Frank Pullia

In previous articles I wrote about the changes that have been occurring at Hydro during the last three provincial governments, how we went from power at cost to using Hydro as an instrument of social policy, to attempts at full deregulation, and the

Northwestern Ontario has had a long history of feeling neglected by the decision-makers at Queen’s Park.

Recent reports on the continuing plant closure and layoffs in the forestry industry and its impact on related business sectors would seem to indicate that the economy and population of northwestern Ontario will continue to decline unless this trend i

The issue of health care in Thunder Bay and region, more than any other, will remain in the forefront of our minds for many years to come.

Tourism has long been viewed by many as an engine of economic growth, creating jobs and spin-off opportunities for many sectors in the hospitality and service industry.

With more announcements of plant closures due in part to the high cost of energy in northwestern Ontario, the call for innovative solutions and a “made-in-the-North pricing policy is gaining ground, with the hope that it will soon reach a receptive e

Since the early 1980s, Northern Ontario has been experiencing a substantial shift from reliance on natural resource industries to a more diversified economic base.

Recent announcements by the provincial government on the fate of the coal-fired electricity-generating plants in Atikokan come on the heels of major layoffs taking place in the forestry industry, adding to an already precarious economic situation in

A couple of months ago I wrote an article on the future economic wellbeing of our region and the need to further diversify our economy. In fact, northwestern Ontario is still heavily reliant on resource industries (i.e.

In my April column I wrote about the major factors affecting the price of gasoline and touched on the reasons why I did not expect the price to come down any time soon. In fact since then, the price of a litre of gasoline at the pump has skyrocketed.