Shuniah
Shuniah is a municipal township in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, bordering the city of Thunder Bay to the southwest. Shuniah was incorporated by an act of the Ontario legislature in 1873, and at that time included much of present-day Thunder Bay and its predecessor and surrounding municipalities.Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Locality with 10,100 residents
- Description: township municipality in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada
- Also known as: “Shuniah, Ontario”
- Neighbors: Thunder Bay
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Ignatius High School and Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda.
St. Ignatius High School
School
St. Ignatius High School is a Catholic high school located in the north end of Thunder Bay, Ontario. It is part of the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board, and its amenities include a chapel, comprehensive science labs, computer labs, custom-designed…
Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda
Historic building
The Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda, built in 1909, was an early tourist bureau promoting the city of Port Arthur, Ontario. Located on the waterfront and close to the former train station, the pagoda was intended to attract the attention of visitors arriving by rail or water. Thunder Bay Tourist Pagoda is situated 3½ km south of Shuniah.
Waverley Park
Park
Photo: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Waverley Park is a public park located in the north end of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It is the second oldest municipal park in Ontario. The park forms the centre of the Waverley Park Heritage Conservation District, a collection of historical homes, churches, schools, and other buildings at the centre of Port Arthur. Waverley Park is situated 3 km southwest of Shuniah.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thunder Bay.
Thunder Bay
Photo: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thunder Bay lies at the far northwestern point of the Great Lakes of North America. It is a transportation bridge between the rich agricultural Prairies of Canada and the rest of the world, via the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Seaway which connects it to the Atlantic Ocean.
Shuniah
- Categories: township municipality in Ontario and single-tier municipality
- Location: Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Shuniah” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Shuniah, Ontario”
- Dutch: “Shuniah”
- French: “Shuniah, Ontario”
- French: “Shuniah”
- German: “Shuniah, Ontario”
- German: “Shuniah”
- Polish: “Shuniah”
- Spanish: “Shuniah”
- Turkish: “Shuniah”
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