Thunder Bay Reddit Hot Posts | April 15, 2026
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r/ThunderBay Top Discussions in the Last 24 Hours (April 15, 2026)
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1. Bad smell （ 78 ｜ 20 ｜ 29）
Original English title:Stench
Post summary:Has anyone smelled the odor on Arthur Street near William? Kind of like cabbage
English excerpt (verified):
Anyone smell that off smell in fort William by Arthur street? It’s kinda like cabbage
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- Whenever I see posts like this about factory stench, I smile and recall the 90s when Westfort smelled 24/7, then the factory was forced to eliminate emissions due to environmental laws. Also the thick yellow foam that used to cover the river (38)
EN: Everytime I see a post like this about the mill stink, I smile and reminisce about how in the 90s Westfort had that stench 24/7 before the mill was pushed to scrub their emissions due to environmental laws. And the thick - Sorry, last night's cabbage rolls were terrible! (25)
EN: My apologies, last night's cabbage rolls are hitting hard! - Wind is from the southwest, might be from Bowater or whatever it's called now (11)
EN: The wind's from the southwest, it could be from Bowater or whatever it's called nowadays - That's the mill, low cloud cover this morning. (10)
EN: That would be the mill, with the low cloud cover this AM.
2. Parking issue （ 78 ｜ 8 ｜ 35）
Original English title:Parking question
Post summary:My neighbor parked his truck in front of my house and hasn't moved it in three days. He moved it from his driveway to the front of my place. It doesn't block my driveway, but it does make it hard for me to back out. They always use the front of our house as their own parking spot, but this time he seems to have parked there almost permanently. I know I don't own the street and they can park wherever they want - I get it. I'm just wondering if there's anything
English excerpt (verified):
My neighbour parked his truck in front of my house and hasn’t moved it for the last three days. He moved it from his driveway to the front of my boulevard . It’s not blocking my driveway but it does make it hard to back out of my driveway. They always use the front of our house as their own parking space but this time
Featured comments:
- I think I read before that it's 48 hours. I always thought it was common courtesy to park in front of your own house and use your driveway if you have one. (23)
EN: I think I’ve read before that it’s 48 hours. I’ve always viewed it as a common courtesy that you park in front of your own house and use the driveway if you have one. - See [BL 40/2016, the by-law regulating traffic on roads and highways in the City of Thunder Bay](https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/business/resources/Documents/Traffic-By-Law-40-2016.pdf); *Forty-eight hour parking limit: Subject to all other provisions of this by-law relating to the parking of vehicles, and further subject to (5)
EN: See [BL 40/2016, A By-law to Regulate Traffic on the Roads and Highways of the City of Thunder Bay](https://www.thunderbay.ca/en/business/resources/Documents/Traffic-By-Law-40-2016.pdf); *Forty-eight Hour Limit on Parkin - You could always try backing in so you can leave easier. (3)
EN: You could always try backing in so you can see better leaving. - Just wondering, have you tried talking to your neighbor about this? This could be a continuous battle that could have been avoided. (Not blaming you in any way) (2)
EN: Just wondering, have you tried talking to the neighbour about it? This will be a constant battle that could potentially be avoided. (Not casting blame to you in any way)
3. A series of vehicle thefts in Thunder Bay, Ontario, led to a police standoff, resulting in 2 suspects being arrested. （ 46 ｜ 28 ｜ 9）
Original English title:String of vehicle thefts, police standoff result in 2 suspect arrests in Thunder Bay, Ont.
Featured comments:
- They should put some bait cars with GPS so they can easily shut down the chop shop. Also catch some car thieves. (9)
EN: They should put some bait cars with GPS and they could easily shut down the chop shops. Also catch some of the people who are stealing the cars. - Good job TBPS, but no names released? (5)
EN: Great job TBPS No names released though?
4. Simpson Street （ 43 ｜ 27 ｜ 8）
Original English title:simpson st
Post summary:Does anyone know what's happening at the corner of Simpson Street? At least 5 fire trucks
English excerpt (verified):
anyone know what happened here on simpson st at the bend? there were at least 5 fire trucks
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- What caught fire? Someone said it was remnants of the old underground gym building, but I can't find a second source. (8)
EN: What's on fire? Someone said the remnants of the old Underground Gym building, but I haven't been able to second-source that. - Tbnewswatch reports: [Simpson Street closed due to early morning fire](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/fire-crews-respond-to-early-morning-blaze-on-simpson-street-12144130) (6)
EN: Tbnewswatch coverage: [Simpson Street closed for early morning fire](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/fire-crews-respond-to-early-morning-blaze-on-simpson-street-12144130) - I'm not a detective, but I'm guessing maybe there was a fire (2)
EN: I'm not a detective but I'm going to guess maybe there was a fire
5. Fun things to do on the South Side （ 33 ｜ 5 ｜ 14）
Original English title:What’s good to do on the south side
Post summary:I recently moved to the South Side and was wondering what are some good places to go on the weekend?
English excerpt (verified):
I recently moved to the south side and wondering what’s good to do during the weekend?
Featured comments:
- Get a sandwich from Agostino's (7)
EN: Eating sandwiches from agostinos - Risk everything to tell someone you don't have change or cigarettes (7)
EN: Risking it all by telling someone that you don’t have spare change or a cigarette - Rock Room grand opening Saturday! They're on Victoria, near Sleeping Giant Antiques. (5)
EN: Rock Room has its grand opening on Saturday! They’re on Victoria, near Sleeping Giant Antique. - Take the 1 Main to the North End? (3)
EN: Take the Mainline 1 up to the north end?
6. Sleeping Giant （ 12 ｜ 6 ｜ 3）
Original English title:Sleeping Giant
Post summary:Hi everyone Planning a nice road trip this summer, Sleeping Giant has been on my wish list for a while. I'm thinking July (around my birthday), but as someone who hates mosquitoes, bugs, flies... maybe I should reconsider? Thoughts? July fits my schedule better (taking time off), but I could postpone to September to avoid mosquitoes and flies? If it's as big a deal as I imagine, then I might go with September. Thanks for any and all advice. Cheers!
English excerpt (verified):
Hello folks Planning a nice lil road trip this summer and Sleeping Giant has been on my bucket list for some time now. I was thinking July (around my birthday) but as someone who hates mosquitos, bugs, flies....maybe I should reconsider? Thoughts? July works better for my schedule (taking time off work) but I could p
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7. Spring - Super Casual Style （ 10 ｜ 10 ｜ 0）
Original English title:Spring - Extra sloppy style
Post summary:https://preview.redd.it/0uwvuzrwedvg1.jpg?width=510&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b94411532083bc43167dd71886ee3c9dca0b466e
English excerpt (verified):
https://preview.redd.it/0uwvuzrwedvg1.jpg?width=510&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b94411532083bc43167dd71886ee3c9dca0b466e
Featured comments:
- (No top comments yet) (0)
8. Job hunting （ 5 ｜ 3 ｜ 1）
Original English title:Job Searching
Post summary:What type of jobs can you apply for without a driver's license?
English excerpt (verified):
What sort of jobs can someone apply for if they don’t have a driver’s license?
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