Except for Councillors Rydholm and Hebert, individual Council members did not respond favourably to the efforts of individual members of Friends, nor to the collective efforts of Friends of Marina Park, to be heard with respect to their concerns about the waterfront development plan.
On February 25th, Council did not respond to the petition presented by Councillor Rydholm; there was limited discussion with some councillors questioning the petition’s validity.
At this meeting, Council defeated Councillor Rydholm’s motion to rescind the Waterfront Development Implementation Plan and Budget.
Once Council passed the Waterfront Implementation Plan and Budget on January 28th, a specific time period for giving notice of appeal to the Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) was triggered. The notice of appeal had to be formally submitted by March 3, 2008.
Given that Friends had received, and were continuing to receive, strong support from the community with regards to its stance on waterfront development, and given that the group felt it had not made a significant impact on Council and its Waterfront Development Committee, and given that time was becoming a factor, Friends submitted the notice of appeal by the deadline, March 3, 2008.
who came together with the common vision of viewing green space as a treasure, who believe in the philosophy that parks are for people, and who see that this community needs green space dedicated to the citizens of Thunder Bay for leisure use. They represent people from all walks of life, from all age groups, and from all wards from across the City of Thunder Bay. 
