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Donate a Vehicle Thunder Bay WWW.TBNEWSWATCH.COM THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 2019 YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER Canadian Publications Agreement No. 0662445 Vol.16 No.10 INSIDE You Make The HOMICIDE ARRESTS Memories First Hot blooded We Make Them Last. St. Patrick High School Choir performs with rock legends Foreigner /14 1263 Amber Dr. • 807.345.7041 www.primaryfoto.ca Trio accused of first- degree murder in death /3 RYDHOLM RUNNING Sunday March 10 @ 2am Don’t forget to turn your Former councillor to seek clocks ahead. seat for Conservatives /2 ON TRACK DONATE A VEHICLE Boat or RV to Teen Challenge and help change a life. Get free pick up and a Fair Market Value tax receipt for your vehicle. WE ACCEPT GEMS TO JUNKERS. Thunder Bay Sleeping Giant Loppett a LEITH DUNICK PLEASE CALL 345-CARS (2277) success again /16 HEARD THE ROAR OF THE CROWD: Foreigner singer Kelly Hansen and bassist Jeff Pilson sing with the St. Patrick High School Choir. 2 Thursday, March 7, 2019 For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com L OCALNEWS Rydholm to run federally for Conservatives POLITICS banner in the upcoming October municipal election. No Conservative candidate has ever Andrew Scheer heads into his first By Matt Vis – TB Source election, it felt like the right time. Rydholm's time in city politics also won the Thunder Bay­Rainy River election at the helm, particularly as "I think that people in Canada, not included a dozen years serving with riding, which was created prior to the the Liberals continue to be engulfed inda Rydholm will be looking to just Thunder Bay­Rainy River, are the Federation of Canadian 2004 election. In the five previous by the ongoing SNC­Lavalin scandal. Lbring her municipal political looking for hope. Hope with their Municipalities, an votes, the seat has been won "No one should be above the law. experience to Parliament Hill. lifestyle, an affordable lifestyle. I advocacy group of munic­ twice by the NDP and three No one. We are at a unique time in The former longtime Neebing ward think they're looking for ethical ipal leaders from across times by the Liberals, most our history where a female, representative on Thunder Bay city people who will govern in Ottawa," the country who have a recently by incumbent MPP Indigenous cabinet minister has council on Tuesday night was offi­ Rydholm said. successful track record in Don Rusnak. defied her boss – seemingly that's cially confirmed as the Conservative "People I think have maybe become lobbying the federal The last time a what's happened from what we're candidate in Thunder Bay­Rainy disappointed with what's happened in government. She believes Conservative ever repre­ hearing – and chosen the law," River, aiming to be the first person to the past, regardless of parties. People that experience makes her sented the area was 1930, Rydholm said. "It's an important turn the riding blue. are looking for help and I really like well familiar with Ottawa. when Robert James Manion crisis that I hope will wake people up Rydholm, who was born in Fort the Conservative grassroots approach "Going on the (FCM) was acclaimed in the former and realize that businesses shouldn't Frances and spent part of her child­ to policy." board gave me a bigger Fort William riding and be above the law." hood in Atikokan, said over her She was first elected to city council picture of what's LINDA RYDHOLM Donald James Cowan was Rusnak has been nominated as the combined 27 years serving as a city in 1997 following three terms as a happening across Canada," elected in the former Port Liberal candidate, aiming to win a councillor and school board trustee school board trustee. After losing in Rydholm said. "We were able to get Arthur­Thunder Bay riding. second term. The NDP and the she had been approached almost 2000, she regained her seat in 2003 the GST rebate, we were able to get Despite admitting that history, Greens have yet to officially put a every election to run. When she was and was subsequently re­elected in federal gas tax money. Those two Rydholm is optimistic about both her name on the ballot. asked last month if she had any 2006, 2010 and 2014. Rydholm was items alone for a city of our size is chances locally and the party's The federal election is scheduled to interest in carrying the Conservative ousted by Cody Fraser in last fall's about $10 million." nationally as Conservative leader take place on or before Oct. 21. For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com Thursday, March 7, 2019 3 L OCALNEWS Weather Forecast THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY A mix of Sunny Sunny sun and clouds Probability of Precipitation: 10% Probability of Precipitation: 10% Probability of Precipitation: 30% HIGH -6 LOW -14 HIGH -3 LOW -13 HIGH -5 LOW -7 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY THUNDER BAY POLICE THUNDER BAY ARRESTED: From left to right: David Hui, Marshall Hardy-Fox, and Musab Khamis Saboon have all been charged with first-degree murder and kidnapping in connection to the death of 40-year-old Lee Chiodo. Police arrest three in A mix of A mix of Light snow sun and clouds sun and clouds Probability of Precipitation: 70% Probability of Precipitation: 30% Probability of Precipitation: 20% Lee Chiodo homicide HIGH -3 LOW -10 HIGH -4 LOW -13 HIGH -4 LOW -10 Thunder Bay Police confirm a firearm was used in the incident THUNDER BAY released to the public or media because they are part By Doug Diaczuk - TB Source of an ongoing investigation and before the courts. Hughes said there has been a lot of speculation and hree people have been arrested and charged with false leads on social media, but details such as the Tfirst­degree murder and kidnapping in connection type of firearm used, the exact cause of death, and to the city’s first homicide of 2019. whether or not Chiodo was killed at the location David Hui, 47, of Thunder Bay was arrested by where his body was found cannot be released. Thunder Bay Police last Saturday in the Academy Hughes did confirm that this is the third firearm­ Drive area without incident, while 27­year­old, related homicide in or around the city of Thunder Bay Marshall Hardy­Fox, 27, also of Thunder Bay, turned since August, 2018. himself in to police Sunday evening and Musab In November 2018, 25­year­old Geoff Corbeil was Khamis Saboon, 27, of Kitchener, Ont. the victim of a shooting on Brodie Street. turned himself in to Waterloo Regional In January 2019, Ontario Provincial Police Police Tuesday morning after being the ruled the death of a 21­year­old Toronto subject of a Canada­wide warrant. area man, whose body was found on All three men have been charged with Highway 527, to be a homicide. According first­degree murder and kidnapping in to Hughes, that incident also involved a connection to the murder of 40­year­old firearm. Lee Chiodo of Thunder Bay. No suspects have been arrested in either Det. Insp. Ryan Hughes of the Thunder of the two cases. Bay Police Service said on Monday that With the growing number of gun­related investigators in the city were in contact RYAN HUGHES incidents in Thunder Bay, Hughes said with their counterparts with Waterloo public safety is paramount. Regional Police. “That’s always a concern for the police,” “We have received information that he (Saboon) is he said. “Bullets travel. That is a safety issue for the in the Kitchener/Waterloo area and he is possibly police. With the OPP homicide that happened just going to turn himself in (there) today,” Hughes said outside of our jurisdiction, there’s been three gun­ Monday afternoon. related homicides in the last six months. That is a Chiodo’s body was found by a passerby in an concern for Thunder Bay Police officers. Just a stray isolated area off 108th Avenue on Mission Island the bullet, or these crimes being committed are very afternoon of Sunday, Feb. 24. violent.” “We don’t have any other people of interest, but that Thunder Bay Police continue to work with the OPP, could change through investigation,” Hughes said. the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service and the “The investigators are still doing a lot of work and Anishinabek Police Service through a task force interviewing people. It could be possible they targeting gang activity in Thunder Bay. identify others.” “They have done a lot of good work,” Hughes said. According to Hughes, the three suspects were iden­ “There have been quite a few warrants conducted and tified through tips from the public and interviews we’ve seized a lot of firearms in the last three to four conducted by police. It is not known at this time if the months, and a lot of drugs and a lot of money.” three men were known to Chiodo. The investigation into Lee Chiodo’s death is Hughes also confirmed that a firearm was used in ongoing, and police are asking anyone with informa­ the incident, but it has not been recovered by police. tion to contact Thunder Bay Police at 684­1200 or “We cannot say if it’s gang­related or not. Crime Stoppers at 1­800­222­8477 or online at Investigators are still working on that,” he said. www.p3tips.com. A special tip line has also been set There are several details of the case that cannot be up for this case at 684­1545. 4 Thursday, March 7, 2019 For your daily news visit www.tbnewswatch.com Do you have an opinion to share? L OCALNEWS E­mail the editor at [email protected] Mandhane calling for quick action on OIPRD Human Rights Commisioner, Renu Mandhane says there is "a real moment right now for the city and the police service to rebuild trust" THUNDER BAY By Matt Vis - TB Source ntario's human rights commissioner believes the Otime to act is now to implement recommendations at addressing racism within the Thunder Bay police force.
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