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CBC
28-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Voting in northwestern Ontario today? Here's what you need to know
Voters go to the polls in the federal election on Monday. Polling stations are located throughout northwestern Ontario. Polls will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Central time zone and 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. in the Eastern time zone. To vote you need to be at least 18 years old and a Canadian citizen. Elections Canada notes there are three options for voting: Show your driver's licence or any other card issued by the Canadian government with your photo, name and current address. Show two pieces of ID that have your name and at least one must have your current address. That could include a voter information card, a bank statement, a utility bill, or student card. A full list of accepted ID is available on the Elections Canada website. Expired ID can be used as proof of identity if it includes your name, and as a proof of residence. If you don't have ID, you can declare your identity and address in writing and have someone who knows you vouch for you at a polling station. The person vouching for you must be able to prove their identity and address. A person can vouch for only one person, except in long-term care facilities. Polling locations can be found by typing your postal code into the Elections Canada website. People can also contact local candidates for help to find their polling locations and some candidates may also offer transportation help if necessary. How to follow results You can download the free CBC News app and sign up for local and national alerts. CBC's election special is set to start at 6:30 p.m. ET. on all platforms. On Tuesday morning, the CBC's Superior Morning will also have a breakdown of the election results in northwestern Ontario beginning at 6:00 a.m. on CBC Radio 1 and on the CBC Listen App.
CBC
15-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Thunder Bay City Council reconsidering temporary shelter village site
Council asks for report on previously considered locations on city's south side Thunder Bay City Council is again reconsidering its choice for the location of a proposed temporary shelter village. At its April 7 meeting, Thunder Bay City Council selected a site on Cumberland Street North as the location for the village, which would support the city's unhoused population. However, when it came time to ratify that decision at its April 14 meeting, council instead directed administration to examine Kam River Heritage Park, and a parcel of land on Fort William Road that's owned by the Lakehead Region Conservation Authority (LRCA), as potential locations for the village. Both sites have been previously considered by city council. A report is due back on April 28. "It's got to work and it's got to be set up for success," Current River Coun. Andrew Foulds said on CBC's Superior Morning on Tuesday. "I think that there are a number of pieces to that." "For me, the biggest thing is making sure that there are services close to some of our most-vulnerable citizens," he said. "And services aren't just social services, although those are really, really important. It's proximity to other services that everyday people engage [with]." Foulds explained city administration will create a report over the next two weeks, and will make another recommendation to council. Councillors were considering the Kam River Heritage Park site last fall. At the time, city administration recommended a location on Miles Street East over the Kam River park site; council voted against that recommendation in the fall. That led to administration coming back with a recommendation for the Fort William Road site, which is located across from the CLE grounds. Given the land is owned by the LRCA, the city would need to sign a lease. A report to council presented in early April noted a number of advantages to the location: The size; proximity to support services; readiness for construction (the land is flat and clear, and close to existing services like power and water); emergency access, and safety considerations (the village would be fenced in, and security and support services on-site 24/7). The Fort William Road site was up for an approval vote on April 7. However, council instead approved the Cumberland Street North site at that meeting. That brings everything back to Monday, April 14, when instead of ratifying the Cumberland Street North decision — which would have allowed the project to move forward at that location — councillors instead went back to the Kam River and Fort William Road properties as possible locations.
CBC
14-04-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Environmental advocates in Thunder Bay, Ont., share climate change concerns this election
Social Sharing While national data shows climate change is not top of mind for voters this election, environmental advocates in Thunder Bay, Ont., say they'd like to see it bumped up the priority list. In the 2021 Vote Compass survey, 24 per cent of people named the environment as their most important issue. This year, the environment was eighth on the list, at about five per cent, with relations between Canada and the U.S. topping the list of concerns amid the ongoing trade war. CBC's Superior Morning hosted a climate change panel to hear from those interested in making climate change more of an election issue. "It is something that we need to be putting a lot more energy into and a lot more actual practical work into," said Charles Levkoe, Canada Research Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems at Lakehead University in Thunder Bay, Ont. "Considering climate change is not just a bit of an existential crisis for humanity, but it's going to have real material implications for everyone from Indigenous people to farmers to workers all across the country." Plans and priorities at the local level At the local level, the City of Thunder Bay declared a climate emergency in 2020. The following year, council approved the city's net-zero strategy, which outlines a plan for how to reach net-zero emissions by 2050. It is something that we need to be putting a lot more energy into and a lot more actual practical work into. - Charles Levkoe, Canada Rresearch Chair in Equitable and Sustainable Food Systems, Lakehead University "We're really hearing a lot about ensuring that we're looking at our infrastructure for the city, adapting to climate change, following up on our municipal climate adaptation strategy," said Keira Essex, chair of the city's EarthCare Advisory Committee. In a city known for its outdoor trails and the natural beauty of Lake Superior, Essex said environmental issues may be more apparent for residents in Thunder Bay than elsewhere. While many people view climate change as a monumental challenge outside of the scope of small communities, she said, "we can make such a difference on a local level." "We have a lot of Indigenous nations and relatives in our communities whose lands are at risk because of climate change, and we all have a role in protecting those lands," Essex said. As far as specific issues go, Graham Saunders, president of Environment North, has long been expressing concerns about the proposed deep geological repository for Canada's nuclear waste. The area around Ignace and Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation in northwestern Ontario has been identified as the preferred location for the project by the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO). Saunders said he would rather see investments in technology like solar panels than in the nuclear industry. Saunders said the importance of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 isn't up for debate. Instead, the candidates are focused on championing different ways of getting there. "We could, especially in Thunder Bay in northwestern Ontario, effectively do our part to get to net carbon by 2050," he said. Connecting the dots between issues For Levkoe, whose research focuses on food systems, he'd like to see a greater focus on the intersections between food and climate. While the federal government introduced the Food Policy for Canada in 2019, Levkoe said it's become "a bit dormant." WATCH | Canada's mayors urge parties to make climate change an election issue Canada's mayors urge parties to make climate change an election issue 3 days ago Duration 2:06 "Some of the issues that I've been thinking about are around finding ways for the national government, the new government, to connect a lot of issues like biodiversity, emissions reductions, Indigenous rights, food securities through a climate plan that really centres food," he said. Essex, 22, said she hopes the next federal government recognizes the urgency of addressing these interconnected issues. "I'm graduating this semester, I'm getting married next year. I'm hoping to have kids in a few years," she said. "I think for a lot of young people, young people in general, young people looking to start families, there's so much fear about what their future looks like and uncertainty about how they're going to make those decisions." She also said it's important to recognize how different groups are distinctly impacted by climate issues. "How are our systems built to address these problems? Who [do] those systems privilege?" she asked. "Really identifying how we can get better representation and involvement from people that will be more affected and that have a variety of backgrounds." While all three panelists said they haven't heard much from the federal candidates that has inspired them on the climate change front, they each spoke of the importance of community-driven solutions. "I think we really need to look to the people who are doing the work, who have the ideas … about how to move forward," said Levkoe.
