Thunder Bay Reddit Hot Posts | May 14, 2026
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r/ThunderBay Top Discussions in the Past 24 Hours (May 14, 2026)
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1. Suspect arrested in the Grandview Avenue assault case （ 227 ｜ 97 ｜ 65）
Original English title:Boulevard Lake assault suspect arrested
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- He should be charged with attempted murder. Our justice system is a joke. (69)
EN: He should be charged with attempted murder. Our justice system is a travesty. - Released on bail... they arrested him, set a court date, and then released him into the wild. So sad. Imagine that poor woman thinking he was going to kill her. (27)
EN: Released on bail.... they arrested him, booked a court date, and released him into the wild. Good grief. Imagine being that poor woman who thought he was going kill her. - Here's a picture of the POS https://preview.redd.it/5f2rlip1351h1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e9e0129828d3bb8ea59fd9e3cca60493260e557 (10)
EN: Heres a pic of the POS https://preview.redd.it/5f2rlip1351h1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0e9e0129828d3bb8ea59fd9e3cca60493260e557 - The court hugs and kisses legal system is a waste of time. Post his picture, warn us ahead of time with the date/time, and then release him back to the Avenue (7)
EN: Court will be a waste of time with our hugs and kisses legal system. Post his picture, give us all advanced warning of date/time and release him back at Boulevard
2. I swear Thunder Bay drivers are built differently. Dashcam footage （ 157 ｜ 75 ｜ 41）
Original English title:I swear Thunder Bay drivers are built different. Dashcam footage
Post content summary:Thunder Bay has officially entered the "running red lights is optional" era. A blue Mazda almost smoked a pedestrian in front of the Intercity Shopping Centre, because apparently stopping at a red light is too hard now. Some of you shouldn't be allowed within 50 feet of a steering wheel.
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Thunder Bay has officially entered its “red lights are optional” era. Blue Mazda almost smoked a pedestrian in front of Intercity Mall because apparently stopping at reds is too difficult now. Some of y’all should not be allowed within 50 feet of a steering wheel.
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- So, when the pedestrian decided to cross the crosswalk, I saw a green light in the path of travel. When they entered the intersection, the light turned yellow and red because they had already crossed to the other side... by all accounts of the Highway Traffic Act. The driver did nothing wrong, the pedestrian just walked into an active intersection. Lucky he didn't get run over. (36)
EN: So I see a green light in the path of travel, when a pedestrian decided to cross the walkway. The light then changed as they entered the intersection to yellow and red as they had passed through to the otherside..... Whi - Looks like the light turned from yellow to red because the car was passing, and the pedestrian was walking before the red light. I'd say it's both parties' fault. (20)
EN: Looks like the light turned from yellow to red as the car was passing through and the pedestrian was walking before it was red. Kind of the fault of two parties here I'd say. - The Arthur and Highway bottleneck is also absolutely ridiculous. (24)
EN: The bottleneck at Arther and the highway is absolutely ridiculous as well. - Those really need to be converted to flashing lights (22)
EN: Those Really need to be converted to the flasher lights
3. Rogers vs Tbaytel Thunder Bay internet? （ 75 ｜ 3 ｜ 36）
Original English title:Rogers vs Tbaytel internet in Thunder Bay?
Post content summary:Hi everyone, I'm trying to decide between Rogers and Tbaytel for home internet in Thunder Bay. This will be our first time renting our own place and setting up internet. 1. Which is more reliable? 2. How are the speeds (especially for streaming/gaming)? 3. Any good plans or deals right now? 4. Is Tbaytel fiber really better than Rogers? Would appreciate any recent experiences or advice. Thanks!
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Hey everyone, I’m trying to decide between Rogers and Tbaytel for home internet in Thunder Bay. This will be our first time renting our own place and setting up internet. 1. Which one is more reliable? 2. How are the speeds (especially for streaming/gaming)? 3. Any good plans or deals right now? 4. Is Tbaytel fibre rea
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- A lot of people like to diss tbaytel, but their customer service is way better than rogers. When you call, you actually get a human on the line. Their speeds are also very fast. Plus, if you like sailing the high seas (i.e., pirating), Tbaytel doesn't really interfere like some providers do by blocking content, etc. (17)
EN: A lot of people like to diss tbaytel but their customer service is waaaay better than rogers. You actually get a person on the phone when you call. Their speeds are pretty great too. Also, if you like to sail the high se - Tbaytel is municipally owned, and the jobs and profits stay here. For me, that makes them the best choice. (19)
EN: Tbaytel is city owned and the jobs and profits stay here. To me that makes them the top choice. - Rogers customer service: https://preview.redd.it/3xgubb25451h1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35a9474ea49cd07b87fe8cea7f1c4ded9a5ac858 (6)
EN: Rogers' customer service: https://preview.redd.it/3xgubb25451h1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=35a9474ea49cd07b87fe8cea7f1c4ded9a5ac858 - That being said, until they came to my door yesterday, I didn't really know Rogers was still a thing. I moved to a new place in June and just called tbaytel to set up (wifi), I pay $50 a month for 24 months. I don't need crazy speeds etc. because I'm just streaming my shows on TV/phone/laptop etc. I believe it goes up to $125 after that, but I'll be in 2 (5)
EN: I genuinely didn't even know Rogers was still a thing until they came to my door yesterday, that being said. Im moving into a new place in June and just called tbaytel to get it set up (wifi) I'm paying $50 a month for 2
4. How to report drug use around children in a home? （ 73 ｜ 29 ｜ 22）
Original English title:How do I report drug use around a child in a home?
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- I think you should call the Children's Aid Society or Dilico and report it. (30)
EN: I think you would call either children’s aid society or dilico and report it. - I've tried multiple times to get welfare checks for the kids living next to the pharmacy I live by; the police told me that Bedigan told them they can't interfere with those specific kids. I've caught them on camera crying alone on the street at 2am, sent it to Crime Stoppers, and got shot down because the homeowner is well-connected (presumably those kids are his, and also well-connected) Good luck solving tbay's drug house problem (16)
EN: I have tried so many times to get a welfare check on the small children living in the drug house next to me; I have been told by police that beendigan told them they can't interfere with those specific kids. I have them - CAS or the police or Crime Stoppers (2)
EN: CAS or the cops or crime stoppers - Unfortunately, unless something terrible happens, it's hard to get any kind of intervention. (2)
EN: Unfortunately its really hard to get any sort of intervention unless something awful happens.
5. What should the next Thunder Bay mayor's platform be? （ 69 ｜ 5 ｜ 32）
Original English title:What should be in the next Mayor of Thunder Bay’s platform?
Post content summary:Since it's municipal election season, I'm curious what people here think the next Thunder Bay mayor should actually focus on. What do you want candidates to clearly state?
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With it being municipal election season and all, I’m curious what people here think the next Mayor of Thunder Bay should actually be focused on. What would you want candidates to address clearly?
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- Find real solutions to the problem of drunks and drug addicts taking over the city (28)
EN: finding a real solution to drunks and drugs addicts taking over the city - Better transit. I personally don't take public transit, but man, I have nothing but sympathy for those who rely on it. The routes seem inefficient, with too many stops and poor planning. Fewer but strategically placed stops would improve on-time performance. I also think the Fort William side needs a proper bus terminal. The city hall experiment failed. I'd like to see Donald Street completely closed and the front of city hall expanded into a proper town square. Better than the current use (16)
EN: Better transit. I don't personally take transit, but my God I have nothing but empathy for those that rely on it. The routes seem inefficient and the number of stops are too high and poorly planned. Less, but with strate - The city needs to find these property owners who let prime downtown buildings rot, and tax them mercilessly until they sell to someone who will actually develop the land. The current construction boom is real, and if we can't tear down and replace some of these wrecks now under favorable economic conditions, then when will it happen? (11)
EN: The city needs to be find these property owners who are just letting buildings in prime downtown neighbourhoods rot away and tax them relentlessly until they sell it to someone who is going to actually develop the land. - Smarter policing, not harder - invest in services like SOS and sobering centres to let police get back to doing what they do best. No strong mayor powers without council approval. Work on making public transit usable again; if the transit manager has no ideas, authorize the city manager to bring in someone with fresh ideas. Commit to seeing the ten-point encampment response plan through to completion. Work with FN groups to lobby the federal government where appropriate. Turn the Boulevar (4)
EN: Police smarter not harder- invest in services like SOS and sobering centres that let police go back to doing what they do best. Disclaim the use of Strong Mayor powers without the consent of Council. Commit to making tra
6. Does anyone remember Ron Jeremy as the special guest for the grand opening of the Cannabis Palace? （ 45 ｜ 25 ｜ 10）
Original English title:Anyone remember when Ron Jeremy was the special guest at Marijuana Palace’s grand opening?
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- https://preview.redd.it/oyl6iq9li01h1.png?width=310&format=png&auto=webp&s=b18dfb40eb96a447ef4afeeb44d73727bd3b3bfc (16)
EN: https://preview.redd.it/oyl6iq9li01h1.png?width=310&format=png&auto=webp&s=b18dfb40eb96a447ef4afeeb44d73727bd3b3bfc - Haha, when I lived elsewhere, they had him as a special guest at a liquor store! (13)
EN: Hahaha, when I lived elsewhere they had him in as a special guest at a liquor store!! - Then he sat front row centre at the Alice Cooper concert at the auditorium (12)
EN: Then he sat front row centre at the Alice Cooper concert at the auditorium - No, but I'm not surprised at all. (11)
EN: No, but I am not surprised at all.
7. New life for an old building: Court Street project underway （ 32 ｜ 14 ｜ 9）
Original English title:New life for an old building: Court Street project starts
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- I love this project for many reasons. It brings new life to a beautiful building. It's adding much-needed housing in one of the two cores. It's driven by the local Indigenous community to help their members. Great to see an approach similar to Royal Edward. (15)
EN: I like this project for many reasons. It is bringing new life to a beautiful building. It is adding much needed housing in one of the two cores. It is being driven by regional First Nations to help their members. It woul
8. Can't wait for our Costco - the kid's summer is going to be lit! （ 29 ｜ 13 ｜ 8）
Original English title:Can't wait for our Costco - Brat summer's gon be lit!
Post content summary:https://preview.redd.it/1s4kf98kd41h1.jpg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba294e749f0a5d5d0849f408422bef7682d248ac 10 litres of crappy Cali wine. Just add 7-Up to remove the notes of sadness and despair.
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https://preview.redd.it/1s4kf98kd41h1.jpg?width=261&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba294e749f0a5d5d0849f408422bef7682d248ac 10 liters of crappy Cali wine. Just add 7-Up to remove the notes of sadness and despair.
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- A 10-litre bucket of sadness? Perfect, because in Ontario we're staring at empty shelves anyway. No Kirkland wine allowed here because the LCBO says 'no private labels', so we can keep paying top dollar for our despair. Just add 7-Up... and a side of broken Ontario dreams. (6)
EN: 10 liters of sadness in a bucket? Perfect, because in Ontario we’d just stare at the empty shelf anyway. Kirkland booze isn’t allowed here cause LCBO said ‘no private labels’ so we can keep paying premium prices for our - Oh 7up red wine? I have to try this. (3)
EN: Ooh 7up to red wine? I must try this.
9. Rent-to-own, is that normal? （ 14 ｜ 4 ｜ 5）
Original English title:Rental application before viewing, is it normal?
Post content summary:Hello, I will be moving from the Greater Vancouver area in British Columbia to the Thunder Bay Law School. I have been looking at several rental companies and noticed that most require a rental application with a lot of personal information before viewing. I even emailed them to ask if they had vacancies before submitting an application, and they just said to fill out the form. The necessary information they ask for is: current address, previous address, employment information with verifier, two references, bank name
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Hello, I will be moving from Metro Vancouver in BC to Thunder Bay for law school. I have been looking at couple of rental companies and noticed that most require rental application with a lot of personal information even before viewing. I even asked via email if they have any vacancies before submitting an application
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- Each rental actually has about 100 people interested, so making you fill out the form helps them weed out some candidates (12)
EN: Every rental has literally ~100 people interested so by getting you to fill out a form it helps them weed out some candidates - My nephews in Toronto (note: first-time renters, but *still*), someone had to absolutely *guarantee* the full year's rent. Ofc, downtown TO rent is close to 50k a year. (3)
EN: My nephews, in Toronto (first time renters, mind you, but *still*), had to have someone absolutely *guarantee* a full years rent. Ofc, a years rent downtown TO is close to 50k. - This sounds like Dawson Properties, and yes, this is normal, not a scam. I went through the process and moved into a unit in June. They get a lot of applications, like a lot, so this could be a way to weed out less ideal/serious applicants. (4)
EN: This sounds like Dawson Properties, yes its normal and not a scam. I went through this process and am moving into a unit in June. They have a lot of applications come through, like ALOT, so its prob a way to weed out les
10. Storage units? （ 14 ｜ 2 ｜ 6）
Original English title:Storage Units?
Post content summary:Hi friends! Just wondering where you think the most economical storage units in town are. Have stuff from a former roommate that needs to go! TIA
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Hi friends! Just wondering where you think the most economical storage units are in town. Have an ex-roommates stuff to get rid of! TIA
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- I'm not sure how economical it is, but when we moved to town, my wife and I stored our stuff at Apple Self Storage on Hewitson Street. No complaints about it. (4)
EN: I’m not sure about how economical it is, but my wife and I stored our stuff at Apple Self Storage on Hewitson Street when we moved to town. No complaints with that. - Second is a comment about Apple being expensive. Clean, temperature-controlled storage units, but within 2 years, they raised the price of our small 10x10 from $120 to $250. We paid $250 twice before we packed up and left. That's outrageous. If you have space in your yard, Canadian Tire has 8x10, 10x10 storage units on sale for under $500 (4)
EN: Second the comment on Apple being expensive. Clean, temp controlled storage units but over the course of 2 years, they raised the price on our tiny 10x10 from $120 to $250. We paid that $250 price 2 times before we packe - We used Apple, and they raised the rates too much during the year, and we had the unit. Switched to West Arthur in Grand Sudbury, and we're very happy with it. Two things to note. First, these units are not temperature-controlled. Second, the bottoms can be a bit dirty. We found nearly $2 in coins scattered around us (3)
EN: We used Apple and they increased the rates way too much in the year and a bit that we had the unit. Switched to Big Buck’s out west Arthur and was quite happy with it. There’s 2 things to note. First, the units aren’t te - I've owned one for about 8 years and just got rid of it a few weeks ago. I was at Superior Self Storage in Waterloo, they have indoor and outdoor, and the indoor ones are heat-regulated. I paid $113 a month and had a $50 deposit that was refundable. Not sure if they have vacancies because the moment I told them I was getting rid of it, it was actually rented out. But in those 8 years, I never had any problems with them, in fact, one of the (2)
EN: I had one for like 8 years, just got rid of it a few weeks ago, i was at superior self storage on waterloo, they have indoor and outdoor, the indoor ones are heat regulated. I was paying $113 a month, and there was a $50
11. Shed suggestions （ 13 ｜ 3 ｜ 5）
Original English title:Shed recommendations
Post content summary:Thinking about building a new shed this summer or most likely next summer. Need at least 10x12 if not a bit bigger. Not opposed to a kit I assemble myself. By the way, do people really take old sheds for free on the market? Saw a few posts before.
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Looking at getting a new shed, either this summer or most likely next. Needs to be at least 10x12 if not slightly bigger. Not opposed to a kit I put together myself. On a side note, do people actually take away old sheds for free on marketplace? I’ve seen a few posted before.
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12. External contractors （ 12 ｜ 2 ｜ 5）
Original English title:Exterior Contractor
Post content summary:Hey r/ThunderBay. I have an older home. It has old wood siding with stucco underneath. I need to insulate and live in the house, and deal with any potential issues with the underlying stucco. Who has recommendations for contractors? What good/bad experiences have you had?
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Hey r/ThunderBay. I've got an old home. It's got old wooden siding, and under that is stucco. I need to get the home insulated and resided, and to deal with any potential issues with the underlying stucco. Who has recommendations for contractors? What are your good / bad news stories?
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13. OTA TV broadcast in Thunder Bay area （ 11 ｜ 7 ｜ 2）
Original English title:Thunder Bay Area OTA TV Broadasting
Post content summary:I use a TV antenna. Until recently I received TVO, CKPR, and CHFD, now the only digital signal available is TVO. Does anyone know if the Mt Baldy transmission has changed?
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I use an antenna for TV. Up until recently I received TVO, CKPR and CHFD, now the only useable digital signal is TVO. Anyone out there know if something changed with the Mt Baldy transmission?
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