Important Announcement: The TBay Greenspace Preservation website will be on hiatus until the municipal elections in October. Please feel free to review our website, especially our Recent News and Publications, and learn what our current City Council has done to target parkland, working hand in hand with developers to determine how and where our City will grow and develop.

If you have concerns regarding planning and development in the City of Thunder Bay, please contact your City Councillor or the Planning & Development department at the City. Thank you

About Us

TBay Greenspace Preservation came about as a grassroots organization of like-minded Thunder Bay residents who mobilized in an effort to preserve urban greenspaces and parkland. We support urban development in the right places in Thunder Bay.

Our objective was the preservation of three greenspaces, including parkland, that the City of Thunder Bay had targeted for mass development:

• 791 Arundel St
• 300 Tokio St
• 144 Fanshaw St

These three parcels have been sold to Terralux through the City’s “Opportunity Sites” process. Using funding from the federal Housing Accelerator Fund, Terralux is to include some affordable units (10% of the total units) at a maximum monthly rent (as of 2026) of $1660/month.

The City isn’t stopping at those three parcels. It has an extensive list of other city-owned lands, including parkland, greenspaces, parkettes, and parks throughout Thunder Bay that they plan to surplus and sell off for development. Most recently, City residents learned about a proposed development in Junot Park. Although the proponent withdrew their proposal due to public outcry at building on a beloved park, the City hasn’t stopped their quest to sell off this park.

The City has many parcels of land that would be better suited for development and densification. In fact, the City even commissioned a report that provides a list of those parcels. Selling our parkland, greenspaces, parks, and parkettes, although easier and quicker for developers, does not result in a more viable and healthy environment for Thunder Bay to grow into the future.

Click on the pages above for information on each of the proposed developments. Please read our articles on this website to learn more about why we think this sets a terrible precedent for communities throughout our city.

This October, Thunder Bay residents go to the polls to choose the next Mayor and City Council. It’s up to you to choose representives that protect parkland.