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THUNDER BAY – A little elbow grease and a lot of goodwill helped the Underground Gym get its new Victoria Avenue location a step closer to completion on Saturday. Local businesses, tradespeople, and other volunteers joined forces for a day of action to revamp the youth centre, which will offer a wide variety of activities and supports to area youth. The event was organized by Langen Glass, which holds an annual day of action to lend its skills to the community. New owner Barry Atkinson stepped in to replace the centre’s front windows with stronger glass after they were smashed last week.

Lighting of sacred fire at former St. Joseph's Indian Residential School one way Thunder Bay community honouring Kamloops residential school victims.

Volunteers helping to prepare, beautify new Underground Gym youth centre on Victoria Avenue.

Posted: Mar 12, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 12 Luc Despres welds one of the bases for the boxing ring he is making for the Underground Gym. (photo: Supplied by Luc Despres) The Underground Gym, in Thunder Bay, Ont. is getting a new boxing ring thanks to a local artisan. Luc Despres, of Despres Metal Artwork, said he offered to help gym founder Peter Panetta because he liked the work Panetta was doing with youth. The Underground Gym had to move to a new space on East Victoria Ave after the previous gym on Simpson Street was damaged by water and fire in November 2019.

(staff picture) Engineering companies, and private contractors in Thunder Bay, are volunteering their time to help the Underground Gym get on its feet. Francine Kotovich owns Tomlinson Drafting Services, and tells us she rallied the troops as it takes plenty of work to get a building such as the Victoria Avenue site for youth up to par. “The design is not just about putting a wall here, it’s about the building code, it’s about making the safety routes work.  It’s about all that in the design work, and there’s a value in that,” says Kotovich. She credits engineering firms such as ...