Thunder Bay's mayor is hoping a proposed new law designed to protect the Great Lakes will not be a financial burden to the city. Keith Hobbs says past experience has shown the city has been left holding the bag on some initiatives. As an example he says the city didn't get "a whole lot of money from the province" for our new the waste water and water treatment plants. Hobbs' comments follow a meeting in the city with Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley on the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act. Monday, March 26, 2012
Hobbs to Bradley: Don't leave us holding the bag
Thunder Bay's mayor is hoping a proposed new law designed to protect the Great Lakes will not be a financial burden to the city. Keith Hobbs says past experience has shown the city has been left holding the bag on some initiatives. As an example he says the city didn't get "a whole lot of money from the province" for our new the waste water and water treatment plants. Hobbs' comments follow a meeting in the city with Ontario Environment Minister Jim Bradley on the proposed Great Lakes Protection Act. 