THUNDER BAY - Thunder Bay citizens are generally disdained with Friday's news of Mayor Keith Hobbs' legal woes.
The mayor and his wife on Friday were charged with counts of extortion and obstruction of justice, a story that shot to the front page of news sites across Canada.
Additionally, 46-year-old Mary Voss was also charged with extortion.
"I'm not terribly surprised," one former city employee told tbnewswatch.com.
"I'm just glad we live in a country where there's jurisprudence and justice can be served."
The worker, who asked not to be named, said she hopes the charges won't take the spotlight off of more serious matters in the community.
"I think the racism in this community is despicable. There's a lack of people in this community who are willing to speak out against it and that breaks my heart."
Twenty-year-old resident Amanda Walberg has lived her whole life in Thunder Bay and said the recent news puts a negative tone on Thunder Bay's image.
"I love Thunder Bay and there's a lot of great things here, but something like this obviously could make people think otherwise."
"It just takes away from a lot of the positive aspects of living here," said her friend Danielle Sargent.
