Living Green/Health

123. Best guided outdoor experience

  1. Outdoor Skills and Thrills*

  2. Sail Superior 

  3. Such a Nice Day Adventures

124. Best outdoor store

  1. Fresh Air*

  2. Gear Up for Outdoors

  3. Wilderness Supply

125. Best bike shop

  1. Fresh Air*

  2. 3Ride Bicycle Co. 

  3. Rolling Thunder

126. Best urban park

  1. (Tie) Centennial Park*

    (Tie) Vickers Park 

  2. Marina Park 

  3. Hillcrest Park

127. Best playground

  1. Boulevard Lake*

  2. Vickers Park 

  3. Marina Park

128. Best antique store

  1. Sleeping Giant Antiques*

  2. Black Cat Antiques

  3. Cedar and Willow Vintage

129. Best local food producer

  1. Belluz Farms*

    2. 00

  2. DeBruin’s Greenhouses

  3. Pitch Creek Farm

130. Best locally made non-food product

  1. Waxxed Candle Co. candles

  2. Lovely Body products* 

  3. Ungalli Clothing Co. clothing

131. Best health food store

  1. Tim’s Whole Health*

  2. Kelly’s Nutrition Centre & Juice Bar

  3. Compass Foods

132. Best place for a bike ride

  1. (Tie) Centennial Park 

    (Tie) Boulevard Lake 

  2. Shuniah Mines/Trowbridge Falls*

  3. Lakehead University trails

133. Best hiking trail

  1. Centennial Park Red and Blue Trail 

  2. Top of the Giant Trail (Sleeping Giant Provincial Park)

  3. James Duncan Nature Trail*

134. Best mountain bike trail

  1. Scary Canary (Trowbridge Forest)

  2. Magma Day (Trowbridge Forest) 

  3. Balsam Connector (Trowbridge Forest)

135. Best day paddle

  1. Hazelwood Lake Conservation Area*

    2. Krista Lysenko 00

  2. Boulevard Lake

  3. Kaministiquia River

136. Best group fitness instructor

  1. Andy Noga 

  2. Shae-Lynne Willianen 

  3. (Tie) Natalie Lehto*

    (Tie) Gillian Whybourne 

    (Tie) Sofia Rizzo

137. Best personal trainer

  1. Andy Noga 

  2. (Tie) Natalie Lehto* 

    (Tie) Sofia Rizzo

  3. Amy Slemko

138. Best gym/fitness club

  1. Intrinsic Fitness & Lifestyle 

  2. (Tie) Push Fitness

    (Tie) Red Zone X-Tracked Fitness Training 

  3. Leading Edge Gym

139. Best yoga studio

  1. The Bodymind Centre*

  2. Modo Yoga 

  3. Ananda Studios

140. Best yoga instructor

  1. (Tie) Monica Czapla 

    (Tie) Helen Arpin* 

  2. (Tie) Erin May 

    (Tie) Dane Latimer

    (Tie) Kim McGibbon 

  3. Arthur Fiedler

141. Best place to camp

  1. Sleeping Giant Provincial Park*

    Ontario Parks 00

    Time to pack up the car, we got an extra-long weekend ahead! Load the cooler, grab the sleeping bags and tent—in about an hour we’ll be at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, Northwestern Ontario’s preferred camping destination. Summer memories are forged in sun and water and fun, and Sleeping Giant has been a part of that for decades. Centred around the vast campground at Marie Louise Lake, the park is a perfect showcase for the wild and wonderful landscape of Lake Superior’s north shore. Family-friendly, the main campground has sprawling sites, a broad beach, playgrounds, visitor centre, and plenty of amenities to make your stay more comfortable. Pay a visit to the Sea Lion via the Tee Harbour trail, take a short drive to historic Silver Islet for some ice cream, or get away from your campsite on one of the many hiking trails that wind through the park. The weekend is short, but the park will be there next summer.
    -Justin Allec

  2. Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park

  3. Neys Provincial Park

142. Best reason to live in Thunder Bay

  1. Proximity to nature/the outdoors*

  2. Affordability/quality of life

  3. The people/community

*2023 winner