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THUNDER BAY – It’s a time-limited chance to put the municipality’s concerns front and centre with provincial ministers who will likely hold sway over whether the city get its way.
In addition to lobbying sessions with ministers, the conference offers workshops on topics like asset management, attracting housing development, and a looming blue box transition. Leaders say the centre is a desperately-needed response to an addictions crisis that's hit Thunder Bay particularly hard, with the district's rate of opioid-related deaths more than four times the provincial average.
“The minister is very well aware of what’s happening here – we've had these discussions with the minister a number of times. But I think we’re starting to see how the social crisis is growing outside of Thunder Bay and in Northwestern Ontario. I know Kenora and Dryden, Fort Frances, Sioux Lookout – they’re all having very similar discussions.”
Other top lobbying items include safety improvements to the Thunder Bay Expressway and future plans for the Northwest Arterial, and highlighting the city’s NOHFC applications, including some relating to Fort William Stadium and the Pool 6 grounds, said Oliver.
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