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The Muskeg Express is up and running at Centennial Park, but it will be a short season. It opened today and will run Wednesday through Sunday from 11 .
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The Muskeg Express is expected to be operational by late July, according to city officials. (FILE)
THUNDER BAY – The rides at Chippewa Park will not operate this summer, but the Muskeg Express at Centennial Park should be good to go by the end of July.
Cory Halvorsen, manager of parks and open spaces for the City of Thunder Bay, said staff usually spends time in April and May getting the Chippewa Rides ready to go. But with no indication at the time that amusement parks would be operational in summer, the work was shelved.
“It’s unfortunate. People value the rides,” Halvorsen said. “That’s why we have them. But we had to be realistic about what we could do back in April and May.”
City Hall - Staff Photo
The Municipal Tax Levy remains below the starting point of 2% heading into February.
Wednesday’s third session of budget deliberations saw the levy increase to 1.98% before growth and 1.75% after growth thanks to a few increases.
In the six hour session, the elected body earmarked $67,900 to freeze transit fares for the remainder of 2021 and added $15,000 each towards the Thunder Bay and Area Food Strategy, Age Friendly Thunder Bay and Poverty Free Thunder Bay.
Council also approved a recommended one-time cut from administration of $12,000 for outside boards but soundly defeated three other suggestions for reductions totaling $147,200. They included $109,000 towards the CEDC Reserve Fund, $100,000 for the Clean Green and Beautiful Reserve Fund and a total of $38,200 for CEDC cleaning related expenses.