Thunder Bay

By Ian Ross Robyn Thompson thought she had it made with a federal job for life.

By Ian Ross Despite the Canadian tourism industry being hit hard in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, this year continues to shape up as a solid season for Thunder Bay. In catering to a regional and U.S.

By Marla Tomlinson The City of Thunder Bay has been actively marketing its proximity to the United States border in an effort to encourage trade and export involvement between northwestern Ontario businesses and the US Midwest.

By Ian Ross Selling the virtues, lifestyle, and culture to restless Thunder Bay youth is the aim of a "cool and energetic" Web site being developed for launch later this winter.

By Ian Ross One of the nastiest cross-border trade squabbles in years over softwood lumber has some mills in Northern Ontario evaluating operations on a week-by-week basis.

By Michael Lynch The City of Thunder Bay has two water-quality projects that are on the leading edge of technology and innovation. One is brand new, and the other has been in place for several years.

by Felix Winkelaar In the Hollywood version, a farmer builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield and Shoeless Joe brings his buddies to play ball.

By Pauline Clark Being the winner of the Youth Entrepreneur of the Year Award was a big honour for Alanna Toset, and it certainly was an earned honour.

By Michael Lynch After nearly a year-and-a-half of operation, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp.'s Charity Casino in Thunder Bay is getting mixed reviews from businesses that are impacted by it.

By Ian Ross Based on howls of protest from northwestern Ontario over the controversial format of the proposed northern medical school, there appears to be some movement afoot to grant Thunder Bay a greater role in the project, says one of its archite