City News

Outdoor Skating Rinks Closing for the Season

March 9, 2018 - Due to warmer weather conditions, many outdoor rink sites have closed for the season. Crews will attempt to maintain as many ice surfaces as possible to keep them in service through the March break. 

Updates related to rink closures are available at thunderbay.ca/rinks 

As of Monday, March 12, the change room facilities at the supervised rink sites will be open from 9 am - 4 pm. On Saturday, March 17, all rinks will be closed for the season.

"Parks staff did a great job building...

Thunder Bay and Duluth Holding a Sister Cities Chef Swap

March 9, 2018 - As part of Thunder Bay's Sister Cities relationship with Duluth, the two cities will be holding a chef swap. This means that a chef from each city will be trading restaurants for two special dining events.

On Monday, March 12, Lake Avenue Restaurant and Bar's chef will be at Red Lion Smokehouse in Thunder Bay.

On Monday, April 23, Red Lion Smokehouse's chef will be at Lake Avenue Restaurant in Duluth.

"The Sister Cities program is about making partnerships and relationships that focus...

Change Your Batteries When You Change Your Clock

March 8, 2018 -Thunder Bay Fire Rescue reminds the community to change the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms when they change their clocks this weekend. 

"Every time change is an opportunity to educate the community about the importance of changing and testing the batteries in their smoke and carbon monoxide alarms " said Fire Chief John Hay. "Smoke alarms give you the early detection needed to safely escape a fire and only a carbon monoxide alarm can alert you to the deadly...

Annual Report on Drinking Water Quality Now Available

March 1, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay has released the 2017 Drinking Water Quality Annual Report.

"We encourage residents to read the report to learn how the City's drinking water is treated, monitored, and delivered to their homes. We also invite you to come tour the Bare Point Water Treatment Plant to discover this firsthand," said Michelle Warywoda, Director - Environment Division. "Our City's water is monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. This report confirms what the results of testing...

Hate Crimes and Discriminatory Attitudes Condemned

March 1, 2018 - In response to media reports today of racially motivated incidents of eggs being thrown from vehicles and striking pedestrians, Acting Mayor Paul Pugh made the following comment on behalf of City Council and Administration:

"We condemn hate motivated crimes and discriminatory attitudes.

We encourage everyone to report hate crimes and stand up to racism.

We must work together to make discriminatory attitudes and actions unacceptable in our community."

Report hate crimes to Police and...