Ian Angus-Did not follow the Proper "Tendering" of the scope of work as per the city of Thunder Bay Purchasing department head Dan Munshaw, therefore he totally mis-spent by simply giving the contract to Perhol Construction and it should have tendered to at least 5 additional general contractors.

An "Ian Angus-History Lesson In- How "NOT TO" Spend taxpayer $$$.

Former M.P.P. Bill Mauro is meddling in the process of the city's "Police Services Board's" decision in their seeking a "New Chief of our police department" which is not his position to do or even question in my opinion, as well the opinion of others, I only would have wished that our local media would have contacted myself of his making front page news in order to draw attention to his running as the future mayor of the city of Thunder Bay in the October 22nd, 2018 Municipal election.

Former M.P.P. Bill Mauro is meddling in the process of the city's "Police Services Board's" decision in their seeking a "New Chief of our police department" which is not his position to do or even question in my opinion, as well the opinion of others, I only would have wished that our local media would have contacted myself of his making front page news in order to draw attention to his running as the future mayor of the city of Thunder Bay in the October 22nd, 2018 Municipal election.

When the system is actually working..."Do Not Mess With It"..."Keep Your Thoughts To Yourself Bill Mauro...Former M.P.P. Bill Mauro is "MEDDLING" in the process-(progress) of the process that has been set in motion "AS IT SHOULD BE".!

It is not his position or any of his "BUSINESS FRANKLY"  to do or even question the city of Thunder Bay Police Services Board in their decision putting out the search for a new "Chief of Police" for the city in my opinion as well the position of everyone that I have spoken with beginning with the people over at McDonalds on Arthur street and to whose homes I visited today while out canvassing door to door as well the opinion of others.

I only would have wished that our local media would have attempted to contacted myself of his making front page news with his interjecting himself into the mix where it is he has no place nor does he belong in order so it would appear in order to draw attention to his running for the position of the future mayor of the city of Thunder Bay in the October 22nd, 2018 Municipal election. If anything Mauro is concerned that if the board does hire someone to replace the now retired police chief J.P. Levesque, it could undermine that person’s authority...this a most "Feeble Attempt-Reasoning Possible and @ Best" is laughable...it's without question that the overall summary-report is going to be an eyeopener for all those who review its final contents and recommendations.".!

This should be considered a "NON ISSUE" by Mauro and everyone else included, vs making a fuss about it and attempting to apply the brakes to a process that will take on average a good

J.P. Levesque is officially retired this month (September, 2018) because he is using up his paid vacation accumulated time that is owing to him. Obviously our acting chief of police will be applying for the position in addition to what becomes of the search from outside of the city.

Mauro, whose brother was a long-time rank-and-file TBPS officer who with his two 2-Faux Pas's, Number 1 being the 911 phone call Sgt. Jim Mauro made pretending to be a very intoxicated aboriginal man and the 2nd one being when he signed-FORGED Keith Hobbs name to a letter which was an official letter from the police union president at the time who was Keith Hobbs supporting his claim while being on paid suspended leave the first time that he should have been eligible for promotions for which he had applied for while under suspension.

In performing the mathematics regarding the 2 suspended with pay incidents with 2 years per incident x 2 which in total cost the city taxpayers close to a "Cool One (1) Million dollars for his antics folks.!!!

Mauro, admitted he has not spoken to anyone on the Police Services Board about his thoughts..."Nor Should He Be Speaking with any board member" without applying to their board secretary who is John Hannam (our city clerk) to be on the next Board Meetings Agenda", which is the mandated way of appearing before the police services board to express your cares and concerns. He simply cannot-should not take it upon himself to discuss this matter with the press whatsoever.

Again I must state that this entire matter has nothing at all to do with this years 2018 municipal election and Bill Mauro should simply be able to see it for what it is folks and leave it alone and your nose out of it when it does not pertain to you or the municipal election on October the 22nd, 2018.

"Res Ipsa Loquitur"...In many of an opinion including mine and that of all lot more of the voting public here in Thunder Bay.!!!

In closing, Bill Mauro, Dalton McGuinty, and Minister of Health Deb Matthews should have all been replying-or at the very least acknowledging they received my numerous email messages regarding the entire mismanagement of Government Taxpayer dollars on the hospital build. Bill Mauro never did simply click on the pop-up read request even though all of my email messages were always  flagged to ask for a read receipt on all of my email messages to him and his fellow members of the ruling Liberal party of the day.

So at the very least you have discovered that former M.P.P.  Bill Mauro does not acknowledge email messages with "Read Acknowledgements" attached to them.!!! 

I actually still have the original email correspondence to my many email messages from the past regarding the "BoonDoggle" we call our "Thunder Bay District Regional Health Sciences Centre" contracted price to actually build it in the first place which went 58% over the Liberal Party approved "FINAL" budget of $164 Million dollar budget that was finalized and subsequently approved for the building of our cities new hospital facility, which as per the following "Political Cartoons" clearly outlining the situation over at our regional hospital ever since the facilities doors were open to the general public and the construction of it when the total amount spent to construct what we have today which came in with a final cost of a whopping $296 Million dollars.!!! 

58% over the approved and finalized budget.???

In closing,"Never once did you hear then M.P.P.Bill Mauro yelling" from the rooftops about the disaster of a hospital and how much over the final-approved construction contract cost that he and his liberal party approved and then constructed as a "Regional Hospital", history has now proven it to be overpriced, undersized and understaffed with the required specialists and family practitioners which are still being sought out to this very day in time by hospital management.

"Jim Gamble" a Thunder Bay mayoral candidate calls out fellow mayoral candidate "Shane Judge" on his letter which was published in the Chronicle Journal on September 11th, 2018.

So mayoral candidate Shane Judge is using my previously published Letter to the Editor at the Chronicle Journal content with regards to reducing the numbers on our present city council and doing away totally with the ward system as a portion of his campaign platform, like seriously does Shane understand the term "Plagiarism".???

Secondly he is entirely off base with his claim of during the last 2 decades there has been little private sector investment in Thunder Bay.??? Allow me to actually provide you with the evidence that he is off base in a way I could never have ever imagined.

Where has he been living for the past 20 years.???    Under a rock.???

We have had a lot of "Private sector investment in Thunder Bay" over the past 2 decades, please allow myself to provide you with a very small sampling of what I am speaking to:

1/ Look at the Expansion of the Thunder Centre mall Shane.!
2/ Look at Algoma Street Shane from John street up to Red River Road.
3/ Look at Bay street Shane from Algoma to Court street.
4/ Look at Lowery's relocating to Central Avenue.
5/ Look at Memorial Avenue Shane...all of our major automobile dealerships have relocated to this main street in the city, there also has been new businesses in used car sales added to this business district as well many (Lakehead Motors) have recently redone their storefront.
6/ Look at the many new businesses that have opened up along the Harbour Expressway just to the south of the "the Real Canadian Superstore" Shane Judge.!?
7/ Lucky number "7" just to top it off for "Shane Judge", I filed the required after emailing our city manager Norm Gale with regards to the standing of the city's "ACCESS/CORRECTION REQUEST"- after emailing our city manager Norm Gale with regards to the standing of the city's lawsuit against its insurance carrier on August the 30th, 2018 at the city Archives Department asking both options 1/ to Examine Original, 2/ Receive copy.
My File copy of my submitted form is dated August 30th,2018 to-with the city Archives Department.
8/ Look at the NEW-Beer Store, future business complex-the New Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant on Fort William Road across from our Intercity Mall Shane Judge.
9/ Look at the New Tim Horton's recently built on May street directly across from the good folks over at "Twice as Nice" who are a "New Business" within the last decade themselves as is the "Clothing Mission" on the corner of Dease street and May street as is "Fatty's Pizza" on the corner of May and Dease as well.
10/ Look at these New Business locations in both ends of the city Shane Judge- the Blue Door Bistro, Thyme, Rainbow on Bay on Victoria avenue and Mentor Computers both located at the corner of Victoria avenue and May street, the Hub Bizarre on Victoria avenue, the Staff Locators on May street, Jangle Sisters Jewels inside the Hub which also has a bike repair shop inside it as well as the services of a seamstress business owner within the Hub Bizarre itself.
11/ Look at "HEARTBEAT HOT SAUCE" on May street just south of the intersection of May and Victoria avenue, they have their product for sale in the USA, in various locations within Ontario as well their product is available for purchase in our Safeway stores,
12/ Look at Freaks and Geeks Coffee shop and Gamery on Victoria avenue Shane Judge.
13/ Look at the Blue Sky Healing Centre on Victoria avenue Shane Judge.
14/ Look at Brandon's Bargans on may Street Shane Judge.
15/ Sasi Spring Water has a new competition in the city, the firm name is JASA Natural Spring Water, I met with the owners one day at McDonalds on Arthur street to discuss their business strategy and business plan.
16/ Look at "Toppers Pizza" -Kartrick Mishra and their other business located right next door "Booster Juice" Shane Judge at Arthur street and Edward street Shane Judge.
17/ Look at "Boulder Bear Climbing Centre" located on the CLE grounds Shane Judge.
18/ Look at Signature Steer which is located within "Boulder Bear" Shane Judge and look at "Man vs Meat" on Victoria avenue as well.
19/ Look at the "Superior Shores Gaming Association" on Memorial avenue Shane.!
20/ Look at "ZED'S PANZZERIA" recently opened by "Craig Novak and his partner" on Arthur Street where Papa Piccolino's pizza once did business Shane, 

21/ Fountain Tire this summer did a big dollar renovation at their business this year  and then had the Hoolies and the Sensational HotRods entertain at their grand re-opening. There were all kinds of antique and hot rodded automobiles as they also held a car show tied in with their re-opening event Shane Judge, you should have been there as I was, you would have had a great day.

22/ Fresh Air Experience moved into and expanded their business plan by moving their operation to the former G.O. Hill supply company building on Balmoral street.

23/ Look at the Burger Barn on Memorial avenue Shane.

24/ Look at the bar scene in the downtown north core notability "Black pirates Pub" which happens to be owned by a good friend of my son Dr. Sean J. Gamble of the University of Arizona Hospital where he is currently the assistant professor of 

I will "STOP RIGHT HERE" however I could add a whole lot more to this list but "I DO NOT" have the time to do so at present.

In closing, have a great day and I'm going out again hitting the campaign trail as I have been doing.

Here is the letter that I had previously submitted and it was subsequently published by the Chronicle Journal prior to the one composed by Shane Judge.

Vote Jim Gamble for Mayor of Thunder Bay on October 22nd, 2018

An "Our Kids Count Event in Council Chambers" that I popped into.

Jamie from DILICO and  myself...she saved me from the rain this day.!

Chanel is a basically homeless in Thunder Bay resident that I met quite a while ago while campaigning in the south ward of the city, I have often seen her outside of the Dollar store at Centennial Square with a cardboard sign asking those who pass her buy to donate some loose change in order for her to be able to purchase food for herself and her boyfriend to consume. I have actually re-written her sign in order to provide a much better message about her situation in the hope of my changing it will be for her betterment. I am seeing more and more of this type of thing in the city during the past year. As of the last count approximately 3 months ago the city as recorded by TBDH has just under 500 people considered as being homeless and we also have another 1,000 individuals according to the management individual at TBDH with whom I received the number of 1,000 people on a affordable housing list 1 1/2 months ago when I called TBDH seeking the information as noted above.

I have been attempting to find her a much safer & much better place to  "LIVE"
other than the "Odd Fellows Building" on May Street where she currently resides.

My dear old friend "Thommy  Milestone Horricks at the Buskers Festival on Algoma Street which was organized by "Brian Hamilton who is the owner of the Bean Fiend"

My friend "SouthPaw" at the Buskers Festival on Algoma Street which was organized by "Brian Hamilton who is the owner of the Bean Fiend"

My friend "Shelly Lynn St Arnaud" at the Buskers Festival on Algoma Street which was organized by "Brian Hamilton who is the owner of the Bean Fiend.

I took my mother Pre-BIRTHDAY shopping at Nygards...the staff were marvelous with helping my mother that day...and it was there that I also met my dear friend "Sergio Verardo`s daughter ``Lucia Verardo`as well. 

I received this personalized autographed photo from `Carter Hutton`s 
uncle Rick Hutton a few days ago.

I was in the Delaney arena looking to find out what ever happened to the `Fort William Redskins football team photo and plaque that at one time were hanging on the wall leading down to the dressing rooms...long story short, 
I found out where it is being stored and have been reassured by 
Larry Hebert that they will be hung back up where they belong.

In this photo is my childhood friend Gary O`Leary who has one
 more year  to work for the city and then it's retirement time.!

Just a photo of myself in front of city hall.

This photo was taken last Wednesday at the Port Arthur Clinic and this is my friend Dawn Lee who is a member of the union Unifor who the 65 striking women belong to.

This is `Benny `who was my son Taylor best friend in grade school.

This picture was taken last Monday of the long weekend at the
 Italian Festa in the northward of thunder Bay.

This group photo was taken at `GRACE PLACE`when they were 

celebrating their 11th birthday at the Simpson Street location.

There were over 500 meals served that day.

I had the pleasure of helping my friend Ashlee Dawn and her cleanup crew 
from the group named The Real Concerned Citizens of Thunder Bay.

This photo was taken at the Italian Festa on the Monday of the long weekend
with local radio host Val and her niece.

WOW...this is my great friend Orila who used to work at Avenor Inc. in the garage,
it's been many years since I last saw him...he snuck up on me while 
I was at the Virgin Mobile kiosk at Intercity Mall.

Well I bumped into another dear friend `Roy Veneruzzo`who is a local NHL hero of mine.
Click on the web link for his complete bio.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Veneruzzo

Ah I bumped into another old and dear friend...at the Festa 
Vic Arnone`a well known musician here in Thunder Bay.

Me at Kakabeka Falls, it was years since I had been out there.

Just another photo of me at city hall.

and one more at city hall.