Looking for options to be active in Thunder Bay? Check out the ACTIVE 55 Summer Community Programs schedule. These programs are available to people age 55 plus. The ACTIVE 55 listing showcases registered programs offered by municipal and non-profit organizations. Make a date for recreation. Get out and get active!

55 Plus Community Volunteers

Volunteers host recreation programs for people 55 plus throughout Thunder Bay, including: Fun Active Babes (FABS), Retirement Explorers, Wit Knits, Superior Hearing Hangar Walks on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Aqua Energizers on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the summer months, summer outdoor walking programs, summer mixed slo pitch league, and much more. Please scroll down to see the list of current programs.

To apply as a 55 Plus Community Volunteer, please print the 55 Plus Community Volunteer Cover Letter and Volunteer Application Form.

You may drop-off or mail-in the application form to:

Community Program Developer  
West Arthur Community Centre
1914 Arthur Street West
Thunder Bay, ON  P7K 1C7

For more information, please call 807-625-3135.

Upcoming events in the community

Superior Hearing Walking Program - FREE

Location: LU Hangar, 955 Oliver Road

Date: Tuesdays, Oct 1 - Dec 3

Time: 2 - 3 pm

Date: Thursdays, Oct 10 - Nov 28

Time: 10 - 11 am

Parking passes needed for LU parking lot ($1.25/hour)

Please bring indoor shoes for walking on the track. Please use the main entrance, side track entrance may only be used by those individuals with mobility devices. 

Wit Knits - FREE

Location: Mary J L Black Library, 901 Edward Street South

Date: Every Thursday, Sept 12 - Dec 12

Time: 1:30 - 3:00 pm

Drop in, no instruction. Knit while you socialize.

Retirement Explorer's - FREE

Location: Mary J L Black Library, 901 Edward Street South

Date: Every Friday, Sept 13 - Dec 6

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Join others who are retired or thinking of retiring, to discuss things to do and places to see in Thunder Bay. Make connections with new people and explore the benefits retirement has to offer.

Mixed Bocce Ball

Location: DaVinci Centre

Date: Thursdays, Sept 5 - Nov 28

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm

Cost: $2.00 drop in fee for anyone 55 Plus.

Bring your indoor shoes and a water bottle.

The DaVinci Centre will be open for coffee, tea and juice but no alcoholic beverages may be consumed while playing with the 55 Plus Bocce group.