Minutes

Minute Stats

83

Meetings

766

Motions

195

Recorded Votes

A recorded vote happens when a councillor requests a roll call. Most motions pass by voice vote.

Method: Every meeting, motion, and vote here is parsed from Thunder Bay’s official, confirmed council minutes PDFs — never drafts, agendas, or live coverage. The city usually posts those minutes a few weeks after each meeting, so this data trails real time by design; the footer shows when we last checked the City’s portal for newer minutes.

Disclaimer: The summaries on this page are generated with AI to help you find topics in plain language without wrestling with jargon. For the binding record, see the City’s eScribe portal.

Meetings

31 meetings · page 2 of 2

March 25, 2024

Council remained deadlocked over a Hillcourt Estates land sale, with multiple tie votes preventing progress on whether to move forward or delay the project, ultimately deferring the decision to March 2025 and extending the general land sales deadline to March 31, 2026. In other business, council approved seven routine administrative by-laws covering fee updates, procurement rule changes, and staff reorganization adjustments, and confirmed minutes from earlier meetings.

14 motions 5 recorded 2 defeated Minutes

February 12, 2024

Council approved Thunder Bay's 2024 budgets totaling $389.5 million in operating expenses and $79.9 million in capital projects, covering water, wastewater, solid waste, and waterfront services. In a rare defeat, councillors rejected a proposal to push back Victoria Parkade repairs by a year and shift $1.03 million in funding to 2025, meaning the work will proceed as originally scheduled. Council also approved golf course fee increases ranging from 1.72% to 5.26% for 2024, and authorized recruitment for a new City Manager while establishing a Housing Task Force to tackle local housing challenges.

12 motions 1 media 1 recorded 1 defeated Minutes

November 27, 2023

Council capped a proposed Multi-use Indoor Sports Facility at $30 million and directed staff to redesign the project to meet that limit, excluding field size reductions but exploring cuts to amenities and environmental standards—Stantec Architecture will study alternatives and report back by March 24, 2024. Council also approved a $38 million budget amendment for a major facility project with a switch to Ontario Building Code standards and required a business plan review by March 25, 2024. A motion to delay financing decisions for Soccer Northwest Ontario's indoor sports facility failed, and a proposal to shorten the Integrity Commissioner's response timeline from 30 to 15 days ended in a 6-6 tie and was defeated.

19 motions 2 media 6 recorded 2 defeated Minutes

August 28, 2023

Council approved a new City Treasurer appointment and passed five by-laws that included installing new street lights on Central Avenue, removing planning restrictions on Mapleward Road, and designating site plan control areas for two properties. The meeting was largely procedural, with council confirming previous meeting minutes and approving routine administrative and departmental updates. No major contentious issues or significant policy changes beyond these infrastructure and planning adjustments were raised.

7 motions 1 recorded Minutes

March 27, 2023

Council directed staff to compile a list of city-owned properties, including parks, that could be sold to raise revenue, with a report due by September 18, 2023—a 9-3 vote that signals the city is exploring asset sales to address budget pressures. Council also approved updated municipal fees and charges that will increase what residents and businesses pay for various city services. The meeting was otherwise procedural, with council confirming agendas and approving meeting minutes from earlier sessions.

7 motions 1 recorded Minutes

February 6, 2023

Thunder Bay Council approved a tight 2023 budget that cuts $1 million in spending through service reductions across multiple departments. The city will delay the Jumbo Gardens Community Centre closure to December, reduce indoor pool hours at two facilities, defer leaf and yard waste pickup expansion to 2024, and cut $25,000 from police services while slashing the Police Services Board honorarium budget by $44,000. Council also directed administration to find an additional $1 million in cuts to offset a one-time withdrawal from the reserve fund, with proposals due by December 18.

24 motions 1 media 1 recorded 2 defeated Minutes