Cold this morning. Water bottle photo Another water bottle photo. No shortage of these to photograph. Interesting. Street cleaner removed everything larger than silt. The silt got washed into the gutter. Dried and then this happened. Looks like paper but its a thin coat of mud. Raining over there. The sun peeking through the clouds … Read more
Its nice that the dog poop bag people produce Brightly coloured poop bags. Trash in context. I always wonder how many things that you would believe to be important do not appear to be so. Street lights removed and not replaced. Hydrants in need of repair and not repaired. Traffic signs damaged and removed and … Read more
Dust storm in the north core. Strong gusts of wind making life miserable for pedestrians. Plastic water bottle photo The mistake on the lake today. Progress is slow. Waterfront has a lot of rails buried. Trash in context MV Federal Champlain Pussy Willows Boats have started arrive at the marina. What else is it for? … Read more
City posted $5M deficit in 2022 The City of Thunder Bay will need to dip into its reserve funds after posting a higher-than-anticipated $5-million deficit in 2022 in tax-supported operations, as well as $1.2 million in COVID-related losses. In what has become a familiar refrain in recent years, city staff reported that deficit was mostly … Read more
The pile of trash is increasing. Trash attracts more trash. The boycott does not seem to have taken root here. On the other hand, I have not seen any Bud Light cans laying around ssooo maybe????? Trash in context. The mistake on the lake. Not much going on. I wonder if we are seeing some … Read more
Another sunny day. Cool but sunny. Sun means shadows. Trash in context Not a lot of birds around this morning other than geese, crows and gulls. I’m going to go with song sparrow for this one. An unfinished bottle of Brisk. Why di d the person not empty the bottle? There might be half the … Read more
Came across this bottle left in Wilson Street Park. There were two bottles. There are trash cans close by. Why? Root beer cans are a rarity in the north core. If the can is a soft drink can then its usually Pepsi. I like to take photos of the clouds but there needs to be … Read more
Thunder Bay clinic announces membership program for patients The Fort W Medical Clinic is a private clinic which receives no funding from OHIP A Thunder Bay medical clinic that’s not funded by OHIP has introduced a membership program for its clients who see nurse practitioners. The nurse practitioners at the Fort W Medical Clinic on Victoria Avenue East provide … Read more
Trash in context. Looks like the people finished their drinks here. Sooo, since this is Thunder Bay, the trash was left in the exact spot where the product was no longer of any use. Placing it in a trash was never considered an option. Concrete curbing installed last fall on Court Street. I see this … Read more
Trash in context Grain car photo ops have returned Pretty sure that this is not the first time this has happened to this catch basin. This section of Water Street, between Cumberland and Bay Street intersections, has more patches than any other street in the city. It seems that every year, work crews are digging … Read more