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THUNDER BAY – Weather permitting, compost is now available to all residents at no charge at the Solid Waste and Recycling Facility while quantities last.
Access to the compost pick-up area is on John Street Road, between Mapleward Road and Gratton Road. Hours are Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., and Saturday from 8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
A maximum of three vehicles are permitted inside the loading area at one time. Residents are also reminded to practise physical distancing in the compost area and not to visit the site if not feeling well.
“Our compost is ready a little early this year,” said Jason Sherband, Manager – Solid Waste and Recycling Services. “It’s just in time for people tending their lawns and planting their flower gardens. The compost is composed of leaf and yard waste that’s picked up during our curbside collection programs, which is blended with organic waste collected on-site. It�
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Two infrastructure projects were awarded at City Council.
The first contract includes road and watermain replacement on Leland Street between Walsh and Arthur Street. New sidewalk and road resurfacing will also occur on Huron Street at Prince Arthur Boulevard and Mackenzie Street as a result.
Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals has been given this contract after submitting a tender of $3,049,573.94, being the lowest bid.
The other contract looked at asphalt paving. The work associated with the contract would see pavement resurfacing on sections of Frederica Street, John Street Road, and Oliver Road.
Bruno’s Contracting was awarded the contract after a bid of $781,159.40, the lowest after the original estimate was $870,000.00.
Nearly $4 million in road, water, and sewer work is set to go ahead this summer after gaining city council approval Monday. (File photo)
THUNDER BAY – Thunder Bay’s city council awarded nearly $4 million of road, sewer, and water infrastructure work on Monday, with streets including Vickers up for improvements over the summer.
A contract for rehabilitation of roads, watermains, and sanitary sewers on three south end streets accounts for the bulk of that expense.
Council voted unanimously to award the tender for the work on Leland, Heron, and Vickers streets to Makkinga Contracting and Equipment Rentals, which submitted the lowest tender at $3,049,573.94, including HST.
THUNDER BAY – City council put its stamp on a massive $25.5 million funding agreement with the federal and provincial governments for improvements to Thunder Bay Transit Monday, though the plan drew criticism for its continued reliance on fossil fuels.
The City also received an annual report, and dividend, from its majority ownership of Synergy North, and another report on the implementation of one recommendation from the Seven Youth Inquest.
Hydro ownership pays off
The City of Thunder Bay will receive over $660,000 in dividends from its majority ownership of Synergy North. A dividend was deferred last year due to the pandemic.
At a virtual AGM of the city-owned Thunder Bay Hydro Corporation, which has a 91.69 per cent stake in Synergy North, company leadership said the utility had weathered the pandemic with better-than-expected results in 2020, emerging with comprehensive income of $3.6 million.