Collin outlines budget pressures and 2025 additions
Thunder Bay officials anticipate adding about 24 full time positions in 2025 funded by grants and reserves while capping new capital projects at 20 percent of the capital budget. The plan aims to address an infrastructure deficit and increase revenues as the property tax base lags inflation. Budget talks begin January 30 with sessions on February 3 and 5 and a final vote February 10. A public Q A session is January 22 at the Italian Cultural Centre.
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Collin
Thunderbay
Thunder Bay to lead new immigration pilot signal
The provincial government backs a Regional Economic Development through Immigration pilot tied to the Rural and Northern Immigration project. Officials say Thunder Bay could gain a full program to match workers with employers, directing them toward Canadian citizenship. This marks a first for Northern Ontario as federal processes proceed.
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Taylor
Thunder Bay
Canada
Ontario
Landfill card changes aim to curb abuse and free dumps
Kloosterhuis discusses a new punch-card system set to begin April 1 to curb card sharing and outside waste at Oliver Paipoonge landfills. Each quarterly card will have 24 punches, roughly two per week, with 5 bags per punch and two punches for small trailers. replacement cards cost 240 and can be bought once per year. Residents have mixed feelings, but officials say the plan extends landfill life while preserving limited free dump windows during spring and fall cleanups.
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Kloosterhuis
Oliver Paipoonge
Kloos
Terhuis
Bay and Algoma district grows with new businesses and plan for BIA
The Bay and Algoma district added a hair salon craft collective Indian restaurant and a photography studio in 2024 while closures were few. Board member Caitlin Jeffs outlined steps toward forming a Business Improvement Area with government funding benefits. The area celebrated its 10th Buskers Festival and saw vacancies filled, new tenants like a gaming business in Nomad’s former space and a shift of the Vagrant area, with police presence easing concerns. Jeffs touts a true 15 minute city where most needs are within a short walk from home.
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Caitlin Jeffs
Nook
Bay and Algoma Business Association
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Bay and Algoma Buskers Festival
the Nook
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