Thunder Bay – Sunday – Last Day Of April

Finnish Labour Temple construction site.  Work should be starting soon. Grain on the tracks. I wonder how much grain is lost from the time its harvested until it reaches its destination?   The pigeons like it though.  Grain fed pigeons. Immature bald eagle MV Federal Churchill Some work has been done at the art gallery site. … Read more

The World – Systemic Racism

 Bob Woodcock talks about people having to be more than victims of oppression.  Listen to the man. He talks about blacks in the US but his message can easily be about Indigenous people in Canada. At some point, people need to take responsibility for at least some of their problems.  Especially that of their … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday

Today is what is best described as Christmas in Toronto weather. Damp, cold, rain/snow.  Not many photo opportunities. Water bottle photo The view out there this morning. You can see the MV Federal Churchill at anchor The city’s knuckledraggers strike again.  They decapitated one of the park lights. Not sure why this one was discarded. … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday

Not the sunniest day ever but its not snowing or raining or windy. Its even not cold.  Not warm..just not cold. They even still make these? You can tell the Salvation Army food truck was here. That is Thunder Bay in a nutshell. Just leave your trash whenever/wherever it is finished serving its purpose.   Just … Read more

Thunder Bay – IESO Recommends Hydro One Move Forward With 2nd Phase of Waasigan Line

IESO recommends Hydro One move forward with 2nd phase of Waasigan line Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is recommending that Hydro One move forward with the second phase of its Waasigan Transmission Line. The second portion of the project would see construction of a transmission line between Atikokan and Dryden, following completion of the first … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Sigh…snowed last night….light flurries still coming down.  Wet.  Sooo I am not taking out my main camera.   I am using a pocket size camera which I can keep dry. Apparently, none of that sweet, sweet TbayTel cash was spent here.  Over a third of a billion dollars since 2004.  And what did we get? There … Read more

Thunder Bay – Wednesday

Looks like the hole is getting bigger.  TbayTel has given the City of Thunder Bay  $358 million since 2004? Got down to the waterfront a little earlier today because the sky was clear. MV Isolda MV Onega Merchant at Keefer Terminal and MV Blacky at the Thunder Bay Terminals MV Harvest Spirit anchored way out … Read more

Thunder Bay – Since 2004, TbayTel Has Given The City Of Thunder Bay $358 Million. What Do We Have To Show For It?

Tbaytel has reported revenues of nearly $215 million in 2022 amid rising usership, allowing the city-owned telecom to transfer over $18.4 million into municipal coffers. THUNDER BAY — Tbaytel has reported healthy revenues in its 2022 financial results, allowing the city-owned telecom to transfer over $18 million into municipal coffers this year. The company earned nearly … Read more