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Canada Post Potential Service Disruption

Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2025 06:10 PM

Canada Post Strike – Payment and Invoice Processing Updates

Canada Post workers are currently on strike which impacts our ability to process mail and payments in a timely manner. In light of this, we want to ensure that our suppliers and vendors can continue to submit their invoices and receive payments without unnecessary delay.


Here are the key actions we recommend:

Invoice Submission: Suppliers should send invoices via email to ctbpayables@thunderbay.ca

Payment Method: Electronic Funds Transfer...

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First of Two Fall Leaf & Yard Waste Curbside Collections Begins Next Week

Posted on Thursday, October 02, 2025 12:20 PM

This Fall there will be two Leaf & Yard Waste curbside collection periods. The first will begin next week, taking place between Oct. 7 and 17, and the second will take place between Nov. 4 and 14 - on residents’ regular recycling days.

“Having two Fall collections gives residents more flexibility and convenience,” said Jason Sherband, Manager of Solid Waste & Recycling Services. “We’ve had good weather so far this Fall for yard cleanups. Many residents are ready to put some of their yard waste...

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Waste collection date change and Landfill closure: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Posted on Thursday, September 25, 2025 01:42 PM

The curbside waste collection date will change next week for residents whose collection day is customarily Tuesday (Area 1). The collection date will move one day earlier to Monday, Sept. 29, to accommodate the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation statutory holiday on Tuesday, Sept. 30. Collection dates for Areas 2, 3 and 4 are unchanged.

The following are the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation waste collection changes:

AREA 1 (customarily Tuesday collection): Collection moves to Monday

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Artists Announced for North Core Public Art Installations

Posted on Monday, September 22, 2025 09:00 AM

The City of Thunder Bay is pleased to announce the selection of two individual artists and one artist team who are creating new public artworks as part of the North Core Streetscape Project. 

Following a competitive national Open Call to Artists in 2024, a jury of Public Art Committee members, community representatives and art professionals selected three proposals that reflect creativity, cultural significance, and a strong connection to place. 

The selected artists and installations are:

  • boyRoland...

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Automated garbage cart usage begins next week for 25% of City households

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2025 08:45 AM

Beginning next week, Thunder Bay residential households that received wheeled garbage carts in this year’s initial roll-out will begin using the carts for curbside garbage collection.

Approximately 25% of Thunder Bay residential households received garbage carts in this initial phase of the program. The remaining 75% of residential households will receive garbage carts in the spring of 2026.

“Moving to an automated cart-based collection system for garbage is a big improvement to waste collection...