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Parks
Dryden
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Office: 807-223-1425
General Inquiries : 807-223-2225
84 Whyte Ave
Dryden, ON, P8N 1A5
Dryden, ON, P8N 1A5
Short Description
Responsible for public use arrangements and maintenance of public parks and grounds
- Maintains city parks and playgrounds, large open acreages and neighbourhood parks
- Coordinates bookings of parks and grounds for special events
- Oversees the operation of of Aaron Provincial Park and campgrounds
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Parks and Cemeteries
Pickle Lake (265km)
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Office: 807-928-2034
2 Anne St S
Pickle Lake, ON, P0V 3A0
Pickle Lake, ON, P0V 3A0
Short Description
Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of municipal parks, campgrounds and cemetery
Cemetery
Cemetery
- Maintains cemetery grounds
- Enforces cemetery by laws
- Handles arrangements for acquiring plots
- Oversees all aspects of interment
- Maintains town parks and playgrounds
- Collects fees for camping permits for municipal campgrounds
- Maintains small recreational vehicle park on Pickle Lake Beach with electrical hookups and sewage disposal area
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Neighbourhood Recreation Program
Thunder Bay (304km)
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Office: 807-625-8463
111 Syndicate Ave S
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 6S4
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 6S4
Short Description
- Provides a variety of free, inclusive drop-in recreational programming for children
- Sites are located throughout the City of Thunder Bay
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Youth Services
Thunder Bay (304km)
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Office: 807-623-4673
1014 Victoria Ave E
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 1B6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 1B6
Short Description
- Offers a safe place where First Nations youth can discover their personal potential, positive friendships, and have fun
- Art supplies
- Climbing wall
- Foosball
- Internet and TV
- Monthly feasts
- Music gear
- Pool table
- Video games
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Botanical Conservatory
Thunder Bay (303km)
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Office: 807-622-7036
1601 Dease St W
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5H4
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5H4
Short Description
- Maintains the City conservatory of tropical plants, exotic flowers and cacti
- Displays seasonal plants and arrangements
- Offers guided tours
- Offers rental space for special occasions such as wedding ceremonies or photos
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Trowbridge Falls Park and Campground
Thunder Bay (302km)
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Office: 807-683-6661
125 Copenhagen Rd
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6B3
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 6B3
Short Description
- Offers biking, hiking, cross-country ski trails, playground equipment, a play field, and swimming in the river
- Operates tent and trailer campsites with or without electrical hook ups, laundry facilities, grocery store, recreation grounds, showers, dump station, and firewood
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Centennial Park
Thunder Bay (302km)
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Office: 807-625-2941
751 Centennial Park Dr
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 7K9
Thunder Bay, ON, P7A 7K9
Short Description
- Operates a public park approximately 60 ha (147 acres) including a 1910 logging camp and museum
- Offers a variety of summer and winter activities including the Muskeg Express Train Ride, cross country skiing and hiking trails, toboggan slide, playground equipment, a public chalet with concession and indoor picnic area, and an animal farm
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Boys and Girls Club
Thunder Bay (301km)
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Office: 807-577-2290
420 Vale Ave
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5E7
Thunder Bay, ON, P7C 5E7
Short Description
- Enhances the quality of life for children and youth through community-based social, recreational, educational, health, and counselling services
- Promotes self-determination and a sense of belonging and appreciation
- Provides opportunity for volunteer and seasonal employment
- Offers birthday party rentals
- Offers Safe Arrival walking service from Algonquin and Pius X schools
- Provides After School Care shuttle service from Five Mile school
- Recreational: soccer, baseball, floor hockey, gym games, climbing programs, snowboarding, and skiing
- Educational: study skills program, world of science, cooking class, arts and crafts, computers
- Camping, swimming, outings in the summer, dance and fitness classes
- Breakfast Club at various schools
- Satellite Outreach at various schools
- Achieve Program (Tutoring) at a few locations
- Homework Help
- Provides individuals with public access to the Internet and the skills they need to use it effectively
- Plays a crucial role in bridging the digital divide
- Contributes to the foundation for electronic access to government services
- Encourages online learning and literacy
- Fosters the development of community based infrastructure
- Promotes Canadian e-commerce
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School Leadership Programs
Thunder Bay (300km)
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Office: 807-623-0354
270 Windsor St
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Short Description
Teaches students to develop leadership skills and self-esteem through group workshops and hands-on training; topics can include:
- Anti-Bullying
- Character Education
- Conflict Resolution
- Effective Communication
- Fair Play
- Healthy Living
- Peer Leadership
- Team Building
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Child Nutrition Programs
Thunder Bay (300km)
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Office: 807-623-0354
270 Windsor St
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Short Description
Breakfast Clubs
- Provides a hot breakfast program with several sponsors/partners in area schools during the school year
- Offered as a grab-and-go program within each classroom
- Participation includes the following schools: St Ann, St Jude, St Elizabeth, Corpus Christi, Claude Garton, Algonquin, Vance Chapman and St Pius X
- Provides daily snacks to children in the after-school program at Vale and Windsor units
- Snacks can include fruit, yogurt, granola bars, cheese and crackers
- Offers a healthy nutritious supper during the programs at both Vale and Windsor locations
- Meal is provided free of charge
- Coordinates cooking classes at both Vale and Windsor locations
- Teaches aspects of cooking such as measuring, food safety, budgeting and preparing nutritious food
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After School Registered Drop In
Thunder Bay (300km)
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Office: 807-623-0354
270 Windsor St
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Short Description
- Provides after school recreational opportunities for children and youth
- Organizes after school activities that can include outdoor play, gym activities, computers, crafts, cooking, house league, get in the game activities, power up literacy activities or science program
- Offers a small canteen for children to purchase snack items
- Coordinates a hangout area in the teen lounge, pool tables, computers, homework help and leadership activities
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Boys and Girls Club
Thunder Bay (300km)
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Office: 807-623-0354
270 Windsor St
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Thunder Bay, ON, P7B 1V6
Short Description
- Enhances the quality of life for children and youth through community-based social, recreational, educational, health, and counselling services
- Promotes self-determination and a sense of belonging and appreciation
- Provides opportunity for volunteer and seasonal employment
- Offers birthday party rentals
- Offers Safe Arrival walking service from Algonquin and Pius X schools
- Provides After School Care shuttle service from Five Mile school
- Recreational: soccer, baseball, floor hockey, gym games, climbing programs, snowboarding, and skiing
- Educational: study skills program, world of science, cooking class, arts and crafts, computers
- Camping, swimming, outings in the summer, dance and fitness classes
- Breakfast Club at various schools
- Satellite Outreach at various schools
- Achieve Program (Tutoring) at a few locations
- Homework Help
- Provides individuals with public access to the Internet and the skills they need to use it effectively
- Plays a crucial role in bridging the digital divide
- Contributes to the foundation for electronic access to government services
- Encourages online learning and literacy
- Fosters the development of community based infrastructure
- Promotes Canadian e-commerce
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Parks and Cemeteries
Rainy River (172km)
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Office: 807-852-3244
201 Atwood Ave
Rainy River, ON, P0W 1L0
Rainy River, ON, P0W 1L0
Short Description
Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of municipal parks and cemetery
Cemetery
Cemetery
- Maintains cemetery grounds
- Enforces cemetery by-laws
- Handles arrangements for acquiring plots
- Oversees all aspects of interment
- Maintains town parks and playgrounds
- Coordinates park bookings and collection of fees
- Operates and maintains Hannam Park which includes boat launches, docks, wading pool, pavilion, washrooms and camping facilities (with electrical and water hookups, shower facilities and dumping station)
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Youth Centre
Dryden
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Office: 807-220-6551
113 Albert St
Dryden, ON, P8N 1J1
Dryden, ON, P8N 1J1
Short Description
Operates a drop-in youth centre
- Provides a supervised community facility for youth to socialize
- Offers planned activities such as scavenger hunts and gym nights
- Offers presentations and workshops periodically on topics related to youth
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Parks and Cemeteries
Red Lake (155km)
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Office: 807-735-2096
2 Fifth St
Red Lake, ON, P0V 1C0
Red Lake, ON, P0V 1C0
Short Description
Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of municipal parks and cemetery
Cemetery
Cemetery
- Maintains cemetery grounds
- Enforces cemetery by-laws
- Handles arrangements for acquiring plots
- Oversees all aspects of interment
- Maintains town parks, picnic areas, public beaches, beach barbeque pits, and playgrounds
- Coordinates park bookings and collection of fees
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Child and Youth Wellness Centre
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations (155km)
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Office: 807-407-9510
Crisis: 807-407-4633
2 Business Section Rd, Wabaseemoong Band Office
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, ON, P0X 1P0
Wabaseemoong Independent Nations, ON, P0X 1P0
Short Description
- Offers a drop-in centre as well as a variety of planned activities and programs for community children and youth
- Provides a 24-hour youth crisis response line
- After school drop-in
- Day camps
- Family support program
- Fitness centre
- Mental health counselling and support
- Youth in transition program for youth transitioning out of foster care
- Youth mentorship
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Public Campground
Atikokan (144km)
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Municipal Office: 807-597-1234
Campground Assistance: 807-597-6638
Hwy 622, Bunnell Park
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Atikokan, ON, P0T 1C0
Short Description
Provides a camping area for tents and trailers
Offers the following services for facility guests:
Offers the following services for facility guests:
- Drinking water
- Electrical hookups
- Sewer dump station
- Washroom/shower facility
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Parks and Cemeteries
Fort Frances (136km)
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Office: 807-274-5323
Parks Services: 807-274-9893
900 Wright Ave
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3J9
Fort Frances, ON, P9A 3J9
Short Description
- Responsible for the maintenance of parks and cemeteries
- Oversees two community cemeteries, one on King's Highway and another on Sunset Drive
- Operates Point Park along the Laverendrye Parkway
- Maintains various other parks and playgrounds
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Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park
Mishkosiminiziibiing/Big Grassy First Nation (131km)
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Office: 807-488-1067
Hwy 621, Assabaska Ojibway Heritage Park
Mishkosiminiziibiing/Big Grassy First Nation, ON, P0W 1J0
Mishkosiminiziibiing/Big Grassy First Nation, ON, P0W 1J0
Short Description
Responsible for the coordination and maintenance of a seasonal Ojibway Heritage park
Provides the following programs that focus on the lifestyles and cultural heritage of the Anishinabe people:
Provides the following programs that focus on the lifestyles and cultural heritage of the Anishinabe people:
- Bannock bakes
- Demonstration powwows
- Guided hikes
- Native craft workshops
- Rock painting
- Tours of the traditional village
- Traditional games
- Boat launch
- Campgrounds
- Canoe rentals and teepee rentals
- Laundry facilities
- Public pay phone
- Small store for sundry items and traditional crafts
- Washrooms and shower facilities
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Beaches, Parks and Trails
Kenora (119km)
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Office: 807-467-2097
60 14th St N
Kenora, ON, P9N 4M9
Kenora, ON, P9N 4M9
Short Description
Maintains city beaches, parks, open green spaces and walking trails
Beaches
Provides public beach areas in five locations, some with camping areas:
Offers park rentals for special events such as wedding photos or family reunions; locations include:
Beaches
Provides public beach areas in five locations, some with camping areas:
- Anicinabe Park (camping at this location only)
- Coney Island Park
- Garrow Park
- Keewatin Beach
- Norman Park
Offers park rentals for special events such as wedding photos or family reunions; locations include:
- Anicinabe Park
- Beatty Park
- Coney Island Park
- Garrow Park
- Keewatin Beach Park
- McLeod Park
- Norman Park
- Provides official mapped walking trails that range in length from 2 km to 20 km and are equipped with proper signage
- One trail is suitable for biking and/or cross country skiing
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Parks and Recreation
Ear Falls (100km)
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Office: 807-222-3624
30 McCallum St, Recreation Centre
Ear Falls, ON, P0V 1T0
Ear Falls, ON, P0V 1T0
Short Description
Responsible for recreational programs, services and facilities
- Provides a sportsplex area with baseball diamonds, a pavilion for holding barbeques (bring your own) and a sliding hill
- Offers scheduled ice hockey
- Provides drop-in hockey games, youth drop-in and drop-in curling
- Provides court sports (badminton, floor hockey, shuffleboard, basketball)
- Provides ice surface and arena equipment rentals
- Provides a gym for weight training and cardio exercise equipment
- Provides a 9 hole course with putting greens and cart rentals
- Offers a clubhouse, pro shop and club rentals
- Offers golf on Tuesdays at half price
- Provides and maintains Lion's Park with picnic tables and children's playground equipment
- Maintains Calvin Russell Fulford Memorial Park with swings and playground equipment
- Provides and maintains a large beachfront park with a public dock, washrooms and showers
- Offers park rental for special events
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Parks and Recreation
Ignace (94km)
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Office: 807-938-7749
Office: 807-934-2202
34 Main St
Ignace, ON, P0T 1T0
Ignace, ON, P0T 1T0
Short Description
Responsible for municipal recreational programs, services and facilities
Arena
Arena
- Provides an ice arena for scheduled hockey games, figure skating and open public skating
- Provides arena rental to the Northwestern Hockey Sports Camp for month of July to hold summer hockey school for boys and girls of all ages
- Provides an exercise gym with treadmills, weights and cardio equipment
- Maintains municipal parks and playgrounds
- Maintains public beaches equipped with change rooms, picnic pavilions and playgrounds
- Offers an enclosed swimming area on West Beach for beginners
- Provides tennis courts beside the arena for public use
- Provides volleyball nets on Agimak Beach for use anytime
- Maintains a community golf course and club
- Maintains a four-lane bowling alley at the Recreation Complex
- Rental available for individuals and groups
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Youth Services
Sioux Lookout (75km)
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Office: 807-737-2700
Sioux Lookout Anti-Racism Committee: 807-737-1501
54 Front St
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B7
Sioux Lookout, ON, P8T 1B7
Short Description
Operates a drop-in youth centre
- Offers a community facility for youth to socialize and attend activities which are planned by the youth themselves; guidance provided as needed
- Offers the sale of refreshments with all proceeds to the Youth Centre
- Art nights
- Band performances, both local and out-of-town, organized by Sioux Youth Concerts
- Coffee houses
- Drama nights
- Games such as air hockey, pool and cards
- Engages youth to explore the cultural history of Sioux Lookout and area
- Homework support
- Music production and workshops
- Sports events at the Rec Centre
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Parks and Recreation
Machin (40km)
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Office: 807-227-2633
75 Spruce St
Machin, ON, P0V 2V0
Machin, ON, P0V 2V0
Short Description
Responsible for recreational facilities, programs and services and maintains municipal parks
Eagle River Recreation Centre
- Provides and maintains baseball diamond
- Coordinates a fall soccer program, depending on sufficient interest
- Holds a community sliding party
- Offers swimming lessons
- Coordinates park bookings for special events on a first come basis
Eagle River Recreation Centre
- Holds various community events
- Provides regular scheduled hockey games during winter season
- Offers public skating sessions
- Holds annual hockey schools and power skating schools during summer months
- Eagle River Hudson Post Park
- Eagle River Park
- Kinsmen Beach, with barbeque pits, change rooms and washroom
- Vermilion Bay Pine Tree Park
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Administration of Parks, Campgrounds and Conservation Areas
Thunder Bay (304km)
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Office: 807-625-2941
111 Syndicate Ave S
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 6S4
Thunder Bay, ON, P7E 6S4
Short Description
Responsible for planning, design, development, operation, maintenance, and evaluation of the park facilities in the City
Maintains recreational sites throughout Thunder Bay, including:
Maintains recreational sites throughout Thunder Bay, including:
- 129 City Parks
- Beaches and Splash Pads
- Campgrounds
- Centennial Botanical Conservatory
- Marina Park - Prince Arthur's Landing
- Off-Leash Dog Park
- Over 55 km of paved recreational trails
- Urban Forests
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