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Make sure your taxi or rideshare is safe and legal

Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2025 11:23 AM

Arranging for a ride home after socializing is a smart choice, but before getting into a taxi or rideshare vehicle, make sure the driver and vehicle are both properly licensed for the job.

Licensing and Enforcement is aware of people posing as legitimate taxi companies online, operating through social media channels and messaging services. Licensing and Enforcement is aware of an unlicenced rideshare, where the customer was assaulted and robbed by the vehicle operator and another passenger.

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Quest: Tech & Gaming Returns May 9 and May 10

Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2025 10:32 AM

Quest: Tech & Gaming, the City of Thunder Bay’s celebration of innovation, creativity, and play, returns to Fort William Gardens on Friday, May 9 (10am – 6 pm) and Saturday, May 10 (12 pm – 6pm) — and this year, it’s bigger than ever!

Presented by Ontario Power Generation, the 2025 edition of Quest: Tech & Gaming expands to include the Fort William Curling Club, offering even more hands-on experiences across the fields of science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM). 

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Seasonal Load Restrictions End on May 12

Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2025 09:32 AM

The City of Thunder Bay will lift seasonal load restrictions on Monday, May 12, at 7 am. These temporary weight limits, which began on March 24 in line with the Ministry of Transportation’s provincial guidelines, will no longer be in effect after this time.

These restrictions are put in place each spring to help protect roadways from damage while the ground thaws.

Thank you for helping us protect our roads. To view the map showing areas where exemptions apply, visit: www.thunderbay.ca/heavyloads. 

Temporary Road Closure on Hazelwood Drive

Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2025 04:38 PM

The City of Thunder Bay is advising residents that Hazelwood Drive, approximately 300 metres south of Melbourne Road, will be closed on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 8 am to 5 pm, to allow for an emergency culvert repair. Local traffic will be permitted up to the closure point, but through traffic is advised to seek alternate routes during this time. The City of Thunder Bay would like to thank you for your patience and cooperation as crews work to address the issue promptly and safely. For more...

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City resumes some animal services to better serve the public

Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2025 03:08 PM

The City of Thunder Bay’s Licensing & Enforcement Division will resume some services to better assist domestic animals, their owners, and the general public.

The changes include responding to complaints involving dogs and cats running at large in a more timely manner, and accepting animals at the Municipal Kennel who are found at-large. Lost pets taken into care will also be posted on the City’s website to alert their owners they have been found.

Some of these services were halted by Municipal...