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Thunder Bay is preparing to receive strong mayor powers from the provincial government. In exchange, Mayor Ken Boshcoff has to pledge to meet the province's assigned target of building 2,200 new homes by 2031.
In a show of defiance, Mayor Ken Boshcoff vowed to request enhanced powers from the province the day after his city council colleagues decisively rejected the move.
Thunder Bay's city council voted to make a hangar-like design beside the Community Auditorium its preferred option for an indoor turf facility, bucking a staff recommendation to stick with Chapples Park.
The head of CUPE local 87 says he believes the city is top-heavy with managers, responding to a hiring freeze proposed by Mayor Ken Boshcoff.
Several city councillors say they see value in a cost-cutting process that has axed numerous city services, but failed to deliver targeted savings.