Dan Whelan
Contractor Momentum Group is to rework the 100,000 sq ft Liverpool building, converting it to create a mixed-use scheme with the sports retailer taking the ground floor.
Last year, landlord Redevco announced it would reduce the amount of retail space within 18-20 Church Street when the building’s previous occupier Next relocated to the former Forever 21 unit on the corner of Church Street and Whitechapel.
Before relocating earlier this year, Next occupied four floors within the six-storey building, but incoming occupier Decathlon will only occupy the ground floor.
The rest of the floors have class E designation, meaning they could accommodate a range of uses including gyms, restaurants and offices.
Looking towards the future of Thunder Bay and combating Climate Change through the Net Zero Strategy. Your feedback is wanted on the initiative, which.
Climate rallies held in 2019 helped set the stage for a new net-zero emissions plan from the City of Thunder Bay. (Leith Dunick, TBNewswatch/FILE)
THUNDER BAY – Can Thunder Bay become carbon neutral by 2050? It s a daunting but doable task, said leaders behind the city s new net-zero strategy at a virtual launch event Tuesday.
The event was a chance for members of the public to learn more about the strategy, which charts a path to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the city by 90 per cent from 2016 levels.
Roughly 50 members of the public attended the launch over Zoom on Tuesday evening, organizers said. Participants heard presentations from city staff, industry, climate activists, and public health.
THUNDER BAY – A proposed extension of city services to support a new subdivision off of Arthur Street West drew hard questions from city councillors on Monday.
Councillors worried the development, which could involve hundreds of homes, would follow a pattern of previous subdivisions that have cost the city more for municipal services than they generate in tax revenue.
Tyler Rizzuto, a planner with Stantec Consulting, outlined a vision Monday for a new development on behalf of developers Louis and Norm Nadin, owners of local Nadin Contracting Ltd.
They hope to eventually secure approval for a new subdivision with around 350 lots, just east of Maplewood Estates off of Mapleward Road, which they also developed.
The City of Thunder Bay will consider new rules on outdoor burning. (Pexels)
THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay will consider changes to its outdoor burning policies in an effort to address smoke concerns from residents across the city.
Coun. Kristen Oliver, who brought the motion to council on Monday, said those who had raised the concerns typically had health issues exacerbated by smoke exposure.
“They’re impacted by not being able to have dinner on a nice evening on their deck, or have windows open,” she said. “None of them have ever said to cancel the burn permits outright. They’ve always [asked], can we find some ways of mitigating it?”