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National groups, municipality back push to get proper menstrual products to Kenora District Jail inmates

A community advocate who has been pushing for Kenora District Jail inmates to get better access to menstrual supplies has inspired national groups and her local city council to make similar recommendations. After staff with the Ontario ombudsman's office visited the jail, the province maintains inmates have always had unfettered access to period products.

Thunder Bay Repair Café event attracts residents with household fix-it goods and chance to share skills

In its seventh event in the city, the Thunder Bay Repair Café held its second event in partnership with the Thunder Bay Public Library at its Mary J.L. Black Branch. "It's always really great to see new faces coming in and learning about the Repair Café," says its founder.

National non-profit approves over 70 Indigenous-led housing projects with federal funds

More than 70 Indigenous-led housing projects across Canada have been approved by a national organization that is encouraging a for-Indigenous, by-Indigenous approach to the country's housing crisis. The initiative comes through National Indigenous Collaborative Housing Incorporated (NICHI), which received more than $280 million from the federal government to distribute to non-profit Indigenous-led housing organizations across Canada. 
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A Thunder Bay swim official will be poolside at the Olympics

Daryle Martin was selected to be Canada's only technical official at the Olympics this year. The CBC's Mary-Jean Cormier met up with her before she flew out to Paris.

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