City Hall

Thunder Bay’s municipal leaders say they emerged from a recent AMO conference optimistic the city could host a second lithium processing plant.

Municipal leaders have mixed reactions to an ambitious housing target announced for Thunder Bay by the province.

City of Thunder Bay’s ability to access new housing funds will depend meeting target of 2,200 new homes by 2031.

Mayor Ken Boshcoff and others will be in London for the annual Association of Municipalities Ontario conference

Work continues to relocate revenue division staff to the seventh floor of the Whalen Building while the city's legal services division will move to consolidated space on the main floor of city hall.

Thunder Bay will submit a $45-million application for the Federal Housing Accelerator Fund, which is meant to kickstart new home builds across the country, with a focus on urban infill and affordable housing.

The head of CUPE local 87 says he believes the city is top-heavy with managers, responding to a hiring freeze proposed by Mayor Ken Boshcoff.

The City of Thunder Bay’s citizen satisfaction survey will be conducted fully online, a move leaders say will allow more regular feedback and provide decision-makers with “real-time” data.

Mayor Ken Boshcoff says council must be ready to make tougher decisions to keep next year's tax increase down.

Several city councillors say they see value in a cost-cutting process that has axed numerous city services, but failed to deliver targeted savings.