Winnipeg 1 Hour Flight | 8 Hour Drive 
Toronto 2 Hour Flight | 16 Hour Drive 
THUNDERBAY is located in the geographical centre of Canada on the 
northwest shore of Lake Superior, 45 minutes from the USA border. 

CITY OF THUNDER BAY 
POPULATION: 120,000+ 
• One of Canada’s Best Outdoor Cities 
• Regional Centre for Northwest Ontario 
• International Airport 

WHY THUNDER BAY? 
• Excellent sports facilities and affordable accommodations 
• Friendly, accessible community 
• Skilled volunteers and inspired spectators with a passion for sports 
• Northern hospitality where athletes take centre stage 

CONNECTING TO THE CENTRE OF CANADA 
Thunder Bay International Airport is the third busiest airport in Ontario 
• Air Canada, Westjet, Porter & Flair (Domestic) 
Daily connections: Toronto -10 (Air Canada – Porter), 
Ottawa - 2 (Porter) and Winnipeg - 2 (Westjet) 
Weekly Connections: Toronto - 4 (Flair) and 
Calgary - 3 (Westjet – summer) 
• Bearskin Airlines & Wasaya Airways (Regional) 
Daily connections, Northern Ontario and Northwestern Ontario 
All roads connect to Thunder Bay – Trans Canada 
Highway (east-west) and Highway 61 (south). 


SUCCESS STORIES 
A proven track record for championship sports events. 
2024 
Ontario Winter Games 
World Taijiquan Championships 
2023 
All-Ontario U13 AAA Hockey Championships 
Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships 
Canadian Disc Golf Championships 
2022 
Scotties Tournament of Hearts 
Canadian WUSHU Championships 
2020 
Special Olympics Canada Winter Games 
2019 
TELUS Cup – Canadian Midget Hockey Championships 
2018 
Pinty’s Grand Slam of Curling – Tour Challenge 
Canadian Cross Country Ski Championships 
Canadian Firefighters Curling Championships 
2017 
U-18 IBAF Baseball World Cup 
U-16 Canadian Alpine Ski Championships 
2016 
Can-Am Police-Fire Games 
PGA TOUR Canada – Staal Foundation Open 

MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES 
No trip to Thunder Bay is complete without 
experiencing these iconic attractions. 
• The Sleeping Giant 
• Terry Fox Monument 
• Fort William Historical Park 
• Kakabeka Falls

FOR MORE INFORMATION 
Contact Paul Pepe
MANAGER, TOURISM THUNDER BAY
Tel: (807) 625-3880
paul.pepe@thunderbay.ca

Contact Paul Burke 
SPORT & COMMUNITY 
DEVELOPMENT SUPERVISOR 
(807) 625-2305 
paul.burke@thunderbay.ca 

CHOOSE THUNDER BAY 
FOR YOUR NEXT EVENT! 
Tourism Thunder Bay – CEDC is proud to support the 
hosting of successful championship events with funding 
available through the CEDC Tourism Event Fund. 

FIRST RATE FACILITIES 
Thunder Bay offers a wide range of venues to host sports events: 
Fort William Gardens – 3,371-seat, multi-purpose facility 
(hockey, curling, figure skating); new video scoreboard & 
digital upgrades. 
Thunder Bay Tournament Centre – A twin-pad 
arena with seating for 1,100 in the main arena and 300 
in the second pad. Next to full service conference hotel 
with 89 rooms. 
Fort William First Nation Arena – A twin pad arena with one 
full size NHL sized rink (200 x85) - with seating for 800-1,000. 
The second rink is 185 x 85 with limited seating. 
Port Arthur Stadium – 5,400-seat, natural-grass baseball facility, lights & 
scoreboard; two additional world-class lighted diamonds at Baseball Central. 
Fort William Stadium – Multi-use facility with 400m track and 
artificial turf field for football & soccer. 
Chapples Park Stadium – 1,000-seat, natural-turf premier soccer 
stadium; two adjacent practice fields. 
Canada Games Complex – 77m eight-lane pool, diving towers, 
spring boards, indoor track & squash courts. 
Lakehead University – Four connected multi-use indoor facilities. 
The Fieldhouse – 15,000 sq. ft. gym for varsity basketball and volleyball. 
The Hangar – 50,000 sq. ft. pro-grade artificial turf field with 200m track. 
Upgraded 50m, eight-lane swimming pool. Wolf Den – 30,000 sq. ft. multipurpose 
gym – new build (2020). 
Lappe & Kamview Nordic Centres – X-ski facilities with over 
45 km of groomed trails combined. 
St. Ignatius / St. Patricks – Two new (2017) FIFA certified turf fields with 
400m tracks at local high schools. Soccer, football, ultimate, track & field. 
OTHER VENUES 
• Two Alpine ski/snowboard areas with 25-plus runs 
• Three curling clubs with 20 sheets of ice 
• Lighted outdoor tennis facility with nine hard courts (Tennis Centre) 
• 18-hole championship golf course; additional three 18-hole venues 
• Expanded 20k mountain bike trails – (IMBA Ride Centre standard 2023) 

UNIQUELY THUNDER BAY 
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Firefighters Ten Mile Road Race 
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Shuniah 40 Miner Mountain 
Bike XC Marathon 
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AFFORDABLE ACCOMMODATIONS 

Events Big or Small 
• 2,400 guest rooms (73 accessible) with 3,200 beds at 
40 hotels/motels 
• Seven full service hotels with banquet/meeting 
facilities plus 13 other branded properties. 
• Residences at Lakehead University (1,000 rooms for 
late spring, summer events) 
• Accommodations are within a 5 to 20 minute drive of 
the airport and sport venues 
Wherever you decide to stay, you will 
always be assured of warm hospitality and 
comfortable lodgings. 

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