John Pateman News Today

TBPL used to be committed to the central principle of decolonization, which is to decentre settler colonial perspectives and re-centre Indigenous perspectives.

TBNewswatch is looking back at the top 10 stories of each month in 2023, as chosen by Dougall Media's director of news, Leith Dunick. Here are the picks from March.

In a letter to the editor, John Pateman argues Thunder Bay's recently-cut sister cities program offered valuable global connections.

In recent years it has become widely accepted, even by Communist Party members, that Hungary 1956 was no counter-revolution, and that the Russian invasion was wrong. So it came as a genuine shock to read a piece in the Morning Star of 15 May, headed: “Despite its best efforts, you can still see socialism in Budapest” with a sub-heading that includes the words “Infamous for the misunderstood events of 1956”. By “misunderstood” it’s clear that the author (one John Pateman) does not m...

In recent years it has become widely accepted, even by Communist Party members, that Hungary 1956 was no counter-revolution, and that the Russian invasion was wrong. So it came as a genuine shock to read a piece in the Morning Star of 15 May, headed: “Despite its best efforts, you can still see socialism in Budapest” with a sub-heading that includes the words “Infamous for the misunderstood events of 1956”. By “misunderstood” it’s clear that the author (one John Pateman) does not m...

Staff member Ruth Hamlin-Douglas outscored all other candidates for the job

The Thunder Bay Public Library is hiring for a head librarian after restructuring its senior management team.

The incoming head of the Thunder Bay Public Library says he’s going to look to the community to chart the institution’s future.

Togman is the founder and CEO at Rent Panda and a former TBPL board member.

John Pateman is set to retire in September 2022, after nine years as library CEO.