
Thunder Bay – Marina Park
If the CJ wanted to be really factual (could happen!), the festival area is actually located in Marina Park. Prince Arthur’s Landing is all the new stuff and runs from the Water Garden Pavilion to the Spirit Garden. Prince Arthur’s Landing is inside Marina Park. FYI

Thunder Bay – And This Is Just The Underground Garage
I can’t imagine what the view is going to be once the building(s) are complete. I believe a lot of people will be surprised. Not the good kind of surprised.

Thunder Bay – The Waterfront Pit Today
Work continues. Once they are complete, the area will look like it did before only flatter. I wonder how much this is costing us taxpayers? Then there’s this. A concrete slab/footing of some sort built south of Pier 2 entrance. A base for a sign? Not sure. Any ideas?

Thunder Bay – Setting Phasers on “Good Enough for Government Work”
Back in mid May, city workers were getting the new park ready for the public. One of the things that was done was open up the newly installed taps and let the water flow. Let it flow to clean out the pipes? Whatever the reason, water poured onto the ground for quite a while. […]

Thunder Bay – A Tale Of Two Bridges
Fix one bridge. Shoot the other. Yup. The Marina Park Pedestrian Overpass needs some work. Not replacement evidently. A little Bondo Body Filler and some Tremclad rust paint…good as new. So how bad does a bridge have to be so that the City of Thunder Bay needs to spend almost $1 million to replace it […]

Thunder Bay – Who’s Paying For This Work?
Work is proceeding. See here for back story. They are now dumping the waste rock fill in this area. The arrows show two piles that are visible from the road. Out of sight, out of mind. We paid for this material. We paid for the placement of this material. Are we now paying for its […]

Thunder Bay – Your Tax Dollars at Work
There has been a lot of talk at City Hall about the CityLean initiative and how City Admin is trying to find savings and efficiencies in the day to day operation of our city. Here are a couple of examples of the mind set that City Managers have in regards to spending money. Your money. […]

Thunder Bay – The hole truth and nothing but..
What is going on at the site of the future site of the Delta Hotel? Who knows. A contractor is digging a hole that is growing larger and larger as the sides collapse into the frothy void. I guess time will tell. One thing for sure, the ground water level is high. Construction problems? Not […]