Thunder Bay

Tyler Bragnalo wasn’t sure how he would adjust to working in a post-secondary environment.

The Wynne government’s election budget offered some goodies and uncertainties for Northern Ontario.

The Northwestern Ontario Innovation Centre in Thunder Bay will be hosting the RBC Innovation Awards luncheon, May 1, at the Victoria Inn.

The Thunder Bay Generating Station has burned the last of its coal, and Queen’s Park is rejoicing. The Ontario government is boasting that the province is the first North American jurisdiction to eliminate coal as a source of power generation.

It could take a full year to clear up the massive backlog of Western Canadian grain and move it to market, said the CEO of the Thunder Bay Port Authority. “They say this could take until the next harvest to clean up, it’s that big,” said Tim Heney.

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce held its 20th annual Business Awards at the Victoria Inn, April 6.

Terrace Bay Pulp has been fined $275,000 for an explosion that killed a worker at its Northern Ontario mill on Oct. 31, 2011.

Sonepar Canada of Toronto has acquired MGM Electric, a full-line electrical distributor in Thunder Bay that has served northwestern Ontario for more than 25 years.

Thunder Bay International Airports Authority is commemorating the 15th anniversary of WestJet’s arrival in the city. In March 1999, Thunder Bay became the first airport in Ontario serviced by WestJet offering daily service to Calgary.

Brooks McIIroy added another award to its trophy case at the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects annual awards of excellence held in Ottawa, March 4.