Thunder Bay

Pursuing a career in forestry for J.P. (Jean Paul) Gladu seemed almost preordained in following in the logging footsteps of his grandfather and father.

It's rare to find a company whose employ­ees have a high level of pride in what they do, and enjoy coming into work every day to do it. Bombardier Transportation in Thunder Bay is one of those companies.

The Port of Thunder Bay is facing a monumental year of change beginning this summer with the end of the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly on wheat and barley exports.

When Dan and David Stezenko started in the grocery business, among the lessons preached by their father was not to take customers for granted, and don't take anything as a given.

Thunder Bay 's Lakehead University is laying the groundwork to develop a centre of excellence in mineral exploration.

When northwestern Ontario's forest industry began taking a dive during the last decade, Grant Brodeur could see the writing on the wall.

A Thunder Bay bus operator wants to make inroads into northeastern Ontario on the heels of the province's decision to divest itself of the assets of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).

A prominent Thunder Bay contractor and mining executive has big plans to refurbish a derelict ore dock and put a former industrial brownfield back to work on the city's waterfront.

Joe Vieira is hard-pressed to single out one technology program at Confederation College in Thunder Bay that he could classify as the most in-demand by employers.

Driving down the Thunder Bay Expressway not long ago, Harold Lindstrom took note of an unusual, but encouraging, sight.