The Minutes, hosted by Jeff Walters, is a weekly exploration of Thunder Bay’s Committee of the Whole and City Council meetings.
Each episode features an overview of the latest meeting, plus engaging interviews with city staff and administration, providing detailed insights and perspectives beyond traditional news coverage.
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Details on the incentives available to get more homes and apartments built in Thunder Bay were released this week, with Housing Accelerator Coordinator Darrik Smith bringing the details to The Minutes. Host Jeff Walters has a rundown of what happened at City Council this week.
This week, we'll hear how the City is moving forward on its Recreation and Facilities Master Plan - which is more than hockey and baseball. Callie Hemsworth will detail where we are in the plan, and where we are heading. As well, host Jeff Walters has a rundown of what happened at City Hall on Monday night.
This week, Cynthia Olsen, the Director of Strategy and Engagement and Rilee Willianen, a Policy and Research Analyst will talk about encampments and how the City will implement guidelines on encampment locations. As well, newly-retired City Manager Norm Gale will give a farewell, and host Jeff Walters has a rundown of what happened at City Hall on Monday night.
Paid parking was back on the agenda this week as City Council heard a number of deputations in opposition to the recently increased rates and times. In this episode we chat with Supervisor of Municipal Parking Services, Jonathan Paske to get the details on the changes to the new policy, and fill-in host Stephanie Reid has a rudndown of what happened at Monday's Council meeting.
