Thunder Bay is a city of the district of Thunder Bay in the Ontarian south-west of the Canada. It is the second big city of Ontarian north (2006 population 109,140; RMR 122,907). The city takes its name of vast bay at the top of the Higher Lac, name which is reproduced like “Bay of the Thunder” on the French charts of the XVIIIe century. The city was formed in 1970 by the fusion of the two towns of Strong William and Port Arthur as well as the cantons of Neebing and McIntyre. Its port constitute an important bond in the river transport of the grains and other weighty products of the west through the Big lakes and the Sea route of the St. Lawrence at the east coast. The city is often called in English the “Lakehead” or “Canadian Lakehead” due to its situation “with the head” of the navigation of the Big lakes.
History
Strong William, in the beginning Fort Caministogoyan builds by France, was the core of the Compagnie of the North-West, a business of draft of fur at the beginning of the XIXe century. Port Arthur, with a few kilometers in north was colonized as from 1870 like an end of the Dawson road between Ontario and the Canadian west.Thunder Bay is the regional center of services for the Ontarian North-West. The majority of the provincial ministries are represented there. The Lakehead university, established by the political pressure of the professionals and business men of the city, is a large asset, as well as the Confederation college. These same professionals and business men carried out the fusion of the towns of Strong William and Port Arthur in 1970.
Sources
- Thunder Bay from rivalry to unity/edited by Thorold J. Tronrud and A. Ernest Epp. Thunder Bay: Thunder Bay Historical Society Museum, 1995.
Government and policy
The municipal council includes/understands a mayor and twelve advisers. The mayor and five of the advisers are elected by all the population. Seven of the advisers are elected for the seven “wards” or electoral constituencies: Current To rivet Ward, McIntyre Ward, McKellar Ward, Neebing Ward, Northwood Ward, Red To rivet Ward, Westfort Ward.
Symbols of the city
The Sleeping Giant, a great formation of mesas on the Sibley peninsula of the Higher Lac, which resembles a giant extended on the back, became a symbol of the city. The Sibley peninsula locks up water of bay (Thunder Bay), and dominine the sight of the lake of the northern part of the city (formerly Port Arthur, Ontario). The Giant deadened figure also on the blazon and the municipal flag (image in top) .ok
Accommodated sporting great events
Economy and labor
The exploitation of the forest (Bowater) and the construction of means of transport (Bomber) are more big industries.
Two establishments of higher education: The Lakehead university and the college Confederation.
Principal tourist attraction is the historical park of Strong William, built in 1973 like a copy of a station of draft of 1815.
In 1981 the city accommodated the plays of Canada and into 1995 those world of ski Scandinavian.
Famous people
- Clarence Decatur Howe, 1886-1960, politician
- Bora Laskin, judge as a chief of the Supreme court of Canada
- Hugh LeCaine, 1914-1977, physicist, type-setter, inventive
- Robert James Manion, 1881-1943, politician
- Robin Philpot, journalist
- Paul Shaffer, musician
- Jordan Staal, hockey player evolving/moving with Penguins de Pittsburgh
- Eric Staal, hockey player evolving/moving with Carolina Hurricanes
Évêché
- Diocese of Thunder Bay
- Cathedral Saint-Patrick de Thunder Bay
external bonds
- official site
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