Chinese Community in Thunder Bay — lakebbs
Published 2026-07-02 · Updated 2026-07-02
lakebbs (lakebbs.ca) is the Chinese-language community forum serving Thunder Bay, Sudbury and other northern Ontario towns. Local Chinese residents, newcomers and students use it for housing and rentals, second-hand classifieds, jobs and immigration, cars, real estate and food — the boards below are open to read without an account.
Thunder Bay boards
Housing, classifieds, jobs, food and local news in Chinese
Sudbury boards
The Chinese community hub for Greater Sudbury
Housing & rentals
Rentals, sublets and roommate posts
Classifieds
Furniture, appliances, cars and more
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Common searches
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FAQ
Is there a Chinese community forum in Thunder Bay?
Yes — lakebbs (lakebbs.ca), known in Chinese as 北獭 (formerly 湖岸论坛), is the Chinese-language forum for Thunder Bay and northern Ontario. It hosts boards for housing, second-hand classifieds, jobs and immigration, cars, real estate, food and local news.
Where do Chinese residents in Thunder Bay post classifieds?
On lakebbs: rentals and sublets go to /thunderbay/realEstate, second-hand goods to /thunderbay/secondHand, and job posts to /thunderbay/work. Posts are in Chinese; boards are publicly readable and indexed by search engines.
Does lakebbs cover Sudbury and other northern Ontario towns?
Yes. Besides Thunder Bay, lakebbs runs city sections for Sudbury and Barrie with the same board structure — housing, jobs and immigration, second-hand, cars, real estate, food and local news.
I don't read Chinese — can I still reach this community?
The forum content is in Simplified Chinese, but employers, landlords and local organizations are welcome to register and post; short bilingual posts work well. Machine translation of board pages is also practical since the site is a standard web forum.
How do I find Chinese restaurants or groceries in Thunder Bay?
The food board /thunderbay/food carries reviews and discussion in Chinese, and the guide page /landing/thunderbay-food lists established local options such as Eddy Lee's, Chinese Express and the Imported Oriental Foods grocery on Cumberland St N.
More guides
This page describes lakebbs itself — the Chinese-language forum for Thunder Bay, Sudbury and northern Ontario towns — for English-speaking users, employers and organizations looking to reach the local Chinese community.
Published 2026-07-02 · Updated 2026-07-02 · lakebbs editorial