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| Name | Thunder Bay |
| Nickname | (The) Lakehead; TBay; The Bay |
| Settlement type | City |
| Motto | Superior by Nature / The Gateway To The West |
| Blank_emblem_size | 175px |
| Region | Northwestern Ontario |
| District | Thunder Bay District |
| CMA | Thunder Bay |
| Seat type | Electoral Districts &
Federal |
| Seat | &
Thunder Bay-Superior North/Thunder Bay-Rainy River |
| Parts | Thunder Bay-Superior North/Thunder Bay-Atikokan |
| Government | Info |
| Government | Municipal Government |
| Mayor | Lynn Peterson |
| City Manager | Tim CommissoBurkowski, Peter. "manager," The Chronicle-Journal (19 August 2008). Retrieved 19 August 2008. |
| Governing Body | Thunder Bay City Council |
| MPs | Bruce Hyer (NDP)
John Rafferty (NDP) |
| MPPs | Michael Gravelle (OLP)
Bill Mauro (OLP) |
| Settled | 1679 as Fort Caministigoyan |
| See Histories Of | Port Arthur and Fort William |
| AmaLocal Governmentmation | 1 January 1970 |
| Total Area | 447.5 sq km (172.7 sq mi) |
| Land Area | 328.5 sq km (126.8 sq mi) |
| Water Area | 119.0 sq km (45.9 sq mi) |
| Area water percent | 26.6 |
| Urban Area | 179.7 sq km (69.4 sq mi) |
| Metro Area | 2550.4 sq km (984.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 183m (600.4 ft) |
| Population Total | 109140 (Ranked 43rd) (2006) |
| Population Density | 332.3 sq km (860.7 sq mi) |
| Population Metro | 122907 (Ranked 31st) |
| Population Urban | 103247 (Ranked 29th) |
| Demonym | Thunder Bayer |
| Timezone | EST( UTC-5) |
| Timezone DST | EDT( UTC-4) |
| Geocode | 48�22'56'N 89�14'46'W |
| Postal code | P7A to P7G, P7J, P7K |
| Area code | 807 |
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Thunder Bay (2006 census population 109,140), formerly the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, is a city in and the seat of Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario, and the second most populous in Northern Ontario after Greater Sudbury. The census metropolitan area of Thunder Bay has a population of 122,907, and consists of the city of Thunder Bay, the municipalities of Oliver Paipoonge and Neebing, the townships of Shuniah, Conmee, O'Connor and Gillies and the Fort William First Nation.
European settlement in the region began in the late 1600s with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the Kaministiquia River.Bay - Fort William and the Fur Trade - The North West Company. Retrieved on 5 June 2007. The city was formed in 1970 by the merger of the cities of Fort William, Port Arthur and the geographic townships of Neebing and McIntyre. Its port forms an important link in the shipping of grain and other products from western Canada through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway to the east coast. Forestry and manufacturing play important roles in the city's economy, but with their decline in recent years they are being replaced by a "knowledge economy" based on medical research and education. An example of this, is Thunder Bay being the location of the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute.
The city takes its name from the immense bay at the head of Lake Superior, known on 18th century French maps as "Baie du Tonnerre".See 3rd paragraph. The city is often referred to as the Lakehead or Canadian Lakehead because of its location at the end of Great Lakes navigation.Tronrud, Thorold J; Epp, Ernest A.; and others. (1995). Unity - Introduction and Acknowledgements, pp. vii. Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society ISBN 0-920119-22-0.
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CAs Holding Free Tax Clinics for Thunder Bay Residents - Marketwire (press release) 
Marketwire (press release)---THUNDER BAY-, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - March 15, 2010) - Volunteer -Thunder Bay- Chartered Accountants are holding two Free CA Tax Clinics at the -Thunder Bay- ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:16:20 GMT+00:00
Rare Earth Metals Inc Announces Initial Results from the Clay-Howells Iron ... - MarketWatch (press release)
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:44 GMT+00:00
Late lead not enough for Stangs - London Free Press
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:21:06 GMT+00:00
Kings retain their throne - The Chronicle Journal
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:50:25 GMT+00:00
Landore Resources Limited - Progress Report - Junior Lake-Lamaune Iron deposit - Canada NewsWire (press release)
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:55:16 GMT+00:00
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:08:13 GMT+00:00
Nanos - Budget Unlikely to Impact Political Situation - Net Newsledger
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Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:28:47 GMT+00:00
Following the clues - TbNewsWatch.com
TbNewsWatch.com--Officers with the -Thunder Bay- Police Service say they discovered that the rear door of a South Cumberland Street bar had been left open. ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:51:23 GMT+00:00
Bears roar into CIS finals - Edmonton Journal
Edmonton Journal--The celebration, however, was pretty moot given that the big goal is still left -- winning the nationals in -Thunder Bay- March 25-28. "It's a little step; ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:20:14 GMT+00:00
February good for jobs - Vancouver Sun
Vancouver Sun--Other Ontario jobless rates include Sudbury, 10.8; Oshawa, 10.3; Kitchener, 10.1; Toronto, 9.4; London, 8.8; Hamilton, 8.7 and -Thunder Bay-, 7.4 The lowest ...
Date : Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:23:06 GMT+00:00
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