Whether it's for a backyard deck or a 12-storey building, the City of Thunder Bay hopes a new initiative will simplify the process for Thunder Bay residents, and make development easier.

The city officially opened its new Build Thunder Bay One Stop Development Shop on Wednesday, on the second floor of the Victoriaville Civic Centre (in the former Development Services office).

Joel Depeuter, the city's director of development services, said the new office has been in the works for several months.

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