It opened on October 16, 1985 and is home to the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.

The facility features a wide variety of state-of-the-art equipment, including a ceiling that can be lowered or raised and acoustic draperies which can be adjusted to modify the reverberance in the auditorium.

[2] In an effort to decrease the facility's burden on taxpayers, the Community Auditorium issued an expression of interest for an organization or individual to become a naming sponsor in February 2008.

[1] Two potential sponsors — Shaw Communications and TBayTel — initially expressed interest,[3] but did not follow up on it by the March 27, 2008 deadline, and the name will remain the same.

[4] The facility receives $475,000 annually from the City of Thunder Bay.