Thunder Bay

Competition for foreign direct Investment is fierce. Most recently, Thunder Bay lost an Australian manufacturer to Houston, Texas. The Community Economic Development Commission spent approximately three years working with this group.

Justus Veldman thinks there’s a home-grown solution to supply the Thunder Bay Generating Station with wood pellets instead of importing them from Europe. At the same time the Sault Ste.

Justin Frape has developed a fascination with a strange potion that’s sold in tiny apothecary bottles.

A plethora of heavy maintenance aviation work has been a boon for the Pilatus Centre Canada in Thunder Bay .

The business and community winners were numerous at the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Excellence Awards, April 11.

The City of Thunder Bay will have to tweak its plans for an event and convention centre after the federal government denied its eligibility for funding from the Federal Gas Tax.

Confirmation on federal and provincial funding for a new Thunder Bay arena and convention hall likely won’t be announced until the end of April.

Five Thunder Bay area businesses received a total of $485,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC) to purchase new equipment or expand their shops.

It’s hosted country musician Gene Autry, Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker and Queen Elizabeth II. Now the Royal Edward Arms building in downtown Thunder Bay is getting new life following its purchase by a local developer.

The City of Thunder Bay wants a judge to determine if CN Rail bears responsibility to maintain a damaged bridge that provides a vital link for the neighbouring Fort William First Nation (FWFN).