Indigenous leaders call on Thunder Bay mayor to declare homelessness emergency as cold snap continues

More urgency needed to help homeless as cold snap persists: leaders

As below-normal temperatures persist in Thunder Bay and areas close to the city, Indigenous leaders have been calling on their city counterparts to declare a state of emergency over homelessness, as many are forced to endure the bitter cold outdoors.…

Indigenous leaders call on Thunder Bay mayor to declare homelessness emergency as cold snap continues

Indigenous leaders in Thunder Bay have shared an open letter to the city’s mayor, calling for a state of emergency on homelessness to be declared. The letter, signed by Fort William First Nation Chief Michele Solomon and Nishnawbe Aski Nation Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler, comes amid a days-long cold snap in northwestern Ontario. Extreme cold warnings have been in effect for much of the region since last week, and remain in place as of Monday afterno