1. Dougo’sWalleye
Chowder
MAY 15, 2015VOL. 22 NO. 2
ByWendyO’Connor |CentralSupport
Thora Cartlidge, Senior Planner –
Development & Emergency Services, has
quietly guided a multi-partner initiative to
increase the percentage of local/Ontario
food purchased for institutional plates at
the City’s Long-Term Care Homes and Child
Care Centres. The City, as a lead partner in
this Greenbelt Fund-sponsored project, has
engaged a broad range of stakeholders to
develop a Municipal Purchasing Model that
puts high value on locally sourced food.
A hallmark of this project has been the
collaborative approach amongst City
Departments, outside agencies and the
producer community to grow the local food
system. Dan Munshaw, Supply Management
Manager – Corporate Services & Long-Term
Care, has taken the lead in implementing
the Local Food Procurement Plan. Dan
chairs a Municipal Food Procurement Team,
which is establishing a tracking system and
procurement targets, including a ‘Local
Made Easy’ ordering system. Five yearly
‘Local Food Days’ are also planned for the
Long-Term Care facilities.
Going forward, this project supports a
goal of the Thunder Bay and Area Food
Strategy (endorsed by City Council and area
municipalities in 2014) to develop a public-
sector food supply chain that contributes to
the economic, ecological and social well-
being of the Thunder Bay area.
Championing
Local Food
ByDougHenry |
Recreation&Culture
• 8 slices thick bacon
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• ¼ cup flour
• 2 medium potatoes, peeled & diced large
• ½ cup white wine
• 2 cups fish stock or chicken stock
• 2 cups milk
• ½ green pepper, chopped
• ½ red pepper, chopped
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt & pepper
• 2 lbs Walleye, diced large
In a large saucepan, saute bacon until crisp.
Remove, crumble bacon and set aside.
Remove bacon fat from pan, leaving one
tablespoon in pan. Add celery and onion
and saute until tender. Sprinkle with flour,
stirring constantly and cook for 3 minutes.
Add potatoes, stock, wine and bay leaf.
Simmer until potatoes are barely soft. Add all
remaining ingredients. Cook until the walleye
is just tender; do not overcook. Sprinkle
crumbled bacon over top and serve.
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We are very proud of the progress
achieved and the dedicated leadership
staff have brought to this important
initiative. They are working to
make our City healthier and more
sustainable.
- Anne Dawkins, Supervisor Planning &
Policy Development
Becoming Climate-Ready
By Curniss McGoldrick | Environment
An extensive 15-month consultation process for
the City’s Climate Adaptation Strategy wrapped-
up in March. In addition to the Mayor, Councillors,
key stakeholders and EarthCare community
partners, close to 100 City staff participated in the
development of the Strategy.
The actions identified will guide the Corporation as
it prepares for, responds to, and recovers from the
impacts of climate change with an emphasis on
increasing the resilience of the City’s infrastructure
and natural landscapes.
A public reception will be held on Tuesday, June 23,
from 6–8 pm, at Mariner’s Hall, Prince Arthur’s
Landing, to present the Strategy’s draft Action Plan.
(l-r): Kerri Marshall, Gerry Broere, Brad Adams and Rick Harms
participate in a workshop to analyze potential adaptive actions.
Join us to find out how the City is working to become
climate-ready.
For details, contact Curniss McGoldrick at 252-8852,
or cmcgoldrick@thunderbay.ca
Staff Spring Up to Clean Up
Staff across the Corporation participate in Spring Up to Clean Up, spending 20 minutes intensively cleaning up areas around their
workplaces showing that Thunder Bay can be Clean, Green, Beautiful & Proud!
Unified Responders Prepared
By Valerie Marasco | Corporate
Communications
A handful of Thunder Bay’s emergency operations
staff had the unique experience of participating
in a training exercise hosted by some of North
America’s most elite emergency responders on
how to manage hostile event situations.
Constables Mark Milliard and Michael Tomasevic,
Emergency Task Unit – Thunder Bay Police,
Division Chiefs Dennis Brescacin and Marty
Patterson – Thunder Bay Fire Rescue, along
with Public Information Officer Valerie Marasco –
Corporate Communications, participated in
3 ECHO Hostile Event Response Training as part
of the Cook County Emergency Management
Conference in Grand Marais.
Over the course of two days, more than 55 law
enforcement, US and Canadian Border Patrol,
firefighters, paramedics, dispatchers and
emergency response professionals representing
19 different agencies across Northern Minnesota
and Ontario, learned highly specialized skills to
handle hostile events like shootings and bombings.
“The training builds a robust and adaptive
collaboration among different levels of
government, among multiple jurisdictions and
among departments and agencies to better manage
these unique emergencies,” said Jonathan Bundt,
Lead 3 ECHO Instructor and former Chief Inspector
with the Israeli National Police. “
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’Thunder Bay is all business,’ was
just one of the compliments received
from the conference organizers and
trainers on our performance during
the exercise.
- Valerie Marasco, Public Information Officer
The life-like scenario was complete with training
ammunition gun-fire and a simulated bomb site
with role play victims, including over 20 local
Police Foundations students and graduates from
Confederation College.
The training tested response capabilities to save
lives, execute emergency operations plans, and
limit danger to victims and responders.
“We don’t often find ourselves in scenarios
where Police, Fire & EMS have to work together
as a rescue team going in at the same time,”
said Dennis Brescacin – Community Emergency
Management Coordinator. “We each have our
own command structure and way of doing things,
so this training was really critical to know how
to unify command and is based on tried and true
operations for these situations. It was a great
experience, and an honour to work alongside our
partners in the States.”