Thunder Bay – Anal Probing
Maybe our town officials need to be “probed” by the OPP. While they are at it, we can get a quote from the OPP for providing police services in our city. (full article here) What I do know is that local citizens are getting pissed off over the complete lack of meaningful public input on […]
Thunder Bay – What is going on?
Having toured the facility and seeing firsthand the supposed dangerous conditions, Hobbs said he’s changed his mind and will support keeping the conservatory open. “I guess I should have come here as a child,” Hobbs said. “When staff tells me glass falls out not in, I’m concerned about all this hype on safety. I’m glad […]
Thunder Bay – Variances for Dummies
City of Thunder Bay management needs this book ASAP. They keep reusing the same excuses for their lengthy run of unfavorable budget variances. My belief is that managers are intentially low balling their budgets in order to appear as sound fiscal managers. If the stars align just right and their gamble pays off, they win. […]
Thunder Bay – Looking For Answers
Read full article here. I believe that Terrace Bay Pulp is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to government loan defaults. Thunder Bay Fine Papers, Global Sticks, Tornado Medical, Portside…blah, blah, blah. For some reason, the Ontario Government never gets tough on these shirkers. Then there is the City of Thunder Bay’s […]
Thunder Bay – Waterfront Restaurant
Taken today at the Water Garden Pavilion. As you can see, the restaurant is coming along just fine. I am sure that KD will say that negotiations with the restaurateur are very complex but everything is still on schedule and on budget. For some reason, all negotiations that have anything to do with attracting businesses to the […]
Thunder Bay – The Vue On The Water
I just checked out the website for the waterfront condos. See it here. The photos are interesting in that very few have anything to do with the actual location of the proposed building. I only saw two photos that were of the actual waterfront area. The train station and the marina. Nothing at all about […]
Thunder Bay – Caveat Emptor
It appears that 1778691 Ontario Inc. has started to try and sell its condos. After years of delay, the sales office, heavily subsidized by the Thunder Bay taxpayer I believe, is now open in the CN Train Station. Finally paying rent I presume/hope. The question now is whether there are enough people with lots of […]
Thunder Bay – Allure View?
In the last couple of days, 1778691 Ontario Inc. has reputedly held a meeting with everyone who had inquired about the waterfront condo’s. The sales process is starting now. Planned start of construction is December 2012. Of course we are talking about a company that moves deadlines all the time. The cost per sq. ft. […]
Thunder Bay – Me and Joe B
Build it at Prince Arthur’s Landing and they’ll come….. with their hands out of course. This is Thunder Bay after all.