Mayor Michelle Boileau was in Sault Ste. Marie today for a Northern Ontario Large Urban Mayors (NOLUM) meeting with the mayors and chief administrative officers from North Bay, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, and Sault Ste. Marie.

This was the first opportunity the NOLUM members have had to meet in person and discuss shared priorities and concerns.

Topics of discussion included doctor/nurse recruitment, mental health and addictions, homelessness, downtown development, and municipal finances. As well, the need to strengthen collaboration with both the provincial and federal governments.

NOLUM is calling for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) to be made a permanent program to help with labour shortages and development.

NOLUM is asking that the Northern Ontario School of Medicine University (NOSM U) receive its fair share of medical student spaces allocated for the province.

NOLUM is asking for more support from the provincial and federal governments for consumption and treatment services.

NOLUM is asking for more action from both the provincial and federal governments to address the housing and homelessness crisis being faced by communities across the north.

Mayor Boileau thanks Sault Ste. Marie Mayor Matthew Shoemaker for hosting the meeting and thanks her colleagues from across the north for the opportunity to learn from and collaborate with each other.

For more: https://saultstemarie.ca/Newsroom/April-1/Northern-Ontario-Large-Urban-Mayors-meet-in-Sault.aspx

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Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #4 Bypass Report

Address: 5121 Hwy 101 East

Start date: April 13, 2023

Start time: 7:11pm

End date: April 14, 2023

End time: 04:39

Volume by-passed: 1447 m3

Timmins Transit is continuing an Earth Day tradition … free bus rides on Saturday, April 22.

Each year, Canadians are asked to join the green revolution. Helping our planet can be as simple as choosing public transportation. The benefits of riding the bus versus driving a private vehicle are well known. On-road transportation in Timmins is responsible for 37.7% of the City’s greenhouse gas emissions as identified in the City’s 2019 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan. Using public transportation helps lower our emissions and conserve energy and fuel by reducing the number of private vehicles on the road.

But the benefits of public transportation do not stop there.

Did you know?

• Public transit makes our roads safer. Transit operators generally have more driver training, drive at lower speeds, and avoid high-risk driving situations.
• Public transit reduces traffic congestion. This is particularly helpful during busy road construction and maintenance months.
• Public transit improves social equity by providing reliable transportation for all individuals regardless of ability, accessibility, age, or income.
• Public transit increases physical activity. A bus ride often starts and ends with some form of activity (like walking) to and from the bus stop.

On Saturday, April 22 ride the bus for planet earth! It’s free and it’ll give the environment a break. Where will you go?

• Public transit makes our roads safer. Transit operators generally have more driver training, drive at lower speeds, and avoid high-risk driving situations.
•  Public transit reduces traffic congestion. This is particularly helpful during busy road construction and maintenance months.
• Public transit improves social equity by providing reliable transportation for all individuals regardless of ability, accessibility, age, or income.
• Public transit increases physical activity. A bus ride often starts and ends with some form of activity (like walking) to and from the bus stop.

Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #2 Bypass Report

Address: 57 Evans Street

Start date: April 13, 2023

Start time: 5:27pm

End date: April 13, 2023

End time: 8:09pm

Volume by-passed: 170.74 m3

Whitney-Tisdale Pump Station #2 Bypass Report

Address: 57 Evans Street

Start date: April 11, 2023

Start time: 3:14pm

End date: April 11, 2023

End time: 9:01pm

Volume by-passed: 590.5m3

Mattagami Water Pollution Control Plant Secondary Bypass Report

Address: 551 Airport Road

Start date: April 11, 2023

Start time: 5:54pm

End date: April 11, 2023

End time: 8:50pm

Volume by-passed: 264.5m3