News | City of Thunder Bay

Be Cautious of Dangerous Spring Ice Conditions

April 9, 2018 - Thunder Bay Fire Rescue is asking residents to stay off any of the frozen bodies of water in the area. As the temperature slowly increases ice conditions start to deteriorate and areas of open water become visible.

Apr 09, 2018

City's Solid Waste & Recycling Facility Easter Holiday Hours

March 29, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay's Solid Waste & Recycling Facility will be operating on holiday hours this Easter weekend. This also includes the City of Thunder Bay's recycling depots.

Mar 29, 2018

Ski-Cross To Build Capacity at Local Ski Hills

March 28, 2018 - The sport of ski-cross could be introduced to Thunder Bay as early as next year with the potential for tracks to be built on the slopes of both Mount Baldy and Loch Lomond, the community's two ski hills.

The alpine ski discipline, introduced at the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, is an action-packed and adrenaline-fueled sport that features four to six racers going head to head, at the same time, with the aim of finishing first.

Mar 28, 2018

LU Hockey Players and Thunder Bay Fire Rescue Wrap Up Fire Safety Talks With Students

March 27, 2018 -Thunder Bay Fire Rescue, Tbaytel and the Lakehead University Thunderwolves Hockey Team again joined forces to promote fire safety with local elementary school students this winter. The fire safety lessons were taught by Thunderwolves players and Thunder Bay Fire Rescue.

Mar 27, 2018

The City Releases a Statement Regarding the James Street Bridge

March 27, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay commends Fort William First Nation's efforts in conferring with Canadian National Railway Company, and examining ways in which the James Street Bridge could be repaired and reopened to vehicular traffic once again.

In recent days, FWFN advised the City that it gave CN Railway a concept for repairs to the bridge, which is currently under review by CN Railway engineers.

Mar 27, 2018

New Website Welcomes Visitors & Showcases Thunder Bay

March 21, 2018 - Tourism Thunder Bay launched a new, responsive website today that is accessible, seamlessly integrated with social media and smart phone use, and easier to navigate to meet the needs of today's traveler.

The site showcases Thunder Bay through visually stunning imagery and videos, as well as an extensive tourism business directory.

Mar 22, 2018

Sixth Annual Award Presented to respect. Champion

March 21, 2018 - The 2018 respect. Award was presented to local hip hop artist and mentor Benjamin Murray at Diversity Thunder Bay's 12th Annual Celebration Breakfast for the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

Mar 21, 2018

City and Business for the Arts Celebrate Conclusion of artsVest Program

March 20, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay's Cultural Development & Events section celebrated the successful conclusion of the artsVest program, alongside Business for the Arts, at the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium yesterday.

"The collaboration allowed us to support local organizations to increase their capacity to secure sponsorships through a mixture of mentorship, training and an investment matching program," said Ash Young, Cultural Development & Events Supervisor for the City of Thunder.

Mar 20, 2018

Share Your Views on Supervised Consumption Services

March 15, 2018 - To help reduce drug overdoses, improve health and lower the amount of healthcare resources used in Thunder Bay, Elevate NWO in partnership with Joseph Esquega Health Centre and Anishnawbe Mushkiki, and NorWest Community Health Centres in partnership with Dilico Anishinabek Family Care are planning to add small-scale integrated supervised consumption services to their existing services for people who use drugs.

In February 2017, the Ontario Integrated Supervised Injection Services.

Mar 15, 2018

City of Thunder Bay's Festivals and Events Services Recognized Provincially

March 12, 2018 - The City of Thunder Bay's Events and Event Services have been recognized as some of the best in Ontario. Festivals & Events Ontario (FEO) has presented the City with three awards based on activities undertaken in 2017:

Municipality of the Year
(population 50,000-150,000)
The Award recognizes municipalities, towns or cities and markets who have worked, through concentrated efforts, to provide an atmosphere beneficial to successful festivals and events.

Mar 12, 2018