples where this tradeoff went wrong. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-spec...