Quality of Life Standing Committee Meeting
Agenda

Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 4:30 P.m. - 11:00 P.m.

S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

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1.

Quality of Life Standing Committee in the S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium (Council Chambers) at 4:30 p.m.

Chair: Councillor Kristen Oliver

2.

Land Acknowledgement

3.

Disclosures of Interest

4.

Confirmation of Agenda

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  WITH RESPECT to the January 27, 2026 Quality of Life Standing Committee meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

5.

Deputations

5.1

HART Hub

Correspondence received on January 6, 2026 from Ashley McEwan - Norwest Community Health Centres, requesting to provide a deputation relative to the Thunder Bay HART Hub. 

6.

Minutes of Previous Meetings

6.1

Quality of Life Standing Committee Minutes

Minutes from the Quality of Life Standing Committee, held on December 16, 2025, for information.

7.

Reports of Administration

7.1

311 Implementation

Report 045-2026-City Manager's Office-Customer Service providing information relating to the implementation of a 311 service for the City of Thunder Bay in accordance with the Canadian N11 Notification & Implementation Guideline, and requesting endorsement of the Quality of Life Standing Committee to forward the recommendation to City Council for approval.

• WITH RESPECT to Report 045-2026-City Manager's Office-Customer Service Division, we request endorsement of the Standing Committee to forward the following recommendation to City Council:

  WE RECOMMEND THAT Administration be authorized to proceed with the implementation of a 311 service for the City of Thunder Bay in accordance with the Canadian N11 Notification & Implementation Guideline;

  AND THAT any necessary by-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.

   

7.2

Community Efficiency Financing Design Study

Report 044-2026-Growth-Strategy & Engagement requesting feedback and endorsement from the Quality of Life Standing Committee on a Home Efficiency Improvement Loan Program, as outlined in the Community Efficiency Financing Design Study.

• WITH RESPECT to Report 044-2026-Growth-Strategy & Engagement, we request endorsement from the Standing Committee to forward the following recommendation to City Council:

  WE RECOMMEND THAT Administration be directed to pursue funding to support the creation of a Home Energy Improvement Loan Program in the City of Thunder Bay;

  AND THAT the City continue to explore opportunities to collaborate on a regional third-party financing program with other municipalities in Northern Ontario;

  AND THAT any necessary By-laws be presented to City Council for ratification.
  
  

7.3

2025 Indigenous Relations Annual Report 

Report 070-2026- Growth-Strategy & Engagement providing an annual update on Indigenous Relation activities and outcomes, including progress on the Seven Youth Inquest recommendations, for information.

7.4

Revised Emergency Response Plan

Report 025-2026-Infrastructure & Operations-Thunder Bay Fire Rescue. Distributed separately.

7.5

Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Establishing and Regulating By-law Report

Report 027-2026-Infrastructure & Operations-Thunder Bay Fire Rescue. Distributed separately.

8.

Petitions and Communications

9.

New Business

10.

Adjournment