Thunder Bay, Ontario
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| Nickname : (The) Lakehead; TBay; The Bay | |||
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| Motto : Superior by Nature / The Gateway To The West | |||
| Location in Ontario | |||
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| Province : | Ontario | ||
| County : | CA-ON | ||
| Coordinates : | 48 ° 23 ′ N , 89 ° 15 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 199 m | ||
| Area : | 447.5 km² | ||
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Inhabitants : - Metropolitan Area : |
108,359 (as of 2011) 121,596 (as of 2011) |
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| Population density : | 242.1 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Postal code : | P7A to P7G, P7J, P7K | ||
| Foundation : | 1683 (as Fort Caministigoyan) 1970 as Thunder Bay |
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| Mayor : | Keith Hobbs | ||
| Website : | www.thunderbay.ca | ||
Thunder Bay [ ˈθʌndəɹˌbeɪ̯ ] is a city on Lake Superior in the province of Ontario with 108,359 inhabitants (as of 2011) on an area of 328 km². It is located on Thunder Bay in the west of Lake Superior and is the second largest city in Northern Ontario. Thunder Bay is also the capital of the district of the same name in Ontario.
The city was created in 1970 through the merger of the cities of Fort William , Port Arthur and the parishes of Neebing and McIntyre. Thunder Bay's port is an important link for shipping grain and other products in western Canada.
Economy and Infrastructure
economy
As the largest city in northwestern Ontario, Thunder Bay is the regional center with medical facilities, several government agencies and shopping facilities. The city's largest employers include the community itself and many public institutions, including the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Center , which employs 2,500 people, and the Lakehead District School Board and the provincial Government of Ontario , each with approximately 1,500 employees. The largest private industry employers include Bowater Forest Products , AbitibiBowater, and Buchanan Forest Products . Bombardier Transportation has a manufacturing facility for rail vehicles and rail infrastructure systems in the city and Wasaya Airways .
energy
Ontario's last coal-fired power station was in Thunder Bay. In 2014, the province of Ontario completed the phase-out of coal . The power plant in Thunder Bay was converted to the combustion of biomass.
education
Thunder Bay has 38 elementary and 3 middle schools, 8 high schools and 2 private schools, as well as a school for adult education. There are also two universities in the city, Confederation College and Lakehead University .
media
The largest daily newspaper is The Chronicle-Journal with a circulation of around 28,000 copies. There are also two weekly newspapers: Thunder Bay's Source and the student newspaper The Argus .
Thunder Bay is served by several television broadcasters, including the major broadcasters CTV , Global and CBC . The programs are fed into the cable network by the cable operator Thunder Bay TV. Another cable operator is Shaw Media . In addition, stations from neighboring Michigan can be received.
Culture
In 2003, Thunder Bay received the title of "Cultural Capital of Canada". The entire city is shaped by the numerous cultures. There is a Finnish Labor Temple , the Scandinavia House , the Italian Cultural Center and the Polish Legion along with other cultural institutions in Thunder Bay.
traffic
Thunder Bay is connected to other parts of the country by air, train and shipping. The city is located on various highways, including Ontario Highway 17 , which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway .
Greyhound Canada operates several long distance bus routes across Thunder Bay and connects the city with other cities. The inner-city public transport is operated by Thunder Bay Transit with 17 bus routes and also connects the surrounding cities with Thunder Bay.
Only freight trains operate in Thunder Bay, passenger train traffic was discontinued in 1990. The railroad lines are operated by Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway .
The Thunder Bay International Airport is located nearby and offers despite its name scheduled flights mainly within Canada at. However, the airport is classified as a Port of Entry by Nav Canada and officials from the Canada Border Services Agency are permanently stationed here.
Thunder Bay has a harbor. The Port of Thunder Bay is the largest port on the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the sixth largest in Canada.
Sporting events
On September 1, 1980, the Canadian national hero Terry Fox had to interrupt his "Marathon of Hope" (Marathon of Hope) near Thunder Bay. He could not take him back and died a few months later in New Westminster near Vancouver.
In 1995 Thunder Bay hosted the 1995 Nordic World Ski Championships .
The 2010 Junior Baseball Championship was an IBF-sponsored competition that was held from July 23 to August 1, 2010 at Port Arthur Stadium in Thunder Bay.
Twin cities
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Seinäjoki , Finland since 1974 -
Little Canada (Minnesota) , USA since 1977 -
Duluth (Minnesota) , USA since 1980
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Keelung , Taiwan since 1988 -
Gifu , Japan since 2007
sons and daughters of the town
- 1912, October 10, Cecil J. Nesbitt , mathematician († October 22, 2001)
- 1930, June 24, Dave Creighton , ice hockey player († August 18, 2017)
- 1940, September 4th, Mona Kelly , singer
- 1949, November 28, Paul Shaffer , musician
- 1960, February 14th, Walt Poddubny , ice hockey player, coach and official († March 21, 2009)
- 1964, March 13th, Steve Collins , ski jumper
- 1964, September 8, Norm Maciver , ice hockey player
- 1966 January 27th, Dave Whistle , Canadian-British ice hockey player and current coach
- 1971, March 16, Greg Johnson , ice hockey player († July 8, 2019)
- 1971, July 4th, Steve Rucchin , ice hockey player
- 1972, November 30th, Sean Pronger , ice hockey player
- 1974 January 14th, Kevin Durand , actor
- 1977, September 14th, Paul Traynor , ice hockey player
- 1978, August 4th, Jeremy Adduono , ice hockey player
- 1981, January 7th, Alex Auld , ice hockey goalkeeper
- 1981, April 8th, Jason Jaspers , ice hockey player
- 1981, December 27, Patrick Sharp , ice hockey player
- 1982, August 28, Mike Wehrstedt , ice hockey player
- 1983, November 4th, Melanie Kok , lightweight rower
- 1984, October 29, Eric Staal , ice hockey player
- 1985, December 19th, Carter Hutton , ice hockey goalkeeper
- 1986, June 17th, Marie Avgeropoulos , actress, model, musician
- 1987, January 13th, Marc Staal , ice hockey player
- 1987, April 29, Bobby Bolt , ice hockey player
- 1988, June 6, Haley Irwin , ice hockey player
- 1988, September 10th, Jordan Staal , ice hockey player
- 1989, March 18, Robert Bortuzzo , ice hockey player
- 1990, August 21, Jared Staal , ice hockey player
- 1994, May 25, Matt Murray , ice hockey goalkeeper
- 1996, December 9th, Mackenzie Blackwood , ice hockey goalkeeper
Climate table
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Monthly average temperatures and rainfall for Thunder Bay, Ontario
Source: Meteorological Service of Canada
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Statistics Canada - Census Thunder Bay 2011
- ^ Province of Ontario, press release, Creating Cleaner Air in Ontario - Province Has Eliminated Coal-Fired Generation , April 15, 2014
- ^ Yale University, How Ontario Is Putting an End To Coal-Burning Power Plants , April 2, 2013