Thunder Bay

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Deciding to erect a chemical plant on Bowater property was not only convenient, it was a strategic move to position ERCO WorldWide for growth and expansion in the next few years, a director says.

Thunder Bay’s fsc limited has partnered with DTE Energy, an Ann Arbor, Mich. Company, to assist in providing software to two energy companies with the hopes it will lead to future business developments.

Bombardier Inc. has received $60-million contract to manufacture 22 commuter rail cars for the Montreal transit authority.

A program for information technology training in Northern Ontario is starting to move ahead.

By IAN ROSS For Lyle Knudsen, staging trade shows is about building and cementing relationships. “I sometimes shake my head when I walk through trade shows,” says the vice-president of Equipment World.

Larry Hebert of Thunder Bay Hydro has been appointed to position of special projects manager of the company, a shift from the 20 plus years he served as general manager.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE Groundbreaking to develop a $230-million power plant on Fort William First Nation in Thunder Bay may get underway early 2004.

By ANDREW WAREING Hockey, new infrastructure and new industry promises to offer Fort William First Nation a hat trick in future prosperity.

By KELLY LOUISEIZE It takes a certain entrepreneurial spirit to visualize opportunity out of mayhem. That is what Maurice Bedard of Kenora has done.

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW The City of Dryden and the surrounding area is about to reap the benefits of the will and determination of community members melding together to create a new, state-of-the-art Training and Cultural Auditorium Centre.