Thunder Bay – Mostly Retirees? So What?
About 100 people attended a meeting called by the Concerned Taxpayers Tuesday. Mostly retirees they were largely opposed to building an event centre, especially downtown — a requirement for senior government funding. – Chronicle Journal Editorial March 13, 2014 Mostly retirees? You mean seniors? I know lots of seniors that still work so, […]
Thunder Bay – Banquet …I Mean Mariner’s Hall Display
“Thunder Bay has a rich naval and shipbuilding tradition and so we created a display of photographs from the City Archives and the Museum to accompany the model,” said City Clerk John Hannam. “During the First World War, minesweepers were built for the French Navy at Canadian Car and Foundry. The Port Arthur Shipbuilding Company […]
Thunder Bay – Floor Cracking. A Thunder Bay Tradition.
An old story but worth a closer look. “There is a bit of a concern…because of some cracking that was occurring on the floors,” he said. “They certainly have engineers looking at that.” Floor cracking….interesting…takes me back ta 2012 Water Garden Pavilion post. The Water Garden Pavilion was only three years old. It appears the City […]
Thunder Bay – Ooooooo Service Cuts Oooooo
Finally…someone else has noticed the obvious. The City of Thunder Bay is living way beyond its means. City Hall is a bad financial manager. Really bad. Surprise! You can bet that City Admin will deny everything of course and spit out lots of stats countering the Lakehead University professors’ document titled AN ANALYSIS AND FORECAST OF […]
Thunder Bay – Deflating Property Values
Hmmmm….let the street urchins have free rein in the south core, dropping the property values so the buildings can be scooped up by who knows who…on the cheap? Then, surprise, surprise, the area will be cleaned up and up goes the value? Too much of a conspiracy theory? I don’t think so. Could the City […]
Thunder Bay – Park Wherever You Want
Latest park-wherever-you-want at Prince Arthur’s Landing. As you can see these two vehicles are parked at the foot of the walkway that leads to the pedestrian overpass. These two parked vehicles block the view of this intersection for southbound vehicles (left to right in photos) and, to a lesser extent, northbound vehicles (right to left […]
Thunder Bay – Art And The Periodic Table
cont’d from previous post Depending on the nature of uses for outdoor areas associated with the Gallery, some mitigating measures such as soil capping may be required. These measures will have a minimal impact on the cost of site development and construction of the Gallery’s facilities. I wonder what Brook McIlroy and the Waterfront Development Office consider minimal cost […]
Thunder Bay – Whore Today – Gone Tomorrow
The triumph of common sense Thursday, January 2, 2014 AS we enter a new year there are signs that 2014 may witness the triumph of common sense. At all levels of society there are people forging practices that defy the bad habits of avoidance, obfuscation and outright nonsense. It is as if the pendulum swung […]
Thunder Bay – What Do We Want?…Lets Ask Boychuk
What the city has said is that the Gardens is nearing the end of its life as a spectator facility. There may be many ongoing and future uses for it by taking out the 3,371 seats. A massive room unobstructed by floor columns poses any number of possibilities. I do not understand what the difference […]
Thunder Bay – A Storey Story
There is a rumour floating around that the developer building the condos in Marina Park is looking to increase the height of the condo/condos. Add several more storeys. I do not not know how many. My guess? Three more to make an even ten? I wonder what people who have already purchased condos in either […]