Thunder Bay

Five northern literacy organizations will receive a combined total of $82,000 from the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines to strengthen literacy training.

Nishnawbe Adski Development Fund will be holding its 11th annual business awards dinner on Nov. 29 in Thunder Bay.

Statistics Canada reports that the unemployment rate for Thunder Bay has risen from eight per cent in August of 2000 to 8.4 per cent in August of this year.

A local shipwreck enthusiasts' group wants to promote sport-diving off Thunder Bay with the aid of Parks Canada.

Following on the heels of Air Canada's recent layoff announcements, the mayor of Thunder Bay is requesting northwestern Ontario residents boycott Air Canada's new low-cost carrier, Tango.

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.