City News

Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week 2017

November 1, 2017 - Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week starts today and runs until Nov. 7.  Ontario Law requires carbon monoxide (CO) alarms to be installed outside of all sleeping areas in homes and other residential buildings that have any of the following: 

"¢    a fuel fired appliance
"¢    a fireplace, or
"¢    an attached garage

In condominiums and apartment buildings with a service room with a fuel fired appliance, CO alarms must...

Intersection of Algoma Street and Egan Street to Close

October 30, 2017 - The intersection of Algoma Street and Egan Street will be closed to traffic due to storm sewer work.

Construction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 9 am, and is expected to be complete by end of day Thursday, Nov. 2. 

The intersection will be closed to through traffic, however alternate routes are available. Motorists are asked to use extra caution and obey all posted signage when travelling near the construction area.

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Halloween Treats to be Handed Out in Areas Across City

October 27, 2016 - It started as a community prayer and unity walk on June 1, 2017, to honour the memory of all the youths that passed. On Sept. 29, 2017, North Caribou Lake First Nation, Fort William First Nation, City of Thunder Bay and Thunder Bay Police Service signed a Friendship Agreement to work together to strengthen Indigenous relations through co-operation in community development, public safety, anti-racism, education and social and cultural awareness. 

Particular emphasis will be...

Section of Memorial Avenue to Close for Railway Repairs

October 27, 2017 - A section of Memorial Avenue, from the Harbour Expressway to Isabel Street, will be closed to through traffic starting on Monday, Oct. 30. The closure is due to the rehabilitation of the CN Rail Crossing which involves new concrete panels and resurfacing the road.

Traffic will be detoured to Fort William Road between Harbour Expressway and Isabel Street, for the duration of the work. Detour signs will be posted.

There will still be access to businesses within the closure limits....

City Water Does Not Need Extra Treatment

October 26, 2017 - Recently, residents in the McLaughlin Street area have been receiving telemarketing offers or home visits from a business trying to sell water filtration systems.

In response, the Thunder Bay District Health Unit is reminding the public that City drinking water does not require additional purification treatments. And, that the City of Thunder Bay - responsible for the treatment and monitoring of the municipal drinking water supply - inspects the water around-the-clock to ensure...