Thunder Bay

Industrial workplace accidents may be reduced if mine and forestry workers upgrade their ability to read and write, according to a Thunder Bay literacy organization.

Leaseholders on Sandy Beach Road in Thunder Bay are disgruntled by the city's proposed five-year lease and are requesting a 15-year lease on properties, along with a valuation of leaseholder-owned buildings, before signing a new lease.

A merger in the grain-handling business may cost some jobs in Thunder Bay, according to the United Steelworkers Union.

Lakehead University professor Inder Nirdosh is the recipient of a $145,000-grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council for a mineral collector project.

Striking workers at Industrial Hardwood Products Ltd. in Thunder Bay have marked their second year on the picket line and still no end in sight for the strike.

Weyerhaeuser Canada Ltd. kicked in support for the Native Access Program for Engineering (NAPE) at Lakehead University with a donation of $100,000.

An unusual occurrence of diamond-bearing breccia rock on the Festival diamond property near Wawa has prompted Pele Mountain Resources to extract bulk samples for processing.

Travel agencies in Thunder Bay are reporting a decrease of about 40 per cent in business following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.

Workers at Safeway in Thunder Bay entered their fourth week of striking on Oct. 23, with few strides made in negotiations. Approximately 400 employees at Canada Safeway Ltd.'s three Thunder Bay-based stores walked off the job on Oct.

The City of Thunder Bay has prioritized developments, and the waterfront project has come out at the top of the list.