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THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council tackled next steps on a proposed indoor turf complex, approved a plan to offer free menstrual products at city facilities, and contemplated new restrictions to open air burning rules Monday, in a meeting that stretched nearly until midnight. Council welcomes proposals for indoor turf facility The city will make a call for open-ended proposals from outside entities to build a multi-use indoor turf facility, after a previous version of the project proved too expensive to win majority support at council. The expression of interest process will come wi...

A motion from Coun. Mark Bentz would open the multi-use turf facility to proposals. (File photo) THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council will consider opening a controversial indoor turf facility project to proposals from the private sector, after a design developed by the city proved too costly to gain majority support. Private companies and other organizations would be invited to submit their own plans to build an indoor sports complex, if a motion put forward by Coun. Mark Bentz is passed on Monday. The motion would keep Chapples Park as the “preferred location” for the facility, ...

Potential location change for Thunder Bay's proposed indoor turf facility The proposed indoor turf facility in Thunder Bay, Ont., could have a new location — near the Canada Games Complex. Social Sharing Posted: Apr 30, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: April 30 The preferred site for Thunder Bay's new indoor turf sports facility is Chapples Park, adjacent to the Thunder Bay Community Tennis Centre. City councillors may change their preferred site, after a non-business meeting.(CBC News)

Thunder Bay, ON, Canada / Country 105 | Thunder Bay's Country Apr 29, 2021 11:18 PM Both sides on the multi-use indoor turf facility discussion came out in the lengthy discussion, but some compromise may be on the horizon. City Manager Norm Gale held decorum in a nearly four hour meeting Thursday, that discussed how to further proceed with the ratified project, after council decided in late March not to award the tender to the Tom Jones Corporation. Many councillors, including Current River’s Andrew Foulds, felt there should be give and take when it comes to getting shovels into the ground....

Red light traffic camera with mounted strobe lights. File. THUNDER BAY – Despite a strong recommendation from city administration, Thunder Bay’s city council isn’t quite ready to bring a red light camera system to the community. Councillors voted Monday for more public consultation before committing to the system, a provincial program that uses sensors to automatically capture photos of drivers running red lights. Images are sent to the Joint Processing Centre in Toronto for review, with tickets mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle. Fines for the offence run to $325, wi...