Moving to Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay apartments and housing resources

For information on your tenants rights go to the Ontario Tenants Most Asked Questions and Answers page.

Thunder Bay apartments for rent, plus houses and condo rentals:

Thunder Bay apartments for rent, from GottaRent
Thunder Bay apartments, Apartment Corner
Apartments for rent in Thunder Bay, by GSC Rentals

Thunder Bay public housing, rent geared to income accomodations, and government benefits for the disadvantaged:

Thunder Bay Community Housing, public housing, Office: 114 May St. S., (807) 625-2196
Thunder Bay Tenants Associations:

Tenant Associations Organizing guide




City of Thunder Bay - Government pages

City of Thunder Bay,
How to contact your Thunder Bay Mayor and City Councillors
City of Thunder Bay Municipal Code/By-laws


Garbarge and recycling information.
Household hazardous waste, for proper disposal of hazardous waste such as batteries, fluorescent and compact fluorescent lamps (as they contain mercury,) pharmaceuticals, paints, solvents, pesticides, etc..




Other Thunder Bay Social Services, Agencies and Advocacy Groups (help and advice)

• Be WebAware, for Parents to keep your children safe when on the Internet
• Catholic Family Development Centre, non-denominational services, 380 Dufferin Street, (807) 345-7323
• Family Services Thunder Bay, 544 Winnipeg Ave., Thunder Bay, (807) 684-1880
• Lakehead Social Planning Council and Community Information Referral Centre
• Thunder Bay District Health Unit
• Thunder Bay Multicultural Association, 17 North Court St., Thunder Bay, (807) 345-0551
• United Way of Thunder Bay

Poverty in Thunder Bay: A Statistical Reference, by the Thunder Bay Economic Justice Committee, August 2006




Legal Services

COMMUNITY LEGAL AID CLINICS


• Family Law Office, 30b St. Paul Street, Thunder Bay, (807) 346-2950
• Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic, 86 South Cumberland St., Thunder Bay, (807) 344-2478
• Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services, 86 S. Cumberland Street, Thunder Bay, (807) 622-1413
• Legal Aid Office, 209 Van Norman Street, Thunder Bay, (807) 345-1972, or Toll Free: 1-888-373-3309



• Landlord and Tenant Board, (formerly the Ontario Rental Housing Tribunal,) Client Service Office, 435 South James Street, Thunder Bay, 1-888-332-3234




Emergencies: Fire, police, plus distress centres

Fire: for emergencies call 911
Thunder Bay Fire and Rescue Service, or for general inquiry calls: (807) 625-2103

Thunder Bay Police: for emergencies and crimes in progress call 911
For general and non-urgent inquires call (807) 684-1200


Poison Information 416-813-5900 (TTY-only 416-597-0215)

Distress Centres:

• Thunder Bay Crisis Response Service, (807) 346-8282,
• Kids Helpline 1-800-668-6868
• Parent Helpline 1-888-603-9100




Thunder Bay Foodbanks and emergency shelters

Lakehead Coalition Food Bank, 394 Waverly St., (807) 623-2712
Thunder Bay Food Bank, 129 Miles St. E., (807) 626-9231

Shelter House, 80 Simpson Street S., Thunder Bay, (807) 623-8182




Thunder Bay Hospitals and Healthcare

Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 for health advice over the phone

Hospitals

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, 980 Oliver Road Thunder Bay, (807) 684-6000


Doctor Search, a service provided by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario





Education

Adult Learning Center, and Thunder Bay Literacy Group
Lakehead Public Schools, for public Kindergarden to Grade 12 education
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, for Catholic elementary to high school education
Le conseil scolaire de district catholique des Au
Confederation College
Lakehead University


Thunder Bay Public Library




Transportation

, Thunder Bay public transit
Thunder Bay Airport




Other Services

Thunder Bay lawyers




Other Directories and Search Engines

Thunder Bay Internet City
Thunder Bay Net
Google Canada Search Engine
Yahoo Canada Directory





General Reference

Canada 411 Telephone Directory
Canada Post
Postal Code lookup, from Canada Post
Thunder Bay Map, from Mapquest
Thunder Bay Maps, from Yahoo