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The Python 5000 Is Back!

If you were wondering why you didn’t see the city’s pothole filling machine for a while, it was out for repairs.

City Roads Manager Brad Adams explains they wanted to make sure they didn’t void the warranty so they waited for technicians from the supplier to come here to do the work.

Adams tells us the Python 5000 had hydraulic and sensor problems but says “the issue’s been corrected and we’re ready to go again.”

It was back on the road last Thursday working on the major city streets, while work crews take care of the less travelled streets.

  • Originally from southern Ontario, Jason found his way here and fell in love with the community and music scene of Thunder Bay over twenty years ago. In between various stints on radio, television and writing, Jason is a dad, a partner and (some would consider) a zoo keeper (seriously, he has a LOT of pets).

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