A city should look after its people. Our spending priorities should reflect that.
A city should look after its people. Our spending priorities should reflect that. For Thunder Bay, that means caring for our roads and public spaces, supporting services that connect people and investing thoughtfully in crime prevention, safety and harm reduction. These efforts help build neighbourhoods where people feel secure, supported and part of a community—places where they want to live, work, raise a family or build a business, and where our young people can see a future. To put that into practice, I’ll ask: • What does each dollar accomplish, who benefits and who might be overlooked? • What challenge does this address? • Where does it fit among our priorities? • Could this money do more good elsewhere? The value isn’t always obvious from the price tag. Libraries, for example, provide free access to computers, learning and connections that can open doors. The benefits reach far beyond individual users into the wider community. We also need to look beyond opening day. Can we afford to operate and maintain what we build? Can residents afford to use it? Will it still serve us well decades from now? We won’t always agree on priorities. But residents deserve councillors who can explain and defend their choices—and look beyond a four-year term.
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A city should look after its people. Our spending priorities should reflect that. For Thunder Bay, that means caring for our roads and public spaces, supporting services that connect people and investing thoughtfully in crime prevention, safety and harm reduction. These efforts help build neighbourhoods where people feel secure, supported and part of a community—places where they want to live, work, raise a family or build a business, and where our young people can see a future. To put that into practice, I’ll ask: • What does each dollar accomplish, who benefits and who might be overlooked? • What challenge does this address? • Where does it fit among our priorities? • Could this money do more good elsewhere? The value isn’t always obvious from the price tag. Libraries, for example, provide free access to computers, learning and connections that can open doors. The benefits reach far beyond individual users into the wider community. We also need to look beyond opening day. Can we afford to operate and maintain what we build? Can residents afford to use it? Will it still serve us well decades from now? We won’t always agree on priorities. But residents deserve councillors who can explain and defend their choices—and look beyond a four-year term.