Thunder Bay city council voted 7-5 Monday to reject a recommendation to award a tender for over $39 million to Tom Jones Corporation to construct a proposed indoor turf facility.
Thunder Bay letter sign shelved
City council cancels funding for controversial waterfront sign, day after city s tourism head said it wasn t the right time for the project
Feb 2, 2021 9:32 PM By: Ian Kaufman
Toronto s letter sign has proven a popular attraction.
THUNDER BAY – Plans to put a large Thunder Bay letter sign at the waterfront have been nixed, a day after the city’s tourism manager told city councillors the idea had little support from businesses in the sector.
Several councillors said there was also clear public opposition to the project, before voting 7-6 to remove $100,000 earmarked for the sign at a final 2021 budget review meeting Tuesday.