Thunder Bay council nears final vote on 2024 budget plan
Council approved in principle a 5.48 percent municipal tax levy after growth for the 2024 operating and capital budget. Budget tweaks include a $250,000 police budget increase, debate over park marina fees, revised golf and reserve fund transfers, and a pending ratification on Monday.
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Thunder Bay City
McKellar Ward Coun
Brian Hamilton
Mark Bentz
Bentz
Thunder Bay
Neebing
Northwood Coun
Dominic Pasqualino
Marina
Red River Coun
Michael Zussino
Capital General Reserve Fund
Coun
Greg Johnson
Thunder Bay council reinstates Christmas Day bus service
Thunder Bay city council voted to reinstate Christmas Day bus service for 2024 at a cost of 42 500 after negative public feedback. The measure reverses June cuts and aligns with transit workers’ concerns about access for low income residents and families.
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Thunder Bay City
River Coun
Andrew Foulds
Foulds
Amalgamated Transit Union
ATU
Fred Caputo
McKellar Coun
Brian Hamilton
Ken Boshcoff
McIntyre Coun
Albert Aiello
Hamilton
Neebing Coun
Greg Johnson
Neebing
Ignace to review uranium tour applicants
A news release quotes a council member inviting public attendance for a uranium mining tour to inform the deep geological repository project. The Cameco Saskatchewan Uranium Mine near Cigar Lake is cited as a learning example. applicants will be reviewed by senior staff and a ranked list sent to Ignace council for a decision by February 20.
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Cameco
Ignace
Saskatchewan
Cigar Lake
Ignace Council
Marathon Eyes Higher Municipal Accommodation Tax
Marathon council approved raising the municipal accommodation tax from four to six percent effective March 1. The tax currently yields about $140 000 annually, with half to tourism marketing and half to municipal priorities like recreational upgrades, including plans to direct MAT revenue to repair Marathon's Active Living Centre. The bylaw also notes expanding short-term rental coverage to include airbnbs, as staff draft a revised MAT bylaw.
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Marathon
Daryl Skwarchinski
Skworchinski
Skwarchinski
Coun
Ray Lake
Thunder Bay
Lake
Ontario
Todd Wheeler
Oil spill at Terrace Bay home prompts cleanup plan
A heating oil leak of over 70 gallons into a home sewer system in Terrace Bay triggered a municipal response. Public works and fire services labeled the cause as an old fuel line with a valve. SAC MECP and OCWA advised next steps while a contractor was engaged. costs will be in the 2024 budget. Officials will monitor the site per MECP and OCWA guidance.
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Terrace Bay
Spills Action Centre
SAC
Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks
MECP
Ontario Clean Water Agency
OCWA
Hall
Coun
Rick St. Louis
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