Thunder Bay

By Michael Lynch Remote First Nation communities in Northern Ontario will soon have the option of connecting to multimedia services, including high-speed Internet access, tele-health, e-commerce and tele-education.

By Michael Lynch Those making predictions in March about the severity of the upcoming forest fire season in Northern Ontario are doing little more than guessing, Ontario forest fire management officials say.

In response to the forest industry's need for highly skilled employees, Thunder Bay's Confederation College and Negahneewin College of Indigenous Studies are launching a forestry worker/operator program and forestry technician progr

Four recreational facilities in northwestern Ontario will receive a total of $321,000 from the federal government. The infrastructure spending will enhance facilities at Dryden, Red Lake, Ignace and Savant Lake.

Northwestern Ontario mayors are concerned about a declining population base in the region, and are looking at ways to combat the problem.

An International Working Conference on Ecosystem Health will be held at Quetico Centre May 12 to 16, 2002.

Northern Development and Mines has given the Thunder Bay Airport Authority $1.8 million to develop a light industrial/commercial subdivision. The airport already has its first tenant.

By Michael Lynch For almost 50 years Murray Jardine, a stationary engineer, has been warning anyone who will listen that logs and bark in northwestern Ontario lakes are harming water quality.

The Lake Nipigon region has become one of the North's hot spots in terms of platinum group element (PGE) exploration.

If Nipigon taxpayers want to give their community a facelift they are going to have dig deep into their pockets to pay for it. A proposed revitalization project will cost the town of 2,400 residents $12 million.