Thunder Bay is getting some money from the province to help it build more homes.
$10,402,500 is coming to the city to support the construction of more than 1,200 homes.
“This funding will help the city significantly upgrade water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure,” said Acting Mayor Dominic Pasqualino. “This includes the extension of approximately 620 meters of new sanitary sewers along Central Avenue, 2.6 kilometres of new water mains, two kilometres of new storm sewers, and two new storm sewer stormwater management facilities will also be constructed with all necessary mechanical, electrical and control systems to bring these facilities online.”
The building of new homes is being phased in with construction beginning in 2025 which will enable building permits to be issued the same year.
The area along Central Avenue is currently under-serviced as private septic systems service existing homes.
“This investment is essential for laying the foundations to build much-needed housing in Thunder Bay.” said the MPP for Thunder Bay and Atikokan, Kevin Holland. “ By supporting critical infrastructure development, we are helping our local municipalities unlock land for new homes and addressing the housing supply shortage.”
Through the funding, approximately 100 acres of land will be fully municipally serviced through this project, including City-owned lands that will be available for development.