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Thunder Bay Horticultural Society

District 14

About Us

Come join us at the Thunder Bay Horticultural Society.
We welcome experienced gardeners to share their knowledge and skills along with new gardeners to come and learn with us.
We have monthly meetings and guest speakers who share their passions of horticulture with us.

Our Vision: To promote horticulture through plantings, knowledge sharing, environmental protection and the benefits of gardening to the quality of life.

Mailing address: PO Box 20023 Thunder Bay RPO Northwood Foods, ON, P7E 6P2

The 2024 Calendar of events is listed below.

Thank you everyone for helping make 2023 a special 100th Anniversary year.


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Our general meeting location is:

Oliver Road Community Centre
563 Oliver Road
Thunder Bay ON P7B 2H2
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The fee to join our society is:

Adults $25 Seniors $20 Youth $15

Society Contacts:
Title First/Last Name Email Phone
President/ Webpage administer Vickie Bureau tbayhort@gmail.com 807-633-7503
1st Vice-President Vacant
Past President Pat Izsak tbayhort@gmail.com 807-475-3587
Secretary Vacant tbayhort@gmail.com
2nd Vice President Vacant
Treasurer Ian Robson tbayhort@gmail.com 807-630-3340
Director 2023-2024-Provincial Awards Wilma Wood tbayhort@gmail.com 807-344-7509
Director 2023-2024-Public Plantings Shirley Robson tbayhort@gmail.com 807-620-8600
General Information:

Our meetings are held at the Oliver Road Community Centre on the third Thursday of each month, February-June & September-November.

May/June is our plant sale and July & August are our Garden Tours.
Our Flower Photo Contest is ORANGE this year. The rules and regulation forms are listed below in our Document Library and is open to all residents of Thunder Bay and surrounding area with presentations taking place at our October meeting.

Upcoming March 21, 2024, 7pm, General Meeting:
▪ Presentation Topic
• Josh Szura, Sun Bowl Farm, Vegetable Garden Planting
• Erika North, Information & Updates to the Summer Flower Show, July 27th

Join Us!

We welcome you to come and see what we are all about. You can drop in without a membership just to see what goes on but request that you purchase a membership for additional meetings. Memberships run from January 1st - December 31st.
Memberships offer a 10% discount at some local garden shops & nurseries and are very reasonably priced.
Come on out to share knowledge, meet fellow gardening enthusiasts and reap the benefits that gardening adds to the quality of our lives. ...Hope to see you soon!

Event Schedule:
Event Name Date/Time Location Description
Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market February Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 Information Booth and Membership Drive
February General Meeting February 15, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Sister's of Turtle Island Drum Group followed by Ben Johnson - Giant Pumpkin Gardening
Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market March Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 Information Booth and Membership Drive
Roots to Harvest Seedy Saturday March 2, 2024; 11-3pm 450 Fort William Rd, Thunder Bay, ON P7B 2Z6 Seedy Saturday
March General Meeting March 21, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Josh Szura-Sun Bowl Farm-Vegetable planting
Information Booth-Thunder Bay Country Market April 5 - 12, 2024-Wednesdays-3:30-6:30, Saturdays-8:00am-1:00pm 425 Northern Ave, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 2V7 Information Booth and Membership Drive
Spring Home & Garden Show- Information/Membership drive Booth April 5-7; 10 - 4pm 425 Northern Ave. Thunder Bay,. Ontario. P7C2V7 Spring Home & Garden is a Tradeshow of local Thunder Bay businesses, specializing in Home and Garden.The event takes place on the CLE Grounds
Seedy Saturday Presented by Misty Meadows Permaculture Farm April 6, 2024; 12-3pm Nolalu Community Centre, 2266 Highway 588, Nolalu, ON Seedy Saturday
April General Meeting April 18, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Tina Quinn - Aeroponics
District 14, AGM MAY 3-5, 2024 Oliver Road Community Centre District 14 Annual General Meeting,
May General Meeting May 18, 2024 7:00 pm Oliver Road Community Centre Carole Ann Mador-Vermiculture
Plant Sale(set up/drop off) May 31, 2024 4:00-8:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Plant Sale set up and drop off
Plant Sale June 1, 2024 10:00-2:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Annual Plant Sale
June General Meeting June 20, 2024-time 7:00-9:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Jay Alexander, GMO seeds and horticulture, Erika North – Refresher Course for Flower Show
Garden Tours July TBA Garden Tours - Open to Society Members + a guest
OHA Convention July 12-14 Guelph, ON OHA 116th Convention
Flower Show(exhibit drop off) July 26, 4:00-8:00 pm Oliver Road Community Centre Flower Show Exhibit drop off times.
Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Show July 27, 2024 Oliver Road Community Centre Flower Show Schedule to follow
Garden Tours August TBA Garden Tours - Open to Society Members + a guest
Information Booth- CLE Grounds August 12-17, 2024, 12:00-9:00 425 Northern Ave., Thunder Bay Information Booth& Membership Drive
September General Meeting September 19, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Flower & Vegetable Show winners, Voting on the Orange Flower Photo Contest.
October General Meeting October 17, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Orange Flower Photo Contest Winners Presenter - Beth Stewart - Hive Alive Rural Keekeepeers
November General Meeting November 21, 2024; 7:00pm Oliver Road Community Centre Christmas Social/Pot Luck Dinner/Twonie Bags/Non perisable Food Collection for Lakehead Unniversity Food Bank/AGM/Elections/ Christmas Flower Show
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