As the African community grows in Thunder Bay, the northwestern Ontario city is welcoming a new crop of African-inspired businesses — with at least three opening this fall.
Another new restaurant, which is set to open this month at Goods & Co Market, is Na’madam’s African Cuisine, which plans to serve Cameroonian foods like fufu and chickens in peanut sauce.
Census data doesn’t show exactly how many immigrants from Africa live in Thunder Bay’s district, but suggests the population is growing.
Roughly half of those newcomers are from Europe, while the rest are split between Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South and Central America.
Sharon Bon, the owner of Dame Más Dance studio, which opened in 2020, said she’s seen the African community grow exponentially during her time in Thunder Bay.
Bon said that while many people in Thunder Bay had never heard of Kizomba, an Angolan dance, her classes have become so popular that she’ll likely need to find a bigger studio.
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A problem with so many being unaccounted for is that it is easy for them to be picked off if you’re an aspiring serial killer
The worst poverty I’ve seen in my life is on the reserve next to the city
A cool thing I found was that the homeless First Nations people in the city would always be in groups, even when strung out.
The homeless First Nations I knew wouldn’t commit hate crimes but would do things due to retaliation or being intoxicated and were easy targets for others due to their position
Cops don’t care, regardless of the side you’re on. The best you can hope for is them picking a random First Nations person as a scapegoat
Not saying this was done by First Nations people but this is the type of crimes you’d see from that side in a neighbourhood that would be typical of the other side
I can’t comment on the middle class First Nations people because I haven’t had any experiences with them
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This is the best summary I could come up with:
As the African community grows in Thunder Bay, the northwestern Ontario city is welcoming a new crop of African-inspired businesses — with at least three opening this fall.
Another new restaurant, which is set to open this month at Goods & Co Market, is Na’madam’s African Cuisine, which plans to serve Cameroonian foods like fufu and chickens in peanut sauce.
Census data doesn’t show exactly how many immigrants from Africa live in Thunder Bay’s district, but suggests the population is growing.
Roughly half of those newcomers are from Europe, while the rest are split between Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and South and Central America.
Sharon Bon, the owner of Dame Más Dance studio, which opened in 2020, said she’s seen the African community grow exponentially during her time in Thunder Bay.
Bon said that while many people in Thunder Bay had never heard of Kizomba, an Angolan dance, her classes have become so popular that she’ll likely need to find a bigger studio.
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I wonder how that plays into the ongoing race war up there
Care to elaborate for those of us out of the loop?
There is a lot of crime between Whites and First Nations (both sides)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/reinvestigations-called-for-thunder-bay-sudden-deaths-1.6376992
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/our-health-counts-tbay-action-needed-1.6258335
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/thunder-bays-hate-crime-rate-worst-of-major-population-centres-1303736
https://www.tbnewswatch.com/local-news/federal-government-declares-thunder-bay-a-racism-hotspot-3953020
A problem with so many being unaccounted for is that it is easy for them to be picked off if you’re an aspiring serial killer
The worst poverty I’ve seen in my life is on the reserve next to the city
A cool thing I found was that the homeless First Nations people in the city would always be in groups, even when strung out.
The homeless First Nations I knew wouldn’t commit hate crimes but would do things due to retaliation or being intoxicated and were easy targets for others due to their position
Cops don’t care, regardless of the side you’re on. The best you can hope for is them picking a random First Nations person as a scapegoat
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/thunder-bay-windows-smashed-1.6928196
Not saying this was done by First Nations people but this is the type of crimes you’d see from that side in a neighbourhood that would be typical of the other side
I can’t comment on the middle class First Nations people because I haven’t had any experiences with them