Thunder Bay Reddit Hot Posts | May 13, 2026
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r/ThunderBay Top Discussions in the Past 24 Hours (May 13, 2026)
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1. Our population is about 100,000, with fewer than 100 single-family homes for sale... this isn't working （ 185 ｜ 49 ｜ 68）
Original English title:Our population is about 100k and there are less than 100 single family homes for sale…this doesn’t work
Post summary:Am I missing something, or are we facing a crisis of single-family homes under $500,000?
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And I missing something or does it seem that we have a single family home crisis for properties under about $500k ?
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- Real population is about 130,000 (60)
EN: The real population is about 130000 - While this view is unpopular, cities don't tend to provide single-family homes for the majority of the population. If we want to ensure people have housing, we need to stop building suburbs and start building high-density residential areas. (52)
EN: Unpopular opinion here, but cities don't tend to house most of their population with detached houses. If we want to make sure people have homes, we need to stop building suburbs and start building high density. - Because as soon as a house becomes available, some landlord buys it, chops it up, and rents it out. I've never seen a city with so many rental properties, and I've lived all over Canada. This is a transient city. When I moved here five years ago, I had to buy a rental property and convert it into a family home. Ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous. (20)
EN: Because as soon as one becomes available, some renter buys it, chops it up and puts it up for rent, I’ve never seen a city with so many homes that are rental properties and I’ve lived all over Canada. This is a transient - It's been like this for years. That's why Thunder Bay is one of the only markets in Ontario where you still have to bid over asking. Cities of similar size in the south have thousands of homes for sale, while we typically have around 100. (18)
EN: It’s been like this for years. It’s why Thunder Bay is one of the only markets in Ontario where you still have to bid over asking price. Similar sized cities in the south can have 1000s of houses for sale while we usuall
2. Breaking: Dimini sentenced to three years in prison （ 142 ｜ 52 ｜ 45）
Original English title:BREAKING: Dimini gets 3 years in prison
Post summary:Former TBPS officer convicted of breach of trust and obstruction of justice [https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/writing-dimini-gets-3-years-in-prison-12275138](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/writing-dimini-gets-3-years-in-prison-12275138)
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The former TBPS sergeant was convicted on breach of trust and obstruction of justice [https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/breaking-dimini-gets-3-years-in-prison-12275138](https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/breaking-dimini-gets-3-years-in-prison-12275138)
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- I went to high school with this guy, and he was a total jerk. Took 30 years, but I'm glad to see he's going to spend some time inside (45)
EN: Man I went to high school with this guy and he was a total asshole back then. Took 30 years but I’m glad to see he’s going to spend some time inside - Wow. I can't believe he actually got time. (33)
EN: Holy SHIT. I can’t believe he actually is getting time. - I hope he has a bad time in there. Use it as a warning to other dirty cops. FAFO (23)
EN: I hope he has a bad time in there. Use it as a shot across the bow to the other dirty cops. FAFO - A well-deserved sentence. No longer above the law. (13)
EN: Justifiable sentence. Above the law no more.
3. Advice for a couple considering moving to TB? （ 101 ｜ 9 ｜ 46）
Original English title:Advice for a couple looking at a possible move to TB?
Post summary:Been lurking here for a while, but decided to seek some advice. My husband is a psychiatric nurse and is looking for a position in Thunder Bay. I work in communications but also have the ability to work remotely. We have a dog and a cat, and we've been considering moving from the US to Canada for some time. With the new changes to immigration rules, I might have a path to Canadian citizenship, but the easier route seems to be through my husband's job. We don't mind being a bit remote. Any advice/tips/
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Been lurking here for a bit but decided to ask for some advice. My husband is a psych nurse and looking at positions in Thunder Bay. I work in communications but also have the ability to work remote. We have dogs and cats, and have been considering a relocation to Canada from the US for some time now. I may have a path
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- The vet situation is pretty bad. I recently read that no one is taking new clients? The food is great. (27)
EN: The vet situation is pretty horrible. I read recently that there are none taking new clients? Food is great. - Your pets won't be able to get veterinary care; you'll have to cross the border back to the US. (12)
EN: Vet care for your pets won’t be available, you’ll have to cross the border back to the US for that. - Veterinary care will be the hard part, but if you're willing to go to Grand Marais or Duluth for the first time, that should be fine. The food scene gets better every year. If you're looking for any specific advice, we can help. I think our food is generally healthier, and we still have a functioning food inspection system. There's a lot of business for psychiatric nurses here. Just be careful about burnout. The local pride organization is a bit of a shitshow, but if you're in, (10)
EN: Veterinary care is going to be the hard part, but if you are comfortable going to Grand Marais or Duluth for the first while you should be okay. The food scene is getting better every year. If you are looking for any spe - Every city has crime, but if you don't hang out with the wrong crowd, it's the same everywhere. When I was 18, my parents moved us here, and I swore I'd leave. Anyway, 55 years later, I've traveled some, and I don't want to live anywhere else. (10)
EN: Crime is in every city but if you don't hang out with riff raff it's the same everywhere. I swore I was going to leave when I was 18 after my parents moved us here. Anyway 55 years later, having traveled a bit i wouldn't
4. 214 Crawley Street raid （ 82 ｜ 60 ｜ 11）
Original English title:214 Clavet street raid
Post summary:Not entirely sure what happened, but saw 2 girls and 1 man arrested. There were a lot of police, they had guns, and drones flying around. Is that a trap house?
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Not entirely sure what happened but seen 2 girls and 1 guy arrested. A ton of cops there with guns out and drone flying around. Is that a trap house?
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- Neighbors have a sign on their front door saying something like 'Leave, no drugs here.' I think they've had people going to the wrong house (44)
EN: The neighbours have a sign on their front door that says “leave, there are no drugs here” or something like that lmao. I imagine they’ve had people going to the wrong house - This is a drug dealer's place that was raided before, but they're still in business. That's why bail is bad. (29)
EN: It’s a drug house been busted before and they just keep on going. This is why bail is no good. - Many of the people they take down come back. We taxpayers pay for it. (10)
EN: Many they have taken down are back up. And we tax payers pay for this. - Police wage a war of attrition, while the courts have a reset philosophy. Police take drug dealers off the streets one week, but the next week they're back on the streets. It's a bureaucratic myth in real time: Sisyphus with a badge and evidence bag instead of a rock. (4)
EN: The police wage a war of attrition while the courts practice a philosophy of reset. Officers remove dealers from the street one week, only to see them recycled back into the streets the next. It is bureaucratic mythology
5. Two pedestrians struck and killed by trains in Thunder Bay, Ont., in less than two weeks （ 70 ｜ 46 ｜ 12）
Original English title:Two pedestrians struck, killed by trains in Thunder Bay, Ont., in less than 2 weeks
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- Unfortunately, there are hundreds of people who use the town's rail lines as a shortcut to get around town. This is people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Most of these people increase the danger by wearing headphones, hoods, and sometimes not being sober at all. People also like to use crossings as crosswalks to cross the street, often standing between the tracks waiting to run across. I like to sneak right up on them and then use my tracking device to honk a few feet away to scare them directly. (33)
EN: There is unfortunately hundreds of people who use the tracks in town as a shortcut to get around town. It is people of all ages, genders, and backgrounds. Most of these people add to the danger by putting on head phones, - The person killed on Water Street was homeless and almost certainly committed suicide. He may also have been on a lot of harmful drugs, but I witnessed it, and he didn't 'pass out' or 'take a shortcut.' (17)
EN: The guy killed on water st was homeless and almost certainly committed suicide. He could’ve been on a lot of impairing drugs too but I witnessed it myself, he wasn’t “passed out” or “taking a shortcut”. - When you pass out on the tracks and can't move to face an oncoming train, bad things usually happen. The sad part of these stories is that it proves again how stupid people are and how they keep making bad choices. Don't want to get run over by a train? Stay off the tracks. There's a simple solution! (10)
EN: When you are passed out on railway tracks and can't move for oncoming trains, bad things usually happen. The sad part of these stories is that it's proven again how stupid people are and continually make poor choices. Do
6. Anti-Ford protest - Saturday, May 30 （ 45 ｜ 21 ｜ 12）
Original English title:Fight Ford Protest - Saturday, May 30th
Post summary:Currently, there are monthly protests against Doug Ford in several cities across Ontario. The next date is Saturday, May 30, and here is the current list of locations: 1 PM - Angus - 12 Commerce Rd - Peacekeeping Park 1 PM - Barrie - 555 Bayview Dr - Sadlon Arena 1 PM - Belleville - Bell Blvd & Front St N - Bell Front Shop
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There are currently monthly protests going on against Doug Ford, in multiple cities across Ontario.. the next date is Saturday, May 30th and here's a list of the current locations: 1 PM - Angus - 12 Commerce Rd - Peacekeeping Park 1 PM - Barrie - 555 Bayview Dr - Sadlon Arena 1 PM - Belleville - Bell Blvd & Front St N
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- https://preview.redd.it/j8vfro7xws0h1.jpeg?width=2080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c11c7295f56af8f3e708cc757e13b115ecf6f5 (3)
EN: https://preview.redd.it/j8vfro7xws0h1.jpeg?width=2080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=80c11c7295f56af8f3e708cc757e13b115ecf6f5 - I wish I could be there. Unfortunately, I work on Saturdays. Hope it goes well! (3)
EN: I wish I could be there. Unfortunately I work Saturdays. Hope it goes well though!
7. Staying in town (but not too far). Where/how do I find out about all the local fairs, concerts, and events in Thunder Bay this summer and fall? Since everything is so expensive, I want to stay close to home. （ 43 ｜ 11 ｜ 16）
Original English title:Out of towner here (but not that far). Where/how can I find where all local fairs, concerts, events are going to be happening in Thunder Bay this summer and fall time. Due to high costs of everything I was thinking of staying a bit closer to home.
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- Tbnewswatch helps after the fact (19)
EN: Tbnewswatch is helpful for finding out after the fact - In Thunder Bay, it can be tricky to find out about things before they actually happen without checking 32 different websites, magazines, and bulletin boards around town. I apologize for the lack of clear advertising for many of our city's big events; it frustrates locals too. Here are some resources I can think of: https://www.thewalleye.ca/ https://yourthunderbay.ca/ (12)
EN: Thunder Bay can be tricky in terms of hearing about things before they actually happen, and without checking 32 different websites, magazines, and bulletin boards around town. I'm genuinely sorry for our city's lack of c - Even though I hate Facebook, their events section is very helpful for this (6)
EN: As much as I hate Facebook, their events section is pretty helpful for this - Also check out tbshows.com and The Walleye (6)
EN: Also check out tbshows.com and The Walleye
8. Peter Diedrich running for mayor （ 36 ｜ 10 ｜ 13）
Original English title:Peter Diedrich running for mayor
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- What I get is more police spending, more surveillance, and more sexual harassment. No amount of business buzzwords can save this. (22)
EN: What I’m getting is more police spending, more surveillance, and more sexual harassment. No amount of buzzwords about business can save that. - Venture capitalist, my ass. More like a professional con artist. (15)
EN: Venture capitalist, my ass. More like a professional cheater. - I'm skeptical of anyone who wants to run a city like a business, because their goals are the opposite. As a business, you have a fiduciary duty to shareholders to maximize revenue, with little regard for the services you provide to customers. If you run a family business, you have to consider the profit you could make by selling your children to a salt mine. A city's goal is to maximize the quality of services for residents, and money is just a tool to achieve that. Falling into a money-first mindset only (15)
EN: I am leery about anyone who wants to run a City like a business, as the goals are pretty diametrically opposite. As a business, you have a fiduciary duty to your shareholders to maximize revenue, with little thought as t - Yawn. No real operational plan, no inspiring vision, and a controversial history. No thanks, next. (5)
EN: Snooze. No real operational plan, no inspiring vision and controversial history. No thank you, next.
9. Troubled TBayTel ex-CEO Peter Diedrich runs for mayor. 'There's only one set of facts' （ 28 ｜ 2 ｜ 13）
Original English title:Former embattled TBayTel CEO Peter Deidrich runs for mayor. "There's only one set of facts"
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- He turned out to be a disaster. He even beat up the HR manager at the wedding, and she got fired. He came back just to steal what he couldn't steal before being released. He knew this was a cash cow without Overwatch. (23)
EN: The facts are he was a disaster. He was also bangin the head of HR while married, and she was let go too. Hes only back to steal what he couldnt steal before he was let go. He knows its a cash cow with no overwatch. - "Only one set of facts," so was the firing legal or did you actually rehire someone who was fired for harassment? (15)
EN: " There is only set of facts" so which is yet was the firing lawful or did you actually rehire someone that was fired for harassment? - I don't know the facts of the Benoit case, I'll defer to the judge who presided over it. Here are two quotes from the landmark fine that tbaytel/the city had to pay. "Tbaytel's conduct in this regard went beyond insensitivity or mismanagement." The judge continued: "A reasonable person aware of all the facts would find Tbaytel's conduct blatant and outrageous." This doesn't seem to be in the realm of executive management with the most (8)
EN: i don’t know the facts of the Benoit case, i will rely on the Judge who presided in this case. here is two quotes from the landmark penalty tbaytel/the city had to pay. “Tbaytel’s conduct in this regard exceeds insensiti - It's great to be able to cross another jerk off the list. (6)
EN: It's nice to be able to cross another twat off the list.
10. Cheapest place for propane fill or exchange （ 26 ｜ 6 ｜ 10）
Original English title:Cheapest places for propane fill or exchange
Post content summary:Metro on Arthur used to be fairly cheap, but it's only exchange at 28.99+tax. Where else is cheap this year? Usually fill at Petro on Arthur, but had to exchange due to aging tank.
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Metro on Arthur used to be pretty inexpensive but just exchanged at 28.99+tax. Anywhere else cheaper this year? Usually fill a tank at Petro on Arthur but had to exchange due to the age of the tank.
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- I always fill up at Big Pines. (6)
EN: I always get mine filled at Big Pines. - Canadian Tire, Petrocan, or Bigpines can fill. Big Pines charges you for a full tank regardless of how much you have left. Intercity Industrial also distributes propane, not sure if it's public or only for their own customers. (2)
EN: Either Canadian tires, petrocan or bigpines do fills. Big pines will charge you for a full fill no matter how much you have left. Intercity industrial also dispenses propane, not sure if it’s public or just for their own
11. Auditor finds truck driver training deficiencies 'pose risk to all drivers' （ 25 ｜ 17 ｜ 4）
Original English title:Truck driver training flaws 'pose a risk to all drivers,' auditor finds
Post content summary:[https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/truck-driver-training-flaws-pose-a-risk-to-all-drivers-auditor-finds-12271261?utm\_source=tbnewswatch.com&utm\_campaign=tbnewswatch.com%3A%20outbound&utm\_medium=referra l](https:/
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[https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/truck-driver-training-flaws-pose-a-risk-to-all-drivers-auditor-finds-12271261?utm\_source=tbnewswatch.com&utm\_campaign=tbnewswatch.com%3A%20outbound&utm\_medium=referral](https://www.snnewswatch.com/local-news/truck-driver-training-flaws-pose-a-risk-to-all-drivers-auditor-finds-
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12. Landlord question - is it financially worth it? （ 22 ｜ 0 ｜ 11）
Original English title:Question for Landlords - is it financially worth it?
Post content summary:Dear local landlords, I'm curious about my interest, is owning a few rental units financially worth it? If I want to buy a rental property, should I buy enough units to let a property management company help achieve economies of scale
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Dear local landlords, I am curious for my interest, is it financially worth it to own a few rental units? If I wanted to buy rental properties, should I buy enough units where a property management company helps with economies of scale
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13. Tim Horton's in ISC? （ 20 ｜ 8 ｜ 6）
Original English title:Tim Horton's in ISC?
Post content summary:I admit I haven't been to the mall in a while, but not that long, so when I walked from Marshall's to the food court, I was surprised to see Tim Horton's completely boarded up. Is it closed or is it ongoing Reno?
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I admit it's been a little while since I was at the mall, but not THAT long, so when I walked from Marshall's down to the foodcourt I was surprised to see the Tim Horton's completely walled off. Is it closed or is it ungoing renos?
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14. Bill Mauro running for mayor? （ 20 ｜ 0 ｜ 10）
Original English title:Bill Mauro for mayor?
Post content summary:Should Bill Mauro run?
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Should Bill Mauro throw his hat in the ring?
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15. KitchenAid appliances （ 15 ｜ 5 ｜ 5）
Original English title:Kitchen Aid
Post content summary:Does anyone in town repair KitchenAid mixers? Mine just needs basic service and oil. Thanks
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Does anyone in town service kitchen aid mixers? Mine just needs its basic service and oil. Thanks
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16. Moving company （ 12 ｜ 4 ｜ 4）
Original English title:Moving Company
Post content summary:Looking for recommendations for a moving company to move our larger furniture. Also happy to hear about your bad experiences so we know who to avoid!
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Looking for recommendations of a moving company to move our larger furniture for us. Also would appreciate hearing about your bad experiences to know who to avoid !
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17. Where to get PS5 thermal paste replacement and service in tbay? （ 12 ｜ 4 ｜ 4）
Original English title:Where to get a thermal paste replacement and service for ps5 in tbay ?
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18. Minor hockey （ 10 ｜ 6 ｜ 2）
Original English title:Minor Hockey
Post content summary:We are currently relocating to Thunder Bay. Just curious which associations have competitive hockey for u11. Good programs for u9, u5 summer/baseball for the same age group.
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We are currently relocating to Thunder Bay. Just curious what associations have competitive hockey for u11. And good program for u9,u5 Summer/ baseball for the same age groups.
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19. Air sealing contractor? （ 4 ｜ 2 ｜ 1）
Original English title:Air Sealing Contractor?
Post content summary:Hi everyone, has anyone had air sealing done in Thunder Bay or know of a contractor that does it? Local insulation companies say they don't offer this service. Been dealing with ridiculous ice dams and trying to prevent more damage next year! Thanks!
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Hi folks, Has anyone had air sealing done in Thunder Bay, or know of a contractor that does it? The insulation companies locally have said they don’t offer it as a service. Been dealing with ridiculous ice dams and trying to prevent more damage next year! Thanks!
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20. Mobile mechanic （ 4 ｜ 0 ｜ 2）
Original English title:Mobile Mechanic
Post content summary:2017 RAM 1500 entry model. Need a mechanic to replace. Must be done in the parking lot unless you can start it (hammer trick?) I can order parts unless you want to as well. Indifferent about this. Please quote before proceeding with work.
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2017 RAM 1500 Starter. Need a mechanic to replace. Must do in parking lot unless you can get it to start(hammer trick?) I can order up the part unless you want too. Indifferent to that. Price before proceeding with work please.
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21. Water polo? （ 2 ｜ 0 ｜ 1）
Original English title:Waterpolo?
Post content summary:Hi everyone, I moved to TBay a while ago. I wanted to see if there are any masters-level water polo teams/groups in the area? Or if anyone wants to start one?
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Hi everyone, I moved to TBay not too long ago. I wanted to see if there are any masters level waterpolo teams/groups in the area? Or if someone is looking to start one?
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22. Accurate! （ 0 ｜ 0 ｜ 0）
Original English title:Accurate!
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