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City of Thunder Bay announces Winter FunDays Activities 2025

The City of Thunder Bay is excited to announce the return of Winter FunDays! Starting Sunday, January 5, 2025, and running every Sunday until March 16, 2025, this weekly program offers free outdoor and indoor activities for all ages.

Winter FunDays will take place in various community parks, with indoor programming hosted at the Baggage Building Arts Centre each week. It’s a perfect opportunity to connect with your community, enjoy winter, and explore both creative and recreational activities.

Christmas Tree drop-off sites open on Boxing Day

Each year, the City of Thunder Bay offers a Christmas tree chipping program from Boxing Day to Jan. 12.

Fresh-cut Christmas trees can be dropped off at several locations across the city, where they will be collected, chipped and brought to the compost site at the City's landfill. In the spring, when the compost is mature, the City provides the compost to residents - free - to enrich flower gardens and lawns.

“An important benefit of a natural Christmas tree is that it’s easy to recycle,” said...

Solid Waste and Recycling Facility Holiday Hours

The operating hours of the City of Thunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Facility (the landfill) will change during the holiday season, effective Dec. 23, 2024 until Jan. 2, 2025. The holiday hours are:
 

Monday, Dec. 23 - 8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 24 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday, Dec. 25 - CLOSED

Thursday, Dec. 26 - CLOSED

Friday, Dec. 27 - 8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Saturday, Dec. 28 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Sunday, Dec. 29 - CLOSED

Monday, Dec. 30 - 8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Tuesday, Dec. 31 - 8:00 am - 4:30 pm

Wednesday, Jan. 1 -

Holiday Waste Collection Date Changes

Due to the statutory holidays on Dec. 25 and 26, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025,  dates for commercial and residential waste collection will change. Effective Dec. 23, 2024 until Jan. 2, 2025, please see changes below:

AREA 1 (Tuesday collection day)

1. Tuesday Dec. 24, 2024 is moved to Monday, Dec. 23, 2024
2. Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024 is moved to Monday, Dec. 30, 2024
   
   

AREA 2 (Wednesday collection day)

1. Wednesday Dec. 25, 2024 is moved to Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024
2. Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025 is moved to Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024

AREA 3

HO HO HOLD the Waste - Holiday Waste Reduction Contest

To encourage waste reduction during the festive season, Thunder Bay Solid Waste & Recycling Services is pleased to announce its 2024 “Ho Ho Hold the Waste” Holiday Waste Reduction Contest, which invites local residents to show their creative and sustainable ways of reducing the amount of waste they produce during the holidays.

The contest has begun, and runs through Jan. 4, with three themed weeks:

• Week #1 – Low-Waste Giving (Dec. 15-21) - sustainable gifts that leave a minimal environmental...