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Paramedics who work with Superior North EMS could move to strike action this weekend.
Members voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action last month and according to Unifor spokesperson Rob Moquin services would look a little different if that action is taken.
“We will not be running the COVID-19 testing or vaccine centre,” Moquin remarked. “We will not be running the community paramedic program, however we will provide just essential ambulance service to the city of Thunder Bay,” Moquin said.
The union and city have a bargaining session scheduled for Friday; Should an agreement not be reached members could walk off the job as of Sunday at 12:01 a.m.
City Manager Norm Gale
City Manager Norm Gale and his team are looking at ways to centralize the process of applying for grant funding.
Council directed administration to review the application processes, which included discussion and determination on whether there are sufficient resources assigned to the task, whether a decentralized approach continues to be best, what changes ought to be made, and whether opportunities have been missed.
Gale says when the corporation applies for grant funding it’s complex work and not just anybody can do it.
“Only certain people can fill out or do the work required to seek grant funding for certain programs,” said Gale. “For example if we’re looking for more blue widgets, we need a person who understands blue widgets very well.”
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Lockdown closes city facilities
Feb 27, 2021 10:16 AM By: TbNewsWatch.com Staff
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay will temporarily close dozens of facilities and programs as the district heads back into lockdown amid rapidly rising cases and hospitalizations.
The provincial government announced Friday it was using the so-called “emergency brake” to return the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to Grey-Lockdown as of Monday. We ve had more cases in February than we ve had in all of 2020,” he said Friday. “We don t know if the trend will stabilize or if it will begin to plateau and then we ll begin to see a reduction. I don t see that you had a choice from the government s perspective.
Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro (TBNewswatch file)
THUNDER BAY Mayor Bill Mauro is once again expressing grave concerns about the future of Thunder Bay s Bombardier plant.
The plant will fall under new ownership on Friday, when the sale of Bombardier Transportation to France-based Alstom is completed.
Bombardier and union officials alike have warned that the facility is in dire need of new contracts.
Mauro raised the issue this week in an online discussion with Ontario transportation minister Caroline Mulroney.
In an interview Wednesday, the mayor said There are some red flags for me, I don t mind saying, as there are with a number of other people who are working on the file.