CBC Thunder Bay Live
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Getting into the "Spirit of Christmas"! Win tickets to Lakehead Choral Group on Wed. night in #tbay. Tell us your fav Xmas movie! #cbctbby CBCcathyalex via twitter 12/4/2012 9:18:39 PM -
OPP say 48 year old David John Necanapenace of Grassy Narrows died in hospital after altercation in a residence. #tbay #cbctbby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 8:55:10 PM -
#Tbay fire service says local building owner fined $8,000 for failing to meet Ontario Fire Code requirements. #cbctbby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 8:22:56 PM
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#TBay Police have located a missing boy. The 9 year-old was found safe during the noon hour in the Intercity area. #cbctbby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 5:35:00 PM
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#Tbay homicide rate 4th highest in Canada. Winnipeg, Halifax and Edmonton are worse, according to Stats Canada. #cbctb http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/story/2012/12/04/homicides-statistics-canada-2011.htmlby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 4:03:16 PM
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#Tbay police looking for missing 9 year old, Diago-Ray Machendagos. #cbctb pbs.twimg.com/media/A9SEb2yCUAA53NN.jpg
by CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 3:53:01 PM -
Rez school survivor says sharing=healing as #TRC comes to #tbay, but others concerned gov't not sharing enough http://cbc.sh/EkHclSR #cbctbby cbcreporter via twitter 12/4/2012 3:37:11 PM -
Sewage plant not to blame for May flooding, consultant says. Read the full story: http://cbc.sh/IWDKn4l #cbctb #tbay #tbccby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 2:18:34 PM
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Survivor Ron Morrisseau is heading to #TRC hearings in #tbay today. Hear from TRC chair Murray Sinclair at 8:15 #cbctb p.twimg.com/A9RcJxaCUAEt68o.jpg
by cbcreporter via twitter 12/4/2012 12:57:01 PM -
#Tbay flood, explained. Coming up in 5 mins here on Superior Morning #cbctbby CBC Superior Morning via twitter 12/4/2012 12:10:18 PM -
In the west of our region: light snow ending this aft, but cloudy with 60% chance of flurries for atikokan, ftfrances. High -6/-7. #cbctbby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 12:03:01 PM
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Cloudy with a 30% chance of flurries in #TBay, with winds gusting to 50km/h. Temp will fall to -5. Clearing tonight. Low -13. #cbctbby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/4/2012 11:41:45 AM
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Howling winds.. dropping temperatures.. winter has returned. Just without any snow..so far! #tbay #cbctbby CBC Superior Morning via twitter 12/4/2012 10:51:32 AM
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Fire hall motion carried. New fire hall on Frederica St. #tbay #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:51:41 AM -
Mayor Hobbs says too much weight is put onto response times. He says sometimes you just have to wait (for a fire, EMS, police) #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:46:49 AM
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Coun Pugh says council should listen to the experts. That's why they're hired. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:33:34 AM
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Virdiramo supports a more expensive plan to get all fire halls in the best location. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:32:12 AM
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Coun Vird says if fire can't use the bldg, EMS shouldn't get it either. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:29:39 AM
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6 min is just as long in the city as it is in rural areas. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:25:48 AM
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Councillor Bentz keeps getting hung up on the response times of urban vs rural areas. The catch: there aren't any. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 2:25:20 AM
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Now hearing about the proposed new Frederica St Fire Hall. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 1:50:55 AM
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Now onto the stormwater drainage program. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 1:17:04 AM
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Hobbs takes time out to thank city management and staff in handling the flood. #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 1:16:05 AM
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2013 capital budget will cover the cost of the preliminary treatment bypass. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 1:08:26 AM
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Briggs says its a good design, and in pretty good shape as it was built in pieces. #tbay #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:59:00 AM
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Briggs says everything ran as it should have, until it flooded itself out. #cbctb #tbay #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:57:32 AM
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Briggs says automated plant at night is pretty normal. Says even having somebody there overnight would not have helped. #cbctb #tbay #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:55:56 AM
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Briggs says there is no equipment failure at the plant to blame. #cbctb #tbay #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:41:01 AM
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Recommendation is to take out a screen in the short term. Long term includes building a screen by-pass. #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:39:43 AM
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Briggs says plant was just overloaded. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:38:59 AM
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Suggestion of excessive plugging across the influent screens caused problems. #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:35:32 AM
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Flooding started in preliminary treatment, and moved to all other areas, then to the pump dry well. #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:34:48 AM
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First alarm at plant at 1:09, staff on scene by 1:33, all pumps stop operating at 3:44 am. #cbctb #tbayby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:31:38 AM
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Briggs says numerous sewage plants are automated at night. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:30:18 AM
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Briggs says the plant operates at 10 percent of its capacity. Says its a pretty typical plant. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:29:08 AM
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Troy Briggs now up to speak about the flooding of the plant itself. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:25:06 AM
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Saunders says weather warning could have been put out earlier on May 28. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:18:42 AM
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Sandy Zaitzeff, lawyer who launched class action is in council chambers. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:11:58 AM
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Record rainfall on May 28 sums up the Saunders presentation. Now onto Councillor's questions. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/4/2012 12:09:53 AM
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Environment Canada waited until 1:27 AM to issue weather warning, precip record already set by then. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/3/2012 11:56:30 PM
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Over 100mm of rain in 24 hrs. Lots of rain before May 28 contributed to flooding. Storms were just over the city. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/3/2012 11:55:38 PM
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Meteorologist Graham Saunders says May 28 storm broke records for most rain in 1 and 2 hour period. #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/3/2012 11:54:09 PM
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City admin will make more info avail on the plant and the sewer system in the new year. #cbctb #tbccby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/3/2012 11:44:29 PM
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Only a few people here for flood report at #tbcc #cbctbby Jeff Walters via twitter 12/3/2012 11:43:23 PM
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OPP at Kenora say Highway 17 between the tourism bureau and the Manitoba border is closed due to icy road conditions. #cbctb #tbayby CBC Thunder Bay via twitter 12/3/2012 11:37:05 PM
