Talk:Thunder Bay, Ontario
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Source for climate data: Link—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 216.211.25.204 (talk • contribs).
- The reason I posted the cities link is because right on it it points to environment canada's link. Which meant you didn't have to post such a long link. --Djsasso 19:52, 10 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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[edit] Population
Where are the 2004 figures from? they do not correspond with the Statistics Canada site which estimates CMA as 127, 100 for 2004.--BrentS 15:07, 21 Jun 2005 (UTC)
One other population note: the user who repeatedly conflates the population of the city itself (109K) with the population of the Census Metropolitan Area (121K) is kindly asked to stop doing so; they are not the same thing and Wikipedia cannot pretend they are. Thunder Bay does not have a population of 121,000 unless you pretend that Shuniah, Neebing and Oliver/Paipoonge don't exist. The CMA can be, and is, noted in the article, but the article must acknowledge that there is a difference between a city and a CMA. Bearcat 02:33, 3 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Sheamus Elvish
Was sheamus elvish really some sort of pimp and guitarist or did someone just mess with this article?—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.48.239.250 (talk • contribs).
- The latter. Bearcat 15:33, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
What was Rowdy Roddy Piper's supposed connection to Thunder Bay? It is not referenced on his page.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 24.109.243.169 (talk • contribs).
- He lived in the city for a time. When he was a teenager I believe. User:Canuckman55
[edit] WWII target
Was Thunder Bay a WWII target? I heard it was, which seems logical, as it was a major trading spot between Canada and the US, as well as the grain capital in the world. Anyone know if this is true?--Richard 01:50, 11 September 2006 (UTC) 8
- Thunder Bay was not a major trading spot between Canada and the US. It exported forest products to the U.S., that is all. Ask yourself what possible strategic interest Germany, Italy or Japan might have had in attacking Thunder Bay in the middle of the continent. Its only product of international importance was grain, and that could easily have been diverted to other ports. In any event it was much easier for Germany and Japan to attack shipping convoys closer to home on the North Atlantic and Pacific. However, it did produce airplanes at the Canadian Car and Foundry Company plant, so it is possible the Luftwaffe might have given momentary thought to it as a target, but how easy would it have been to get to the middle of the continent without being detected?. This would take work in German archives to determine if true. Or check some of the official government histories of the Canadian air force to see if there is any mention of German offensive plans against Canada. The Nazi Navy was able to target ships in the Gulf of St Lawrence and the lower St Lawrence with their submarines. Once the British had radar, the Luftwaffe was in trouble. BrentS 02:25, 30 October 2006 (UTC)
- I heard that during the cold war, there was a threat of Russian nukes? Vidioman 11:00, 11 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Pictures
no pictures of Fort William?
(If you mean the end of town) I don't live in Fort William, and having just a bike it was difficult to go there often. I have some pictures of buildings downtown though. You can add your own if you like.
(If you mean the historical park) I don't have any of those as I haven't been there in years. You can add your own if you like.
Vidioman 02:38, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
