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The final night of public deputations led to one councillor being ruled out of order. Council received feedback on the budget Thursday, but it was the first one from Henry Wojack that gave way to chair Mark Bentz putting his foot down with fellow At Large Councillor Aldo Ruberto. Wojack’s presentation focused on a few topics, which included reducing the municipal tax levy increase by 0.65%. He also wanted to discuss the Police Services Board which gave way to Aldo Ruberto to asking whether Wojack had done research on the number of incidents that local police deal with as compared to municip...

The Thunder Bay waterfront word sign clears a hurdle. Council voted Wednesday in favour of the next step for the 50th anniversary project, which will ...

The city's isolation likely means there's little risk its two hills would draw visitors from other regions, city councillors said.

Any council decision on whether to return hockey nets back to outdoor rinks is postponed. Over two hours of debate and countless votes at council Monday eventually made way to a 9-3 vote in favour of putting off deferral to February 8th, three days before the provincial lockdown is expected to end. The original motion, put forward by Mayor Bill Mauro and supported by Neebing Ward councillor Cody Fraser, included an amendment that was subject to confirmation of the direction provided to the city by the Thunder Bay District Health Unit to which the initial decision was made. “I don’t believ...

Council eyes savings as it trims tax levy Thunder Bay's city council looks to rein in tax levy, financial toll of COVID as it begins tweaking 2021 budget Jan 20, 2021 2:42 AM By: Ian Kaufman Updated Councillors will need to make tough choices in the 2021 budget, McKellar ward councillor Brian Hamilton argued Tuesday. (File photo) THUNDER BAY – City council focused on finding savings in the 2021 municipal budget Tuesday, wrangling the proposed tax levy hike below 2 per cent before growth. In the first of four budget review sessions that will run into February,...