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In this Harbour Beat Issue…
🛣️ A road to the Ring of Fire breaks ground
🎣 Free fishing across Ontario for Canada Day week
🍟 Poutine Feast’s rocky first day downtown
🚶 Police extend downtown patrols into the fall
Trivia: What do you call a group of flamingos? (Answer at the bottom!)
Your week ahead in and around Thunder Bay:
Saturday, June 27
Thunder Bay Poutine Feast — 11 a.m.–6 p.m. · 📍 Prince Arthur’s Landing (Marina Park) · Final weekend of the touring potato-and-curd festival. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Hilldale Lutheran Church Yard Sale — 9 a.m.–2 p.m. · 📍 321 Hilldale Rd · Community treasure-hunt for a good cause. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Sunday, June 28
VegFest 2026: Rooted in Wellness — 11 a.m.–5 p.m. · 📍 CLE Coliseum · Plant-based food, vendors and wellness exhibitors. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Tuesday, June 30
Indigenous Survivors Day 2026 — 11 a.m.–7 p.m. · 📍 Baggage Building Arts Centre · A community gathering of honour and resilience. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Hip Hop in the North — 5–7:30 p.m. · 📍 Mary JL Black Library · Learn songwriting and beat production. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Wednesday, July 1 — Canada Day
Fort William Historical Park Canada Day Celebration — 10 a.m.–5 p.m. · 📍 Fort William Historical Park · Music, dancing and family-friendly activities. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Canada Day on the Waterfront — 3–9 p.m. · 📍 Prince Arthur’s Landing (Marina Park) · Free waterfront celebration for all. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Name That Tune Trivia — 7–9 p.m. · 📍 Sleeping Giant Brewing Co · Canada Day music-trivia night. · 📅 Add to Calendar
Saturday looks like a classic early-summer flip: mainly cloudy through the day before the skies clear out late in the afternoon, with a comfortable high near 24°C. It turns clear and cool overnight, dropping to around 11°C — perfect patio-and-Poutine-Feast weather once the sun breaks through. When it does, the late-June sun is strong, so pack the sunscreen. Full forecast at Environment Canada.
A road to the Ring of Fire breaks ground
Premier Doug Ford joined Webequie First Nation leaders this week to break ground on the 107-kilometre Webequie Supply Road — the first all-season link pointing toward the mineral-rich Ring of Fire. The province says the route, slated to open by 2030, could unlock critical minerals worth billions, though the project still faces environmental review and differing views among First Nations.
Cast a line for free this Canada Day week
Here's a great excuse to get out on the water: from June 27 to July 5, Canadian residents can fish anywhere in Ontario without a licence or Outdoors Card. All the usual catch limits, sanctuaries and rules still apply — and brand-new anglers can even borrow a rod and reel through the province's free TackleShare program.
Poutine Feast’s rocky first day
Thunder Bay's first-ever Poutine Feast got off to a messy start at Marina Park, where permit and background-check snags delayed food service by roughly five hours on opening day. Vendors who'd driven in from across the province scrambled to feed waiting school groups and families — and the cheesy festival runs right through Sunday.
Police extend downtown patrols into the fall
Thunder Bay's Project Support patrols — officers walking the north and south cores to connect people with housing, addictions help and ID services — are staying on the streets through the fall after a positive first run. In their first month, teams logged nearly 1,500 community contacts and more than 100 referrals to support services.
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Trivia answer: A flamboyance. A flock of flamingos is fittingly called a “flamboyance” — a nod to their flashy pink plumage. (They’re also sometimes called a “stand” or a “colony.”)