Thunder Bay, Ontario

Thunder Bay ({{coor dm|48|23|N|89|15|W|}}, time zone EST) is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the second largest city in Northern Ontario (2001 population 109,016http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CSD-P.cfm?T=1&PR=35&SR=526&S=1&O=A; CMA 121,986http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/products/standard/popdwell/Table-CMA-P.cfm?T=1&PR=35&SR=26&S=1&O=A). The city takes its name from the immense bay at the head of Lake Superior, known on 18th century French maps as "Baie du Tonnerre". The city was formed in 1970 by the merger of the cities of Fort William, Ontario, Port Arthur, Ontario and the townships of Neebing and McIntyre. Its port forms an important link in the shipping of grain and other products from western Canada through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the east coast. The city is often referred to as the Lakehead or Canadian Lakehead because of its location at the end of Great Lakes navigation.

Sport

Thunder Bay hosted the Summer Canada Games in 1981 and the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1995.

Related Topics:
Canada Games - Nordic World Ski Championships

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Thunder Bay is currently home to the following amateur sports teams:

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• Lakehead University Thunderwolves (Hockey/OUA)
• Lakehead University Thunderwolves (Basketball/OUA)
• Lakehead University Thunderwolves (Volleyball/OUA)
• Thunder Bay Bordercats (Baseball/Northwoods League)
• Thunder Bay Chill (Soccer/United Soccer Leagues)

Sporting facilities include:

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• Canada Games Complex
• Loch Lomond Ski Resort
• The Fort William Gardens (constructed 1952), seating just under 6000 people, is a recreational centre mainly for Ice Hockey, Curling, and concerts.
• Lappe Nordic Ski Centre