City News

City Crews Reopen Intersection of Simpson Street & Pacific Avenue

March 13, 2017 - The intersection at Simpson Street and Pacific Avenue has now reopened to traffic following yesterday's watermain break. City road crews worked to repair the intersection on Sunday, March 12, and through the night to early this morning, Monday, March 13, to enable the road to be reopened for regular traffic flow.

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Contact:       Dave Warwick, Supervisor - Sewer & Water Maintenance (South), Infrastructure & Operations, 474-4813, dwarwick@thunderbay.ca...

Change Your Batteries When You Change Your Clock

March 10, 2017 -Thunder Bay Fire Rescue reminds residents to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks this weekend.

"Every time change is an opportunity to educate the community about the importance of changing and testing the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms " said Fire Chief John Hay. "Smoke alarms give you the early detection needed to safely escape a fire and only a carbon monoxide alarm can alert you to the deadly presence...

City Call for Vendors, Artisans and Community Groups

March 10, 2017 - The City of Thunder Bay is inviting food vendors, product and service vendors, artisans, and community groups to apply to participate at the City's annual events series.

Various participation opportunities include over 22 event days, with two major single-day events and two event series. All events are free to the public and collectively draw thousands of attendees.
"¢ Kite Festival: Sunday, June 4 - approximately 4,000 attendees
"¢ Canada Day on the Waterfront: Saturday,...

Thunder Bay Delegation Brings Priority Issues to OGRA

March 2, 2017 - A delegation including Mayor Keith Hobbs, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee Chair and Vice Chair Councillors Joe Virdiramo and Brian McKinnon and City Manager Norm Gale brought Thunder Bay's key issues to the Ontario Good Roads Association (OGRA) Conference in Toronto on Feb. 26 - March 1. 

"Thunder Bay had important facetime during several significant meetings with provincial ministers and key representatives this week," said Councillor Joe Virdiramo. "We had great conversations...

Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality Now Available

February 28, 2017 - The City of Thunder Bay has released the 2016 Drinking Water Quality Annual Report.

"We encourage residents to read the report to learn how the City's drinking water is treated, monitored, and delivered to their homes. We also invite you to come tour the Bare Point Water Treatment Plant to discover this firsthand," said Michelle Warywoda, Director - Environment Division. "Our City's water is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This report confirms testing continues to...