Thunder Bay

Barb Courte knows all about the rigours of the diamond drilling business from both ends of the stick. “I was the wife of a driller and I know what the guys go through,” said the president of Thunder Bay's Cobra Drilling and Northstar Drilling.

Old school thinking in Thunder Bay is making way for a new wave of planning. For Eric Zakrewski, president of True Grit Consulting, finding a suitable space to expand was turning out to be a real headache.

The PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise is extending its reach into northeastern Ontario.

Call it one of those inventions that was hiding in plain sight. When Dan Cheal of Thunder Bay plopped his infant daughter into a restaurant high chair, the cleanliness of the serving tray left something to be desired.

The debate has raged for years in Thunder Bay on whether to build a new events centre. But now the wheels are in motion toward making it happen.

Regen Med secures provincial designation

Earthmoving equipment digging up Thunder Bay’s waterfront behind the venerable Prince Arthur Hotel suggests the next century of the city’s north side could look remarkably different from its first 100 years.

Keith Hobbs makes no apologies for telling it like it is. Blunt talk is what you’d expect from a 34-year police veteran making his first foray into politics.

Some of the biggest names in the mining industry were present on April 5, for Thunder Bay’s annual Northwestern Ontario Miners and Minerals Symposium.

The economics look good so far for a potential open pit base metals mine near Thunder Bay.