City Hall

Brill trolley buses, James Whalen tugboat could make their way to Pool Six in the near future.

Council ratifies 2018 municipal spending plan with gross levy increase of 3.13 per cent, amounting to a net of 2.42 per cent to existing taxpayers after factoring growth.

Council approves $20,500 out of reserves for tennis to explore bubble over four exisiting courts and $25,000 added to budget for soccer to further study tourism and economic impacts of proposed multi-million facility.

Council approves budget, which uses $1.125 million from projected 2017 positive variance to lower levy hike to 3.13 per cent.

Council votes to disband Simpson Street BIA after years of diminishing interest from business owners.

Case was heard by Ontario Court of Appeal in Toronto on Wednesday.

Reduced levies from DSSAB and Victoria Avenue BIA cut $75,000 from budget, though council opens wallet with $27,000 for library security and $20,000 in additional funding for Boys and Girls Clubs of Thunder Bay.

Unanimous support to encourage Noront Resources to select joint bid from Thunder Bay and Fort William First Nation.

Stormwater user fee – unofficially referred to as a rain tax – to be looked at as possible option.

Proposed 2018 city budget has $7 million earmarked for road repaving, down from $10.1 million the previous year and the now $13 million estimated annually to maintain the network.