Thunder Bay Mayor Bill Mauro speaking at City Council.

Mayor Calls Non-Essential Shut Down ‘Difficult’

Jason Wellwood March 25, 2020 5:08 pm Last Updated on July 2, 2025 4:31 am

The mayor calls the decision to send home over 400 non-essential city workers due to COVID-19 a difficult one.

Bill Mauro notes while it appears most of the cutting at city hall could be over, he is not ruling out more.

“So hopefully we will be getting towards the end of this in terms of service reduction decisions but that can change, as I said that’s very fluid and it continues to evolve.”

The mayor says the overriding principle has to be the health and safety of city employees and the public.

For the employees affected, the mayor understands they are not being told a lot at this time, but senior city staff is “working very hard” to get that information to them understanding “there is some anxiety here.”

Jason Wellwood

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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