Thunder Bay – Thinking Outside The Box
Maybe the time has come to rethink the entire waterfront dream. If you take a long look at the Thunder Bay waterfront, you will see its almost all industrial land. Most of it is still being used as such. The Buchanan properties that may come up for sale are heavily contaminated. Northern Woods may be […]
Thunder Bay – A Whole Lotta Pumping Going On
For the past several weeks, two large pumps have been working around the clock pumping water out of the remediation site and into what I believe to be an existing catchbasin located in the vicinity of the Water Garden Pavillion that is under construction. Tens of thousands of litres of water have been going into […]
Thunder Bay – Drill Baby Drill
Something I noticed today. I am sure this was never part of the original remediation plan for the surplus property at the waterfront. Evidently, the two large pumps that are running round the clock on the waterfront trying to lower the level of the ground water are not making much headway. The archeology consultants are […]
Thunder Bay – I fought the law….yers
Arbitration denied! Oooooooooo. Pay Horizon Wind Inc. $15,000 in legal fees. That’s gotta hurt. Evidently, arbitration did not apply to the issues related to Horizon Wind’s statement of claim. The option agreement did not contain an arbitration clause. There is a saying that a lie told often enough becomes the truth. City administration uses that […]
Thunder Bay – Thunder Bay Safety Nyet
Sent on January 7, 2011 L. Andersen Corporate Safety City of Thunder Bay, I am writing in regards to a problem I have noticed with the use of signs on waterfront development site. The above photo shows the gate at the north end of the construction site. The skatepark is between the fence and the […]
Thunder Bay – Thunder Bay on $1000/day
City council has given a stamp of approval to cover $1.4 million in cost overruns to complete a portion of its ambitious waterfront development project. The funds don’t include an estimated $35,000 monthly expense for site security and safety, which to date has totaled $319,000, a number expected to grow as high as $675,000 by […]
Thunder Bay – The CN Train Station
The CN Train Station is one of Thunder Bay’s iconic buildings. It has always been the centerpiece of Marina Park. The full potential of that building has never realized. I believe that nobody knew what to do with it. The City of Thunder Bay declared the building surplus to the needs of the park in […]
Thunder Bay – Michael Gravelle, To MPP or not to MPP
In a Chronicle Journal article dated Sunday, January 9, 2011, Mr. Gravelle, MPP for Thunder Bay – Superior North states that he cannot play favourites when it comes to lobbying for the future location of a chromite smelter. Read the original Chronicle Journal article – MPP avoids playing favourites. The problem here is that if […]
Thunder Bay – CSI Thunder Bay
Given that I brought this apparent misuse of a police resources to Council’s attention on Monday and the crime scene tape is still there, I must then assume that the tape is there with the blessing of of the Thunder Bay Police department. If that is the case, then I must ask myself why? I […]
Thunder Bay – Waterfront Security
“City council has given a stamp of approval to cover $1.4 million in cost overruns to complete a portion of its ambitious waterfront development project.The funds don’t include an estimated $35,000 monthly expense for site security and safety, which to date has totaled $319,000, a number expected to grow as high as $675,000 by project’s […]