City of Thunder Bay asks province to revise lockdown rules
City council unanimously passes motion requesting changes, saying rules disadvantage small businesses.
Feb 2, 2021 12:27 PM By: Ian Kaufman
Updated
City councillors unanimously supported Mayor Bill Mauro s call for changes to provincial lockdown rules. (File photo)
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay is formally asking the province to reconsider lockdown policies, over concerns they create an uneven playing field between big business and independent retailers.
On Monday, city council unanimously passed a motion put forward by Mayor Bill Mauro calling on the Ford government to revise the rules to treat non-essential sales the same way at large and small retailers.
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Members of the Eastern Ontario Wardens’ Caucus (EOWC) joined rural municipal colleagues from across Ontario at the first-ever virtual Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference, which took place online from Jan. 24 to 26.
At the virtual conference, EOWC members met with various provincial ministers as well as the NDP Caucus to discuss priority issues for the region:
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the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Gig Project
the Eastern Ontario Regional Network (EORN) Cell Gap Project
the comprehensive review of Eastern Ontario long-term care facilities
Municipal recovery
Affordable housing
Mayor seeks changes to lockdown rules for small businesses
Provincial rules must set level playing field for large and small business, recognize regional differences, argues Mayor Bill Mauro
Jan 30, 2021 5:12 PM By: Ian Kaufman
Updated
Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro is seeking changes to provincial lockdown rules. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com)
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay mayor Bill Mauro is seeking changes to Ontario’s lockdown rules, arguing they create an uneven playing field for small businesses and ignore widely varying local conditions.
Mauro will seek city council’s endorsement of a resolution asking the province to consider changes to its lockdown regulations on Monday.
NEW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER APPOINTED
City council passed a resolution during Tuesday’s meeting to appoint Austin Dayment to the position of Municipal Law Enforcement Officer for the purpose of enforcing parking regulations under City of Timmins Parking Lots Bylaw 1973-96, Parking Lots Bylaw 2014-7474 and Accessible Parking Bylaw 2021- 8505.
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The appointment is effective Jan. 19, 2021.
CITY RENEW PAIR OF MEMBERSHIPS
A resolution was passed during Tuesday’s council meeting to approve the city’s membership in the Association of Municipalities of Ontario for 2021, at a fee of $13,483.18.
Council also approved 2021 memberships in the Municipal Employer Pension Centre of Ontario, at a cost of $3,690.02, and the Ontario Good Roads Association, in the amount of $2,436.44.