Staff photo Thunder Bay City Council is coming out against plans to reduce the number of health units in Ontario. Mayor Bill Mauro was one of five mayors to sign a letter to Premier Doug Ford opposing the idea, alongside the mayors of Sault Ste. Marie, North Bay, Sudbury, and Timmins. Monday night, Councillors voted to further endorse the letter and forward it to the Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association, Thunder Bay Municipal League, and Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities. Current River Councillor Andrew Foulds put the motion forward. “I think we have to come out swinging on this one,” Foulds says. “I mean, that’s how serious I think this is. This isn’t fooling around. I think Council needs to get behind this, and I think, frankly, we need to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with our neighbouring municipalities.”