Thunder Bay

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

By Michael Lynch Trow Consulting Engineers Ltd., winner of the 2001 prestigious "One of the 50 Best Managed Companies in Canada Award" has two branches in Northern Ontario, one in Sudbury and the other in Thunder Bay.

By Pauline Clark Water treatment upgrades are underway across the province due to Ontario's new requirements under the Drinking Water Protection Regulation (DWPR) that establishes strict requirements for testing, reporting and disinfecting.

By Michael Lynch A new Thunder Bay company is bringing northwestern Ontario buyers and suppliers together utilizing a state-of-the-art automated notification system. Bill Cooke, chief financial officer of Northernsupplier.

By Michael Lynch The greatest challenge facing Brent Thompson in the future is attracting engineers to work in the north.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay – Twin Otter planes are made to fly in frigid weather, but when South Pole meteorologists report an average of -60 to -85 degrees Fahrenheit, maintenance, repair and mechanic crew know they are pushing the limits.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Thunder Bay – After being involved in First Nations economic development for six years, Thunder Bay businessman Franco Crupi is nurturing a small cluster of northwestern entrepreneurs at his incubation centre.

By ADELLE LARMOUR The sky is no longer the limit. Thunder Airlines is adding more aircraft to the tarmac at their Sudbury and Timmins bases. Presently, the Thunder Bay operation has a fleet of 11 aircraft and 110 employees.