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VIDEO: Tennis Centre needs additional $630k to finish building indoor facility

I believe this group has worked hard to get this project going. A far cry from the indoor turf supporters who have raised nothing ( except for taking hotel tax money they are using) for one of the most expensive indoor soccer facilities in Canada. When you look at what the proposed new art gallery and indoor turf facility are costing taxpayers I think the tennis facility's latest request is reasonable.

- TaxedtodeathinTB

Impaired driver attempts to flee, police deploy spike belts

Kudos to the police. Keep it up. Many of us appreciate it.

- Grammar_Please

City police looking to hire more 911 operators

With Liberals at the helm there will always be a shortage as people turn to crime to feed themselves, and wrist slaps result in a revolving door of crime.

- Link Belowski

Rural schools closed, rural buses cancelled

I get cancelling the busses, BUT the schools should have remained open! And if ya it's just the public board! Parents can drive their kids to school when busses are cancelled. There is no valid reason for closing the schools! The rest of us all have to get to work still, so teachers and school staff can go to work ! This is too disruptive and stressful to CLOSE all rural schools every time it snows! This wasn't the way things operated a few years ago! And really to close Norwester school! Ridiculous all students live with in a mile or two of that school! We should all call the Lakehead school board and tell them to smarten up!

- J Colby

Rural schools closed, rural buses cancelled

All teachers and staff do go to work. They each have an alternate school site closer to home and they report there to cover classes, supervise, team teach and prepare the lessons and mark the assignments they would otherwise do at home on unpaid time. There are no paid days off for teachers in summer, during holidays, or during inclement weather. More importantly, it is important to not spread misinformation about anyone's job responsibilities.

- Keith A.

Up to 30 centimetres of snow could be on its way

but but the soccer plex....

- Berg8228

City identifies 59 vacant buildings 'in various stages of dilapidation'

Good start. But there’s much more that could be done. We have some of the oldest housing stock in the country. The next big step should be for the city to quietly start buying up these properties, tearing down the buildings and getting them ready for re-sale to developers to recoup the purchase and demolition costs. The developer gets its money back by being able to build multi-unit buildings on the purchased lots.

- Taxesupagain

Police board yet to decide on tip reward in unsolved homicide

From the previous article regarding this case : "The First Nation will continue to support the family in any way they can, he said" Supply the reward money then.

- Real Tradesman

Police board yet to decide on tip reward in unsolved homicide

Its interesting that NAN hasn't offered a reward for information. Instead its the taxpayers of Thunder Bay. Is this a reward for information that leads to an arrest? That wasn't clarified in the article. I feel sorry for this family and what they must be doing through but this doesn't seem right to me and Karen Machado clearly needs to go, very singular issue chair who is unelected making serious and costly decisions that TBay taxpayers are responsible for.

- Johnathan Simkins

Up to 30 centimetres of snow could be on its way

FYIhttps://northwesthealthline.ca/displayService.aspx?id=215068Program: Snow Angels Organization: Thunder Bay 55 Plus CentrePhone Numbers: 2-1-1Hours: Hours of service varyWebsite: www.thunderbay.ca/en/city-services/thunder-bay-55-...Address: 700 River StThunder Bay, ONP7A 3S6

- EveryBuddy

City identifies 59 vacant buildings 'in various stages of dilapidation'

This sounds like it will take many years and allot of funds spent on studies.

- everydayjoe

City missing a chance to increase housing in cores, public policy analyst says

If this economist is so smart, then he could tell us why all this housing is needed?I don’t see the thousands of jobs coming to Thunder Bay.The red flag would be that taxpayers have to build houses, not that people want to buy them.

- SKW

City missing a chance to increase housing in cores, public policy analyst says

Professor Di Matteo makes sense here. Wish the city would up its game in the cores. One way I’ve already spoken about: city buys up oldest houses and those in worst condition, tears them down and sells now vacant lots to developers who put up four and six-plexes. City recovers its costs from the land sales. This allows the city to be very strategic about where new housing develops. City admin recommended this plan months ago, but the Mayor’s Task Force on Housing has yet to take up the idea.

- Taxesupagain

Impaired driver attempts to flee, police deploy spike belts

Why do they deserve probation if there just gonna commit crimes again especially for manslaughter just laughing about this while waiting for bond be on the streets in no time

- Clay74

City identifies 59 vacant buildings 'in various stages of dilapidation'

...how's the renovation of the old Lyceum Theatre coming along?

- Feldwebel Wolfenstool

VIDEO: Tennis Centre needs additional $630k to finish building indoor facility

There is no such thing as a soccer facility being built in Thunder Bay. At least try to have the pertinent information before making statements. The indoor turf facility that is being built has many sports groups that are looking forward to using it. Only one of the sports is soccer.

- Wayne P. Boesch

City missing a chance to increase housing in cores, public policy analyst says

Well said Mr. DiMatteo. Hopefully the councilors and city admin will hear your words! The Wilson Street playground space which isn't used because of needles, empty bottles etc could be transformed into housing units.

- Rova

'Change is not going to happen overnight': forum hears concerns on community safety

Should you want to make it in the "WORLD" not just Thunder Bay, do like I did:1. Get a good education2. Get a good job3. Buy a home.4. Keep your bills paid and save enough money to retire comfortable

- Alarmforce

Up to 30 centimetres of snow could be on its way

Going to clean my windows today, it's beautiful out. Worry about tomorrow. TOMORROW.!

- TaxedtodeathinTB

City identifies 59 vacant buildings 'in various stages of dilapidation'

I'm surprised it's only 59...

- ssmmbb