City yanking nets from outdoor rinks City will also enforce strict 25-person limits on all outdoor rinks in Thunder Bay. Jan 21, 2021 12:35 PM By: Leith Dunick Updated The rink at West Thunder Community Centre. (Leith Dunick, tbnewswatch.com/FILE) THUNDER BAY – The City of Thunder Bay is removing nets at outdoor rinks, a move that has upset some in the hockey-playing community. A change.org petition, started by John Falvo, has more than 75 signatures after being launched late on Wednesday. “(Families) and kids need nets to use to get out and have fun and practice skills of the games,” Falvo said.