Growth Standing Committee Meeting
Agenda

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S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium

1.
Growth Standing Committee in the S.H. Blake Memorial Auditorium (Council Chambers) at 7:00 p.m.

 

Chair: Councillor Trevor Giertuga

2.
Land Acknowledgement

 

3.
Disclosures of Interest

 

4.
Confirmation of Agenda

 

  • WITH RESPECT to the Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Growth Standing Committee meeting, we recommend that the agenda as printed, including any additional information and new business, be confirmed.

5.
Minutes of Previous Meetings

This item has attachments. 
1.Post-Meeting Minutes - GSC_Mar24_2026 - English.pdf

Minutes of the Growth Standing Committee, held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, for information.

6.
Reports of Administration

 

6.1
Housing Accelerator Fund – 2026 Annual Report

This item has attachments. 
1.Housing Accelerator Fund - 2026 Annual Report.pdf
2.HAF-CMHC 2026 Annual Report Text Copy.pdf

Report 143-2026 - Growth - Development Services providing an overview of the second Annual Report of Thunder Bay’s Housing Accelerator Fund Program submitted to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) on March 3, 2026, for information only. 

Summer Stevenson, Project Manager – Development Services to provide a presentation.

6.2
Pool 6 Visioning Concept for Master Plan Update

This item has attachments. 
1.Report 177-2026 Pool 6 Visioning and Master Plan Update.pdf
2.Attachment A - Pool 6 Visioning Rendering - Accessible - Updated.pdf
3.Attachment B - Waterfront Masterplan Pool 6 Update - Accessible - Final.pdf

Report 177-2026 - Growth - Development Services providing an overview of the Pool 6 / Tug Boat Basin Waterfront Vision and Master Plan Update and seeking feedback from the Standing Committee on Growth prior to its presentation to Council for adoption.

Joel DePeuter, Director-Development Services to provide a presentation.

  • WITH RESPECT to Report 177-2026-Growth-Development Services, endorsement of the Standing Committee - Growth is requested to forward the following recommendations to City Council:

    WE RECOMMEND THAT Council adopt the Pool 6 / Tug Boat Basin Waterfront Master Plan Update;

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

6.3
Heritage Property Designations – 281 Ray Court, 27 Cumberland Street South, 277 Camelot Street, 1017 Isabella Street East, and 716 Pacific Avenue

This item has attachments. 
1.Heritage Property Designations – 281 Ray, 27 Cumberland, 277 Camelot, 1017 Isabella, and 716 Pacific.pdf
2.Attachment A - Designation_Report_281_Ray_Court - ACC.pdf
3.Attachment B - Designation_Report_27 Cumberland_St_S - ACC.pdf
4.Attachment C - Designation_Report_277_Camelot_Street - ACC.pdf
5.Attachment D - Designation_Report_1017 Isabella St E - ACC.pdf
6.Attachment E - Designation_Report_Pacific Ave - ACC.pdf
7.Attachment F - Resolutions from Heritage Advisory Committee.pdf

Report 175-2026 - City Manager's Office - Office of the City Clerk seeking endorsement from the Growth Standing Committee to recommend to City Council the Heritage Designation of the identified properties.

Christina Wakefield, City Archivist & Chief Heritage Resource Officer to provide a presentation.

  • WITH RESPECT to Report 175-2026 – City Manager’s Office – Office of the City Clerk, we request endorsement of the Standing Committee - Growth to forward the following recommendations to City Council:

    WE RECOMMEND THAT the properties known as the Doctor’s Cottage, located at 281 Ray Court, the Bank of Montreal, located at 27 Cumberland St S, the Thunder Bay District Court House, located at 277 Camelot St, the McIntyre House located at 1017 Isabella Street East, and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary located at 716 Pacific Avenue, be designated as City of Thunder Bay heritage properties for their design, historical, and contextual value as defined by Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act;

    AND THAT the properties be listed on the City of Thunder Bay’s heritage register as designated properties;

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

7.
New Business

 

8.
Adjournment

 
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