City Hall

Residents in Thunder Bay’s Red River ward floated ideas including neighbourhood policing, a designated encampment zone, and a youth curfew as they discussed vandalism and crime issues.

After multiple delays, the city says River Street is on track to reopen before the end of September.

In a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Ken Boshcoff did not rule out requesting strong mayor powers from the province even if his 12 city council colleagues oppose the move.

Thunder Bay’s city council approved a new preferred location for a proposed indoor turf facility in a lengthy meeting on Monday.

A controversial proposal to close nearly 80 per cent of Thunder Bay's outdoor rinks has been taken off the table, but city council appeared open to closing a smaller number of underutilized rinks.

Coun. Shelby Ch’ng has left her position on the Thunder Bay Police Services Board, replaced by Coun. Kasey Etreni.

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.

A $5.1-million contract for eight new waste collection trucks will help enable the launch of a municipal green bin program in 2025.

A month after calling for a broad hiring freeze across city operations, Mayor Ken Boshcoff says he's still committed to the idea, but has no timeline for bringing it forward — and appeared to soften his stance on the extent of the freeze.

Coun. Trevor Giertuga is calling for the city to commit $3 million from a reserve fund in hopes of kick-starting ambitious plans for a waterfront trail.