Provincial funding will help attract more athletes and spectators to world-class event while boosting tourism in Thunder Bay region News Release | August 14, 2026 THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing $15,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) to help the Thunder Bay Timing Organization host the 2026 XTERRA Sleeping Giant, an off-road, multi-sport festival taking place August 13-16 in the City of Thunder Bay. As part of the government’s

Investment will help the City of Thunder Bay improve access to on-the-water programming for older adults and people with disabilities News Release | July 1st, 2026 THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing $57,936 through the Enhancing Access to Spaces for Everyone Grant to help the City of Thunder Bay improve accessibility at Boulevard Lake. The funding will support the replacement of inaccessible infrastructure with new floating docks, gangways, an accessible canoe

Provincial investment connects Ontario’s forestry and mining sectors while supporting a stronger domestic critical minerals supply chain News Release | July 10th, 2026 THUNDER BAY — The Ontario government is investing $262,500 through the Critical Minerals Innovation Fund to support new lithium-processing research led by Rock Tech Lithium in Northwestern Ontario. The project will examine whether crude tall oil, a byproduct of Ontario’s pulp and paper industry, can be used as