This half hour will delve into an effort in Thunder Bay to find those responsible for the thousands of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Canada, and Dryden takes another step to an improved arena. Also in Dryden, a Yuletide ceremony is becoming more popular. And, there is concern about clear cutting of forests not only in Northwestern Ontario, but also the whole country.
First, there’s a rise in the number of people using food banks in this province. A report from Feed Ontario has the statistics which includes single person households and children. Tim Davidson spoke to the executive director Carolyn Stewart about the report and who is going hungry in Ontario.
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A “DREAM” of a new and improved arena for the City of Dryden has taken one major step. Organizers are tremendously thankful to community groups for helping them reach their goal in 3 years.
And as Mike Ebbeling explains, it came from one individual.
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The Festival of Lights has become a Yuletide tradition in Dryden and it’s one that sparks a number of emotions. It’s once again happening at the Dryden cemetery on December 24th.
Organizer Tom Riley spoke to Richard McCarthy this week about the important and sometimes emotional event.
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Several organizations are coming together this winter to light four Christmas trees in front of the Thunder Bay Police headquarters in memory of those Indigenous residents who have gone missing or were murdered. It started with one police officer who felt the need to do something to assist efforts of bringing to justice those responsible.
Sheri Leviski-Kotyk has the details.
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There are growing concerns about clear cutting of forests in northwestern Ontario, but also Canada.
It partly has to do with cutting of the Boreal forest in the province, with some estimates showing after 657 hectares of land is cleared, it’s not being replaced.
Randy Thoms reports.
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