Our Community Centres are dedicated to providing neighbourhood and community-based programs and events that bring people together. From recreational activities and educational workshops to special events and services, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

A detailed overview of the programming, events, and services available at each Centre can be found in the Community Centre section of the current edition of The Key.

Explore all that our Centres have to offer and find the perfect opportunities to connect, learn, and have fun!


Programming at Community Centres 

Winter Festivities at your Local Community Centres

Vickers Heights Community Centre

Lumberjack Jamboree
January 25, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Boot Hockey Tournament – Wolfy’s Pond Cup
February 7 & 8, 2025


North McIntyre Rec Centre

Winter Carnival
February 8, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM


West Arthur Community Centre

Winter FunDays – Bannock Making
February 23, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM


Oliver Road Community Centre

77th Annual Winter Carnival
February 23, 2025


Current River Community Centre

Winter Fundays – Winter Science
March 9, 2025 | 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM


For more information, visit your Community Centre’s website or check out The Key:
thekeytbay.ca/winter-2024-2025

Fitness & Well-Being

Current River Community Centre

  • Fun Fitness with Lisa Guerts
  • Karate by Dinah Jung

  • Chance2Dance

Oliver Road Community Centre

  • T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

West Arthur Community Centre

  • Hatha Yoga

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Kokoro Karate 
  • Akira Karate
  • Zumba Toning 
  • Zumba Fitness
  • Radiant Yoga
  • Chair Yoga
  • Pickleball
  • Badminton 
  • Line Dancing
  • Disking
  • T.O.P.S. (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)

North McIntyre Rec Centre

  • Pickleball Drop-In
  • Gentle Yoga with Irene
  • CardioFlex with Charlene
Bingo

Current River Community Centre

  • Meat Bingo

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Cash Bingo
Children & Youth Programming

Current River Community Centre

  • Parent & Tot Group

Vickers Heights Community Centre

  • Homeschool Kids Group

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Parents-Tots
Crafting

Current River Community Centre

  • Quilting and Crafting Group

Oliver Road Community Centre

  • Northern Images Art Club

Vickers Heights Community Centre

  • Scrapbooking
  • Neebing Needlers

West Arthur Community Centre

  • Drop-In Craft Nights

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Craft Night

North McIntyre Rec Centre 

  • Drop-In Quilting
  • Wednesday Crafternoon
  • Wood Carving
Cards & Games

Oliver Road Community Centre

  • 10-10 Cribbage

Oliver Road Community Centre

  • Oliver Road Social Bridge Club

West Arthur Community Centre

  • Cribbage

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Game Night

West Thunder Community Centre

  • Euchre
  • Cribbage
  • Thunder Bay Duplicate Bridge Club
Social Awareness

Vickers Heights Community Centre

  • Federated Women's Institute
Skating Rinks

Parks Supervised 

Location

Number of rinks

North End Community Centre 

2 boarded, 1 pond

West Thunder Community Centre

2 boarded, 1 pond

Community Supervised 

LocationNumber of rinks

Oliver Road Community Centre

1 boarded

North McIntyre Community Centre

1 boarded, 1 pond

South Neebing Community Centre 

1 boarded

Vickers Heights Community Centre

1 boarded, 1 pond

West Arthur Community Centre

1 boarded

 

Older Adults Programming

 Current River Community Centre

  • Balance Fitness for Seniors
  • VON Exercise & Falls Prevention
  • CRRA 55+ Crib

North McIntyre Rec Centre

  • NorMac Seniors: A physical, Social & Educational Program for Older Adults
  • Older Adult Strength & Stretch
  • Pickleball Drop-In
  • Gentle Yoga with Irene
  • CardioFlex with Charlene
  • Drop-In Quilting
  • Wednesday Crafternoon
  • Wood Carving
  • North McIntyre Rec Centre's Silver Cinema 
  • Karaoke Cafe

Music & Movies

Vickers Heights Community Centre

  • Weekly Acoustic Music Jam Sessions

North McIntyre Rec Centre

  • North McIntyre Rec Centre's Silver Cinema 
  • Karaoke Cafe

Special Events

Oliver Road Community Centre

  • 77th Annual Winter Carnival, February 23rd, 2025

Vickers Heights Community Centre

  • Lumberjack Jamboree, January 25th, 2025
  • Boot Hockey Tournament - Wolfy's Pond Cup, February 7th - 8th, 2025

West Arthur Community Centre

  • Cribbage Tournaments: February 15th and April 26th, 2025
  • Winter FunDays: February 23rd, 2025

North McIntyre Rec Centre

  • Family Fun Night, January 17th, 2025
  • Winter Carnival, February 8, 2025, 10am - 4pm
  • Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, April 12, 2025

 


Find Community Centres by Location

For specific hours of operation, events, and rental availability, please contact the individual community centres directly. 

Current River Community Centre - 450 Dewe Ave.

Address:

450 Dewe Ave.
PO Box 22010
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 8A8

Phone: 807-683-8451

Fax: 807-683-3601

For more information, visit our website.

Email: community@currentrivercom.com

President: Arlene Halverson

Office Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

Manager: Pat Baker

Meetings: 3rd Thursday of each month. Everyone welcome!

Rentals: The Cedar Star Room Boardroom and a small meeting room are available for rentals. We can provide full banquet catering services, as well as catering for luncheons, teas, showers etc. We have plenty of daytime space open for classes, programs, seminars and meetings. Call Pat Baker, Hall Manager, to book your event.

Family memberships: $5 per family

North End Community Centre - 954 Huron Ave.

Address:

954 Huron Ave.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 6L4

Phone: 807-345-1951

Rentals: 807-632-0017

Visit our website

President: Ron Charbonneau

Rentals: Call Beatrice at 807-632-0017 to rent the hall for birthday parties, showers, shags, and other events.

North McIntyre Rec Centre - 2051 Government Road

Address:

2051 Government Rd.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7G 2E9

Phone: 807-767-1400

Office Hours: vary - call ahead

Email: admin@northmcintyrereccentre.com

Visit our website

You can also follow us on Facebook.

President: Dan Baxter

Rentals: Having a wedding, shower, shag, meeting, reunion, anniversary, party? Let us help. The Main Hall (heritage Hall) seats 175 people and the upstairs hall (Pioneer Room) seats 70. All halls have limited wheelchair accessibility (call the office to discuss your needs).

Oliver Road Community Centre - 563 Oliver Rd.

Address :

563 Oliver Rd.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 2H2

Phone: 807-345-9531

Office Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

President: Wilma Wood

Meetings: First Thursday of October, February and June at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome!

Rentals: Features two rooms - the Main Hall (capacity 150) and the Oliver Room (capacity 50) that provide rental space for weddings, showers, socials, anniversaries, meetings and special parties. Enjoy the use of our large projection screen for showing slides/movies over our stage. We offer FULL banquet catering: hot meals, cold plates, sandwiches, etc. Be sure to ask for a menu!

Memberships : $5

South Neebing Community Centre - 1841 Mountain Rd.

Address:

1841 Mountain Rd., RR #4
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7J 1C9

Phone: 807-631-9076

Visit our website.
Email: southneebingcentre@gmail.com
President: Laura Bron 

Vickers Heights Community Centre - 1695 Broadway Ave.

Address:

1695 Broadway Ave.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7C 5N5

Phone: 807-577-4041

Email: vheights@tbaytel.net

Visit our website

Meetings: Board meetings take place on the 4th Monday of each the month in January, March, May, September & November at 7:00 pm.

Rentals: Call Randy at 807-577-9067. The hall is available for showers, birthday parties, meetings, or classes. We have a great location, easy access, reasonable rates.

President: Randy Creighton

President Phone: 807-577-9067

Volunteer Pool Community Centre - 180 Martha St.

Address:

180 Martha St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7A 8C1

Phone: 807-345-5145, Recreation & Culture Division

Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00am - 5:00pm

West Arthur Community Centre - 1914 West Arthur St.

Address:

1914 West Arthur Street 
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7K 1C7

 

Join the Advisory Committee - Volunteer your talents and time to help shape the future of West Arthur Community Centre. Contact Paul Burke at paul.burke@thunderbay.ca for more information. 

 

55 Plus Programming

Office Hours: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - Tuesday to Friday

Phone: 807-625-3135

 

Evening & Weekend Programming & Rentals - all ages

Phone: 807-625-2304

Email: communitycentres@thunderbay.ca

Room Rentals: Looking for a place to have an anniversary party, baby shower, birthday party (any age) bridal shower, family reunion, luncheon, funeral gathering, meetings of any size, or a workshop? We have a large hall as well as 2 smaller meeting rooms available. No events with alcohol are permitted at this facility.

Contact communitycentres@thunderbay.ca to inquire about room rentals.

 

Learn More: 

West Thunder Community Centre - 915 Edward St. S.

Address:

915 South Edward St.
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7E 6R2

Phone: 807-475-9396

Fax: 807-473-9055

E-mail: westthunder@tbaytel.net

Facebook: facebook.com/WestThunderCommunityCentre

Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am - 3:00pm. The office is normally closed on weekends and holidays. Phone messages are picked up regularly.

Meetings: Board Meetings are on the 3rd Wednesday of the Month (September - June).

Rentals:

Board Room Capacity - 16 people

Multipurpose Rooms Capacity - 50 people

Half-Main Hall Capacity - 75 people

Full Main Hall Capacity - 300 people

All rooms are fully air-conditioned and our facilities are fully wheelchair accessible. Our gymnasium features basketball, badminton and disking courts.

Memberships: Seniors - $5, Regular - $10, Family - $15

President: Marilyn Miller

Manager: Rob Finley


Volunteer

Become a Community Centre volunteer! Here are just a few reasons to volunteer at a centre near you:

  • Meet new people
  • Use your skills and learn new ones
  • Take an active role in your community
  • Make a difference
  • Help build community spirit and stronger neighbourhoods
  • Volunteer work looks great on a resume
  • Make new friends
  • Have fun!

Contact one of the centres above to ask how you can get involved, or call 807-621-0035.


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