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Training with a Pro Goes Virtual This Summer

PRO Kids’ Training with a Pro is back for its fifth year, but this time, it will be delivered in a virtual format. The public is invited to exercise and train along with their professional hockey idols every Wednesday from July 22 to August 12, at 12 pm.

Carter Hutton of the Buffalo Sabres, Olympic Champion Haley Irwin formerly of Team Canada and Amanda Makela of the Professional Women’s Hockey Players Association (PWHPA) will be starring in their own 10-minute training video. The videos will be posted...

Citizen Comment Invited on Proposed Chapples Multi-Use Indoor Turf Facility

The public is invited to watch a virtual presentation by Stantec Architecture on the proposed Chapples multi-use indoor turf facility and provide comment. The presentation and comment form are available until July 19, at www.thunderbay.ca/GetInvolved.

Stantec Architecture was retained by the City of Thunder Bay to design a new multi-use indoor turf facility. While an in-person public presentation was planned, due to COVID-19 and limits on gathering, this presentation has now been made virtual.

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Citizen Comment Invited on Program and Service Review Report

The public is invited to view Grant Thornton’s Phase Two Report of the City’s Programs and Services and share comments from now until July 31.

The comments will be provided to Members of Council for consideration when they discuss the recommendations at a Special Committee of the Whole in September. Grant Thornton presented its Phase Two Report to Members of Council on Monday, June 22.

“This Review is an opportunity for the new City Council to gain a better understanding of the programs and services...

City’s Performance Series Goes Virtual with Exciting Line-up

This summer's Live on the Waterfront, presented by Ontario Power Generation, will look different, but there will be no shortage of talent. With the COVID-19 restrictions, the popular weekly free series has moved from the Waterfront to virtual. Virtual Live will be presented every Wednesday from July 8 to August 26, at 7 pm. 

The weekly virtual concert series will offer a variety of music genres while showcasing award-winning Canadian performers as well as local talent to help celebrate the City’s...

Starter Company Plus program continues to support local entrepreneurs through COVID-19

The Thunder Bay & District Entrepreneur Centre (EC) is pleased to announce the successful entrepreneurs who will receive a $5000 grant through the second round of the 2020 Starter Company Plus program. The 2020 Starter Company Plus program, originally known as the Starter Company, is in its 6th year of operation and has been helping local entrepreneurs start up, expand, or buy their business. 

The second round of the program started just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Canada and like the...