Series consists of photographs acquired by the Office of the City Clerk. Included are group photographs of City Councils for Fort William, Port Arthur and Thunder Bay from various years, photographs of children at sporting events and in school settings and portrait photographs of Aldermen, Mayors and City Clerks from various years. Also included in this series are early photographs of construction and development within the Thunder Bay region, photographs of accidents including train accidents and ship wrecks and a variety of early photographs showing the landscape of the region. Landscape photographs include images of industrial areas such as grain elevators, mills and mines in the district, Kakabeka Falls, views of the Kaministiquia River and Mount McKay, early street views of downtown Fort William and various railway bridges in the region, and photographs of the old Fort William City Hall.
Series consists of photographs collected by Thunder Bay Fire Rescue and include photographs from the former fire departments of Fort William and Port Arthur. Included are photographs of formal ceremonies and other activities of the fire department, photograpghs of fire fighters combating fires in various areas of Thunder Bay and group photos of fire personnel.
Thunder Bay Fire Rescue consists of the following divisions; Fire Prevention and Investigation, Apparatus and Equipment, Fire Suppression, Training and Administration. Each division is led by a Director and is overseen by the Fire Chief and Deputy Fire Chief. At 2011, Thunder Bay Fire Rescue is positioned under Community and Emergency Services and reports to the General Manager of this department. The key responsibilities of the department include fire suppression, emergency planning, auto extrication, handling of hazardous materials, industrial accidents, medical assistance, fire prevention (including education and awareness strategies), and investigations and rescue operations in situations that involve high and low angles, water and ice and confined spaces.
Contains reports and studies prepared primarily by consultants for Engineering Division and other City departments related to a variety of projects. Topics include traffic, water treatment, landfills, soil quality, and urban planning, among others. Most reports are post-1970 but the series also includes reports prepared for the former Cities of Fort William and Port Arthur.
This series mainly consists of Mountain View Cemetery and some St. Patrick's Cemetery Burial Permits. There are also Burial Permits and Acknowledgment of Registration of Death, Burial-Removal-Transit Permits, Burial-Transit Permits, Certificates of Cremation, Certificates of Death, Certificates of Registration of Death, Disposition-Removal Permits, Permits for Disposition of Human Remains from other provinces and countries.
Most of the records are issued between 1967 and 1996. Only one was issued in 1940.
This series includes copies of blueprints of bridges located in the City of Thunder Bay, as well as some textual material.
This series includes contract drawings and some textual material relating to the construction of buildings, structures, sewers, roads and watermains.
The records have been organized by project and date and also include some miscellaneous items which have been identified.
Series consists of aerial photographs of the City of Thunder Bay. Included are aerial views of the former City of Fort William from 1949, 1955, 1959, 1962, 1968 and 1969; aerial views of the former City of Port Arthur from 1959 and 1969; and aerial views of the amalgamated City of Thunder Bay from 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1991 and 1996. Also included in this series are aerial photographs of the Port Arthur urban renewal area from 1968.
The Urban Renewal Department was established as a department of The City of Thunder Bay upon amalgamation of the City in 1970. The department was headed by a Director of Urban Renewal, who reported to the City Coordinator. The main responsibilities of the department included property acquisition and the relocation of persons and businesses affected by these acquisitions, neighbourhood improvement, commercial development, including retail and parking areas, installations and improvements to city infrastructure and industrial development. Between 1970 and 1974, the Urban Renewal Department also engaged in social services activities including activities relating to welfare and job assistance. Following the reorganization of The City of Thunder Bay in 1975, the Urban Renewal Department became known as Urban Redevelopment and was incorporated under the Planning Department, reporting to the Director of Planning. It was at this time that social services activities were withdrawn from its portfolio.
Series consists of records of the Urban Renewal Department of the City of Thunder Bay and predominantly refers to the period of change and development immediately following amalgamation. The records of the Urban Renewal Department relate to a variety of areas within the City, however, the majority of records in this series refer to the development of the downtown area of the former Port Arthur ward. Included are agreements and draft agreements relating to construction, leases and property acquisition.
Predominant in this series are agreements with the construction company, Headway Corporation Ltd, and with various retail corporations. Also included in this series are construction and development contracts, correspondence, financial records relating to budgeting and cost estimation for urban renewal projects, site plans, meeting minutes and reports. In addition to the records of the Urban Renewal Department are records of the City Coordinator and meeting minutes of the nonprofit organization, Thunder Bay Community Projects Incorporated.
Included in this series are a small quantity of records of the former City of Port Arthur’s Urban Renewal Committee created prior to the amalgamation of Port Arthur with The City of Thunder Bay.