Thunder Bay

By ADELLE LARMOUR The Haileybury School of Mines (HSM) has branched out far beyond the educational needs of its own backyard. Prompted to meet the demands for educated workers during the Cobalt mining boom, it first opened its doors in 1912.

By JASON THOMPSON and CRAIG GILBERT Eat your heart out, Toronto. According to Canadian Business magazine, Northern Ontario is not a bad place to do business at all.

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.