Thunder Bay

By Ian Ross Inukshuks. You know those little stone, human-like figures that crown highway rock cuts everywhere? They are selling in Europe, in Saudi Arabia, in Japan and just about everywhere.

The provincial government will spend $2.7 million in northwestern Ontario to create and sustain more than 100 jobs.

WoodWORKS has announced the launch of a new Web site for its second annual Wood Works awards gala. The Web site contains award details and nomination forms for the 2002 WoodWORKS awards gala that will be held Nov. 20 in Thunder Bay.

In a 9-4 vote, Thunder Bay city council has agreed to turn city documents over to the Ontario Provincial Police anti-rackets squad. The mayor and city clerk are authorized to sign agreements to release documents.

A retired collection agency operator in Thunder Bay is the new president of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters.

As if Thunder Bay did not have enough power projects on its plate, it now has companies approaching the local hydro utility with proposals for wind turbines.

Synfuel Technologies, the company that wants to build a 1,120-megawatt power plant in Thunder Bay, has purchased land on the city’s waterfront. It has acquired the Valley Camp terminal property for an undisclosed amount. The company’s planned $1.

A Thunder Bay shipping company is taking court action against the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. N. M. Paterson and Sons is seeking millions of dollars in damages and losses.

Thunder Bay is losing two more people from their senior management team. Development Thunder Bay manager Nancy Creighton and tourism manager Pat Forrest are leaving because their jobs are being phased out.

By Michael Lynch Thunder Bay may abandon the original concept of a "prestige business park" and turn the property into a truck plaza to service the needs of truckers.