City News

St. Jude School Helps Kick-Off Fire Prevention Week

October 10, 2017 "” Thunder Bay Fire Rescue kicked-off Fire Prevention Week at St. Jude Elementary School today. Grade 4 students at St. Jude educated a gymnasium full of classmates, teachers, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue personnel and Mayor Keith Hobbs on the importance of working smoke alarms and home fire safety. 

Fire Prevention Week runs from Oct. 8 - 14, and this year's theme is "Every Second Counts: Plan 2 Ways Out!"

"The last thing you want to be doing during a fire is trying to figure out...

New City Solicitor Selected

October 5, 2017 - Following an extensive search and hiring process, City Manager Norm Gale is pleased to announce Patty Robinet as the new City Solicitor.

Ms. Robinet, formerly the Deputy City Solicitor, has been working for the City since 2010. She received her law degree from the University of Windsor. After articling with the City of Windsor, and successful completion of her bar admissions exams, she was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2005.

"Patty brings a wealth of experience and leadership to...

City Hosts Corrosion Control Plan Public Information Session

October 4, 2017 - The City of Thunder Bay is hosting a Public Information Session on its Corrosion Control Plan tonight from 4 - 7 pm at the Slovak Legion.

The City is moving ahead with the next phase of its Corrosion Control Plan to add sodium hydroxide to its water supply to reduce the amount of lead found in tap water.

"Beginning in early 2018, the pH of the City's drinking water will be increased to reduce lead levels at the tap by adding small amounts of sodium hydroxide to the water at the...

City's Infrastructure & Operations' Dispatch Number Restored

October 4, 2017 - The City's Infrastructure & Operations' Dispatch number, 625-2195, is back in service after a network interruption in the south end of the city this morning.

The Infrastructure & Operations' Dispatch is a service available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for questions, concerns or emergencies regarding roads, waste management, traffic signals, street lighting, street light maintenance, sewer and water, snow removal, snow dump sites, applications for sewer and water connections,...

Section of Paquette Road and Toms Road to Close

October 4, 2017 - A section of Paquette Road and Toms Road will be closed to through traffic on Thursday, Oct. 5 due to cross-culvert repairs.

Paquette Road and Toms Road will be closed between the intersection of Alice Avenue and Paquette Road, and Granite Road. Local traffic will be permitted up to 1027 Toms Road. Work is expected to be completed by end of day on Thursday, Oct. 5. 

Traffic coming from John Street Road, heading north on Toms Road will only go up to Granite Road and cross over...