Thunder Bay – Response to Editorial
I am writing in response to your editorial dated Monday October 4, 2010 titled Down On the Waterfront. (see attachment) I do no envy you. You have probably the most difficult job in Thunder Bay; Trying to find something positive to say about the Waterfront Development while ignoring the 400 lb gorilla in the room […]
Thunder Bay – She should have bought a lottery ticket
During last Monday night’s City Council meeting , the contract for the site remediation of the developer’s property came up for discussion and ultimately, a vote. To placate Council as well as the general public worried about extra costs, Ms Dugmore stated the money will come from savings realized on other tenders that came under […]
Thunder Bay – You learn something new everday
Monday night’s City Council went exactly as rehearsed. Ms. Dugmore asked Council to OK spending in excess of $1.1M on the developer’s property. Tender 15. Council said Sure. Nothing new there. I have seen it many times before. There was one piece of information that I did find interesting and it came out of the […]
Thunder Bay – Fraud
Fraud: deceit, trickery; specifically : intentional perversion of truth in order to induce another to part with something of value or to surrender a legal right – Merriam Webster Dictionary I am writing in regards to the Canada Ontario Infrastructure Fund and how it relates to the Waterfront Development. According to the Canada Ontario Infrastructure […]
Thunder Bay – Democracy Thunder Bay Style
The revised Waterfront Development Agreement is not yet signed so it is not a public document yet. Evidently, the public only gets to see it AFTER the signing. As for Tender 15, the soil remediation contract for the developer’s property, is not presently on the agenda for Monday Nights Council meeting. It could still be […]
Thunder Bay – Sound Familiar?
WINNIPEG SUN MAR 18/2006 “A suite deal in the air?” ROSS ROMANIUK A historic Main Street tower could soon enter Winnipeg’s hotel industry — possibly giving the city’s grand old inn on Broadway a little upscale competition. Two prominent developers are considering a hospitality firm’s proposal for a hotel and spa that would transform the […]
Thunder Bay – Jobs
Condominiums and a hotel on our waterfront. Two, maybe three buildings, if sales go well, valued at around $60M. Sounds great but who is going to build them? How many local workers will benefit from this construction? The development consortium is made up of five Companies. 1778691 Ontario Inc which has strong ties to Man-Shield […]
Thunder Bay – To PPP or not to PPP
Having read the agenda for Monday’s City Council Meeting and seen the term Public Private Partnership used to describe the Waterfront Development project, had got me wondering just what that term actually means. I went to the Canadian Council for Public Private Partnerships to try and get some answers. This is what I have found. […]
Thunder Bay – Mondays Council Meeting – Update
Today,when asked if council could still vote on Tender 15, even though the work is not covered in February’s Waterfront budget update. (Report No. 2010.024) Mr. J. Hannam, City Clerk initially said that City Council can vote on it. They are a sitting council and that that work is definitely in the waterfront budget. However, […]
Thunder Bay How Broke Is Thunder Bay?
How broke is Thunder Bay? Well, these photos show examples of what is considered an acceptable sidewalk in Thunder Bay. The city replaced the sewer and water line on the section of Bay Street between Secord and Crown Streets. The contract included new concrete curbing, a new sidewalks. I thought that all the sidewalks would […]