Devon Mccloskey News Today

The federal government is approving up to $20.7 million for the City of Thunder Bay through its Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). As council considers how to spend the money effectively to meet the community's needs, here's what city staff are recommending when it comes to incentivizing development.

The goal of the plan is to build 600 housing units over the next three years to help the city hit its federally required total and meet the demands by the province's housing initiative.

The City of Thunder Bay will launch additional consultation as it considers whether to cut minimum setbacks for backyard homes roughly in half, to two feet.

For one family in Westfort, new zoning rules allowing backyard homes set the stage for an ideal living arrangement.

Leslie McEachern is retiring as director of planning after decades with the city, with realty services manager Joel DePeuter appointed to succeed her.

Property owners eligible for grants up to $25,000 to support addition of upper floor residential units, facade improvements, more.