Thanks to a grant we received through the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to conduct our #ChooseTBayFirst campaign this fall, we set out to produce a series of videos that explore the “money-back guarantee” that’s attached to every purchase you make with a local business....
Giant steps for our community can start with small ones, and we often don‘t see until we look backwards just how far we’ve come.
We have an amazing airport here in Thunder Bay. Granted, it’s got an advantage; YQT is the largest airport of its size for about 600km in any direction. It makes sense that the Thunder Bay Airport is busy and growing with the North. But our airport is more than just a...
We interviewed Shawn Christie at Lowerys recently as part of the development of our Charity Connect program. The Charity Connect program is designed to make it easier for Chamber businesses to find ways to help Chamber charities, and one of the things we’re learning...
Brigitte Tremblay of La Poutine told us that she loves working with other local businesses because of their character. “When you deal with a local supplier you’re not dealing with a business,” she said, “you’re dealing with people. And people have passion for their...
Nikos Mantis sees Pinetree Catering, the business he opened in 2013, as a grand opportunity for him and his growing team to build community through food, putting the long- and short-term good of Thunder Bay right into his bottom line where the rest of us can see it...
Jon and Sandra Wynn have been operating Gear Up for Outdoors since 1987, and their philosophy – to support the community that supports them – has been firmly in place since opening day. One of their favourite ways to do this is by mixing promotional events with...