Some mine workers in the district may have been exposed to COVID-19 while at a Nunavut mine work site. Both the Thunder Bay District and the Northwest.
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Thunder Bay City Council is coming out against plans to reduce the number of health units in Ontario.
Mayor Bill Mauro was one of five mayors to sign a letter to Premier Doug Ford opposing the idea, alongside the mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Sudbury, and Timmins.
Monday night, Councillors voted to further endorse the letter and forward it to the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, Thunder Bay Municipal League, and Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities.
Current River Councillor Andrew Foulds put the motion forward.
“I think we have to come out swinging on this one,” Foulds says. “I mean, that’s how serious I think this is. This isn’t fooling around. I think Council needs to get behind this, and I think, frankly, we need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our neighbouring municipalities.”
That brings the active case count in the district to 209.
It is also the first time the Thunder Bay District Health Unit has seen more than 30 cases for two days in a row.
COVID-19 cases are up across the province, with a total of over 1,228 confirmed this morning.
That’s compared with 1,150 yesterday.
Health Minister Christine Elliott emphasizes that a return to the provincial framework is not a return to normal and we still need to be careful.
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