City News

City Council Will Not Meet April 6

Meetings that were scheduled for Monday, April 6 for Committee of the Whole and City Council are cancelled. There are no decisions requiring immediate approval from Council at this time.

The next regular scheduled meeting is on Monday, April 20 and will proceed as scheduled.

If there is an urgent need for City Council to meet prior to April 20, City Clerk Krista Power will consult with the appropriate Chair and reach out to Council to schedule a meeting if necessary. The public will be advised as per...

COVID-19: City Confirms Temporary Reduction of Workforce

Facility closures and program suspensions have resulted in a temporary reduction in the City of Thunder Bay’s workforce by about one-third.

This includes temporary layoffs of up to 170 employees whose work does not allow them to work from home and a temporary shortage of work for about 620 part-time, casual and temporary employees who have not had work to do since facilities were closed and programs suspended.

The closures and suspensions were in accordance with the Provincial Declaration of Emergency...

Transit to Operate on Enhanced Sunday Service Starting April 6

Beginning Monday, April 6, Thunder Bay Transit will operate on an enhanced Sunday service schedule that will maintain early morning start times on all routes six days per week, Monday – Saturday. LIFT+ specialized service is not affected by these changes.

Routes and SchedulesRoutes will be reduced to approximately 45-minute service frequency and will operate from 6 a.m. – 11 p.m. with the following exceptions:

• Route 4 will operate Monday – Friday 6:30 am – 6 pm and Saturday 7 am – 6 pm
• Route 6...