City council rejects central library plan The plan for a centralized library at Intercity Shopping Centre that could have cost up to $20.8-million has been rejected by city council. At Monday night’s city council meeting, CEO Richard Togman pleaded his case for a centralized location at Intercity Shopping Centre, but to no avail. “Our buildings are … Read more
City council to vote on new housing incentives Thunder Bay councillors will discuss a report on Monday outlining new incentives to increase the number of housing units being built in the city. The report will recommend the Housing Community Improvement Plan be adopted, that the entire city be designated as a community improvement project area, … Read more
City council approves request for proposals for turf facility A decision has been made on the decade-long topic of building an indoor turf facility in Thunder Bay. On Monday night, city council voted in favour of accepting proposals from the private sector for building the facility using Option 3. City manager Norm Gale addressed council about … Read more
Ottawa is spending $1.7M for 10 new jobs at a pasta plant. Are these corporate subsidies worth it? Feds and Ontario also doling out $5B for 1,000 EV plant-related jobs, or $5M per job Mark Gollom · CBC News · Posted: May 21, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario … Read more
Ontario getting $200M for new child care spaces The federal government will provide Ontario with over $200 million, specifically earmarked to create more child care spaces. Patty Hajdu, member of Parliament for Thunder Bay-Superior North, said she’s heard from families that getting access to child care is a huge concern. “[People] have been signing up in some … Read more
This with almost $20 million in annual free money payments from TbayTel. Its obvious that our high salaried residents of City Hall are more worried about getting reelected than ensuring that the city’s infrastructure is properly maintained or replaced in a timely matter. People want something for nothing all the time. They want a … Read more
Housing Crisis, Packed Hospitals and Food Lines: Even in Canada? The country currently is $1.2 trillion in debt. That debt is increasing at a rate of $4.5 million per hour. Sooo, the country can’t afford to pay for the failing fiscal situation it is finding itself in right now…..The country is broke. Now you have … Read more
Yes, Canadians are broke. Our governments, all levels, are operating in a deficit. Even our City Hall depends on the goodness of senior levels of governments to supplement its infrastructure spending. Without that, our property taxes would be much higher. The debts that the province and federal governments have accrued will never be paid off. … Read more
Ottawa promising $1 billion for healthy foods in schools With just days to go until the unveiling of the 2024 federal budget, local members of Parliament are promising funds to ensure that children across Canada will have access to healthy, nutritious food at school. Both Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North) and Marcus Powlowski (Thunder Bay-Rainy … Read more
Ontario budget projects $9.8B deficit, real-dollar social services cuts EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally appeared on The Trillium, a Village Media website devoted to covering provincial politics at Queen’s Park. The Ford government has dropped another unsexy budget in troubled times, with a painful path back to balance. Finance Minister Peter Bethlenfalvy signalled in advance … Read more