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The City of Thunder Bay is continuing with its multi-million dollar refurbishment of the Centennial Botanical Conservatory.

In 2004, Osage artist Shan Gray announced “The American,” a 21-story bronze sculpture of an American Indian warrior, was headed for Holmes Peak near the Centennial Botanical Garden.

Indoor recreation facilities will re-open at half capacity Monday as Ontario eases public health measures.

A request for proposal outlined how the city is looking for a consultant to oversee the project, which has a budget of $1.8 million. Work would start in February, with the consultant working with an architectural firm to design a greenhouse that would connect to two adjacent buildings, using the front of the new greenhouse as a link. If approved in the 2021 budget, construction would begin by the summer, with a completion date of December 2021. The production greenhouses grow perennials and annuals for city flower beds, but could, in the future, be potentially accessible to the public, or use...

City seeks consultant for $1.8 million dollar greenhouse project at Centennial Conservatory (3 Photos) The project could be finished by December 2021. Dec 23, 2020 3:16 PM By: Gary Rinne THUNDER BAY — The City of Thunder Bay is proceeding with plans to demolish and replace the deteriorating production greenhouses at the Centennial Botanical Conservatory. The city is now advertising for a consultant for the project, which has a budgeted cost of $1.8 million. Preliminary plans call for a double-peaked structure up to 9,500 square feet in size. Replacing the gre...