Advocating for improving Thunder Bay’s Covid-19 response
Monday, March 15, 2021 Dear Honourables Michael Gravelle, Judith Monteith-Farrell, Patty Harju and Dr. Marcus Powlowsky. My name is Laura Jean Rutherford, and I am currently a resident at AgeCare-Skypointe Community Care facility in Calgary, Alberta on a Long Term Care unit. I have lived in Calgary since March 2005. I was born, grew up and lived in Thunder Bay for 34 years (Sept 1970 to March 2005). You must be wondering why I am writing to the politicians representing NWO constituents in both the federal and provincial governments. There is a simple reason - you are all failing the citizens during this second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, who live in the NWO communities including the city of Thunder Bay. I might not live in Thunder Bay now, but I care what is happening to my hometown as my parents and friends still live there. I am writing this letter advocating for my dad (82 years old), my mom (78 years old) as well as being a voice to any citizen of Thunder Bay and in other