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Thunder Bay bus operator makes play for Ontario Northland routes

Thunder Bay bus operator makes play for Ontario Northland routes

A Thunder Bay bus operator wants to make inroads into northeastern Ontario on the heels of the province's decision to divest itself of the assets of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).
Mining may breathe new life into Thunder Bay ore dock

Mining may breathe new life into Thunder Bay ore dock

A prominent Thunder Bay contractor and mining executive has big plans to refurbish a derelict ore dock and put a former industrial brownfield back to work on the city's waterfront.
Confederation's technology grads in high demand

Confederation's technology grads in high demand

Joe Vieira is hard-pressed to single out one technology program at Confederation College in Thunder Bay that he could classify as the most in-demand by employers.
Full speed ahead

Full speed ahead

Driving down the Thunder Bay Expressway not long ago, Harold Lindstrom took note of an unusual, but encouraging, sight.
A place to call home

A place to call home

Walking into a dark and chilly former Hells Angels clubhouse has all the charm and appeal of a Halloween haunted house. It is one of the most unlikely places one would pick as a community gathering place. To Linda Bruins, it makes perfect sense.
Centring on change

Centring on change

Sandi Boucher knows she has a pretty good gig. The general manager of the fledgling Thunder Bay Centre of Change gets a daily dose of inspiration from the 30 entrepreneurs under her roof. “It's the most positive place to work.
Drill core box business sustains sawmill

Drill core box business sustains sawmill

Sandy Smith has a humourous kind of fatal optimism that accompanies any survivor in the sawmilling industry.
Opportunity knocks

Opportunity knocks

Thunder Bay is digging deep into the mining supply and services game.
Fast-moving Fladgate finds its consulting niche

Fast-moving Fladgate finds its consulting niche

Neil Pettigrew has witnessed the decline and rebirth of Thunder Bay's mineral exploration sector. A decade ago, the vice-president of Fladgate Exploration Consulting Corp.
Thunder Bay makes Ring of Fire smelter pitch

Thunder Bay makes Ring of Fire smelter pitch

Thunder Bay was making its best sales pitch in November to convince Cliffs Natural Resources to build its ferrochrome processing plant on the shore of this northwestern Ontario port city.