City Council Round Up – Special Edition with City Manager John Collin
On today’s edition…. a special announcement from a Councillor… library updates… The Waterfront Development Committee is looking for money, and Animal Welfare Services….
On this edition…. you’re renting a bulldozer… and the capital budget is announced…
Human Rights approach to housing those in need was back, and listener emails!
CITY COUNCIL ROUND UP SPECIAL EDITION WITH CITY CLERK KRISTA POWER
The Council Composition Review…. it’s now up to you.
Growth, the carousel, and the temporary village.
The James Whalen tug was back, with a twist…. The City Manager has some new power….is the city a safe place to work?….. and… Council Composition…. 40yrs later its time for a change…but will they?
Update from RFDA, and the James Whalen returns….and lives another day… sort of.
The tug, the rinks and nuclear waste….
On this week’s edition…. a new fire truck…. nuclear waste…. and your budget mandate has been set… with a catch.
A short meeting… and everyone got along…. and the City Manager had a big announcement…
Parking, Libraries, Buses…..and…. acting.
Parkettes, Encampments and more…. a 7 hour meeting….
The New City Manager….Tennis and the Fountain…. and of course Parking….
They voted for it three times…. and only now are paying attention….
A new cycling bridge, lets bury our pets with us, and the turf…again.
It’s not over yet. $52 million dollars is one vote away from reality.
** Correction: In referring to Karen Lewis, and her retirement, her position with the city was incorrectly stated.
She is currently General Manager – Corporate Services.
On this edition of the round up, the infrastructure gap, housing and say goodbye to the blue bag!
On this edition of the round up, listener feedback last week, councilors got a small raise, and a lengthy discussion on encampments in the city.
They did it again…. It’s your money… Even a Taylor Swift reference….
** Correction – it was stated in the round up the the Fort William Revitalization Committee was dissolved. Administration had suggested it be dissolved, but council amended the decision to carry it forward for one more year.
In this addition… Fisherman’s Wharf now belongs to us, integrity commission updates and glorious high definition? It happened!
On this edition…. Update from CEDC and Tourism…. and then everything changed… Optics are everything….we need to get along.
On this edition…. The Integrity Commissioner is back….and the gift that keeps on giving… The Indoor Turf Facility
On this edition… Mayor Ken Boshcoff the day after the State of the City address answers some important questions about our future, and how we can afford the opportunities ahead of us…
In this edition….you’ve got a new fire truck, wildfires should be a bigger deal, and some zoning changes mean more restaurants
The budget has passed, 5.47% increase… but what happens next? Councillor Brian Hamilton joins us…
The end of the budget season…. we learned a lot, and we’re being warned of a lot more.
In this edition…. We saved, we cut, we cut a little more, we complained about cutting things we already decided as a council to cut, and then we spent a little more….
In this edition….. the tax increase went down! Recap of the Police Services presentation, and what’s coming next….
On this edition…. Parking at the Marina…you’re paying for it now, the city budget and the City has moved into the world of podcasting….
In this edition…. 2 Time Mayor, Broadcaster and Sports Legend Jack Masters passes away….Red Light Cameras…again…. And City Manager Norm Gale announces his retirement….
On this edition…. Chippewa Park, Pickleball fights and congratulations, you just hired two more staff…. Plus – The Council Round Up Scorecard! POINT OF CLARIFICATION! There is no such thing….
The gift that keeps on giving. The indoor turf facility. Your council changed their mind twice, in one week. Again.
Something has to give.
Fighting homelessness in the city…
Dease Skate Park concept approved…with a pizza oven…
And Rinks, Rinks, Rinks…. We just can’t seem to agree…
More about the Strong Mayor Initiative
After a lengthy discussion, City Council voted against supporting the Strong Mayor powers for Thunder Bay in a 9 to 4 vote.
Learn more about the Strong Mayor Power here, and find the official documents explaining the initiative from the Provincial Government, Mayor Boshcoff’s memo to council and resolution and more.
