Priority 02
City Operational Transformation & Governance
Peter Diedrich wants to lead a faster, more transparent, and more ambitious city government — with milestone delivery all residents can hold council to.
The challenge
Residents deserve a City Hall that moves at the speed of their needs and the city's potential. Today, siloed departments and unclear processes get in the way of good work.
Our plan
- Create faster, more transparent, more ambitious city government.
- Implement quarterly public milestones all residents can track, dashboards, and accountability reporting.
- Modernize city processes with digital systems and dramatically improved cross-department coordination focussed on "clients."
What success looks like
Shorter wait times, plain-language public reporting, and a City Hall people trust to deliver what it commits to for taxpayers and city stakeholders.
Want to help make this happen?
Join the campaign and help turn these priorities into action for Thunder Bay.
Key initiatives
- Review Every City Service
Inventory City of Thunder Bay services and subsidiaries portfolio and exit/divest/partner or enhance/invest/partner.
- New Investment & Infrastructure Office
Establish a Thunder Bay Investment and Infrastructure Office (I2-O) with best-in-class professional talent and future industry attraction and development focus areas.
- Refocus CEDC on Tourism
Re-purpose and focus CEDC exclusively on tourism and events.
- City Rebrand Referendum (2028)
Rebrand the city via referendum in 2028.
- Modernize City Systems
Digital transformation to an e-City of Thunder Bay with a focus on operational excellence and efficiency.
- New Accountability & Partnership Roles
Transparency overhaul with 3 new, full-time Deputy City Manager positions: Community Relations and Accountability, Indigenous Partnerships, and Economic Growth Execution.
- Freeze 2027 Residential Taxes
Freeze 2027 residential taxes and accelerate the execution of efficiencies programs.
- Increase TBaytel & Synergy North Returns
Substantially and sustainably increase the annual dividend from TBaytel and Synergy North.
- Quarterly Mayor Town Halls
Implement quarterly city-wide Mayor Town Halls.
- Two-Term Limit (from 2030)
Limit Councillors and Mayor to a maximum of 2 terms from 2030.