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Point in Time Count 2024

Empower the North Jan 29, 2025

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Homelessness in Thunder Bay is a pressing social issue, reflecting both local challenges and national trends. Thunder Bay faces unique factors that intensify the scope…

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Isthmus Feeds 500 Thunder Bay Students Every Weekend

Empower the North Jul 11, 2024

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No child should have to go hungry, but it is happening everyday in Canada. Currently, about 500 children in 21 of our schools in Thunder…

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Brewing Conversations: Breaking Period Stigmas and Promoting Menstrual Equity

FlowingforChange Feb 27, 2024

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Periods are natural and essential, so why is there so much stigma around these conversations? Period blood is the only blood that exists without violence,…

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Spread Love with Blast of Love Candy Bags Supporting Crohn’s and Colitis Canada!

Crohns and Colitis Canada Jan 09, 2024

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Purchase a Valentine’s Candy Bag and Give a Blast of Love! Our Blast of Love bags are a perfect gift for your partner, family member,…

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We Need the Heart of Thunder Bay

Crohns and Colitis Canada Oct 12, 2023

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The Thunder Bay Chapter of Crohn’s and Colitis Canada is growing and needs local champions to volunteer to make a difference in the lives of…

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Spiritual Rags to Riches

Monkbrother Feb 15, 2023

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I have spent my entire adult life addicted to substances of all kinds. It was my way of coping with childhood traumas. My ego-centric interpretation…

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St Andrews Dew Drop Inn Thunder Bay Jan 23, 2023

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The Dew Drop Inn has been feeding the hungry in Thunder Bay for 42 years now. We offer a safe, welcoming environment where men, women…

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Dear Self – Spoken Word Poetry Written & Performed by Wali Shah

Jan 03, 2023

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