THUNDER BAY — A long-time local business owner and former city councillor has died.
Bill Scollie died at the age of 81, according to an obituary shared by his family.
Scollie was first elected as an at-large councillor in 1997 and was subsequently re-elected twice, serving through 2006.
In 1963, he opened the Imperial Pro Shop on Victoria Avenue, and was part of the partnership that turned it into The Ski Haus, which moved to Brodie Street where it remains in operation as the country's oldest family-owned specialty ski shop.
Scollie was also a decorated rower, competing at the 1975 world championships. He was twice inducted into the Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame.
A funeral service will be held at a later date, the obituary said.
