An arrest was made within the dying of 38-year-old Rachelle Sakakeep, whose physique was discovered at an Academy Drive residence.
THUNDER BAY — Listed here are 10 of the highest tales we coated in April 2024, as compiled by Dougall Media Director of Information, Leith Dunick.
Thunder Bay Police charged a 41-year outdated Thunder Bay man with second-degree homicide after the physique of a 38-year-old woman was discovered at an Academy Drive residence. The homicide occurred in March..
Development lastly started on a Junot Avenue transitional housing undertaking. The 58-unit facility is being constructed by means of Ontario Aboriginal Housing Providers and can function a mix of pod-style and unbiased dwelling quarters for individuals aged 18 to 29. It’s anticipated to be accomplished in 2025.
Premier Doug Ford visited the town and promised to attach 5 First Nations to the facility grid, communities that included Marten Falls, Eabametoong, Webequie, Neskantaga and Nibinamik. Whereas within the space, Ford additionally confirmed funding for a brand new hospital in Kenora.
Former Thunder Bay Police Service in-house lawyer Holly Walbourne was charged by the OPP with obstruction and breach of belief following an investigation into allegations of misconduct inside police ranks. Former police chief Sylvie Hauth was later within the month charged with breach of belief, obstructing a public or police officer and obstruction of justice.
The administrator rent to supervise the Thunder Bay Police Providers Board delivered his last report back to the Ontario Civilian Police Fee, recommending the board govern with consensus-based determination and shared targets.
Management at Nishnawbe Aski Nation made renewed requires the disbandment of the Thunder Bay Police Service and its board, after relations of three Indigenous individuals who died within the metropolis alleged a scarcity of communication from police.
A high-ranking gang member was sentenced to 13 years in jail for drug trafficking. Vito Bailey-Ricketts oversaw the sale of fentanyl and cocaine within the metropolis.
The District of Thunder Bay Social Providers Administration Board was left scrambling after studying it had misplaced out on $4.2 million in federal funding after Housing Minister Sean Fraser introduced the province wouldn’t obtain $357 million for reasonably priced housing for not doing sufficient to satisfy targets beneath the Nationwide Housing Technique Motion Plan.
The hype for the much-talked-about photo voltaic eclipse was actual, however the cloud cowl stored Thunder Bay residents from seeing the phenomenon up shut and private. As a substitute they needed to accept TV photographs from afar.
The Land Defence Alliance held a rally at Waverly Park, standing unite towards the burial of nuclear waste in Northwestern Ontario. The group included Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Rudy Turtle, who expressed considerations about future leaks from the proposed deep repository in Ignace.
