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THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay will end its formal ties with five communities around the globe after city council voted on Monday to dissolve the sister cities program.
The sister cities program was one of five cuts on the list that council declined to approve in June in the face of public pushback, ordering more consultation before making a decision. “Things are getting cut that affect our community, that affect people’s lives,” he told council Monday. “Cutting essential services, things like movies in the park, maintenance of parkettes, bus routes, EMS stations – how do we compete with that?”
A vote to dissolve the committee as of Aug. 31 appeared to pass 7-4 on Monday, with Couns. Aiello, Ch'ng, Foulds, and Giertuga opposed. Thunder Bay later inked agreements with Duluth and Little Canada, both in Minnesota, Jiaozuo in China, and Gifu City in Japan. The resolution passed by council stipulates that existing contacts with former sister cities should be maintained “where practical and appropriate to do so for both parties,” though it’s not clear how that would be accomplished.
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