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In Thunder Bay, 5G Is Set to Revolutionize How People and Businesses Interact
5G mobile connectivity promises to revolutionize how people and businesses interact in Thunder Bay and northern Ontario. Tbaytel, the...
Nov 26, 20223 min read


Why Northern Ontario Must Embrace AI In The Near Future
Northern Ontario is a region of Canada that faces many unique challenges and opportunities. Over the last decade, unemployment has been...
Nov 26, 20222 min read


Bridging the Digital Divide in Thunder Bay: Connecting Older and Younger Generations
There is a growing divide in Thunder Bay between the older and younger generations when it comes to technology. The older generation...
Nov 14, 20224 min read


20 Reasons Why the Art of Questioning Will Become More Important with Artificial Intelligence
Questioning is an important part of daily life. It helps people to learn and understand new things, and to think critically about the...
Nov 13, 20224 min read


The Impact of Online Shopping on Smaller Communities: 14 Ways It Is Changing Local Economies
Online shopping, and in this blog post Amazon, has changed the way we shop, consume, and even think about buying things. The company has...
Nov 13, 20224 min read


Why does Northern Ontario need to develop its knowledge economy?
Northern Ontario has always been a resource-based economy - meaning it hasn't had the time and energy to develop other industries like...
Oct 29, 20225 min read


The Impact of the Lack of Data Ownership in Northern Ontario
The province of Ontario is one of the world's most data-centric regions. Despite its prominence in Canada, Ontario does not know what its...
Oct 29, 20224 min read


How Technology Acceleration is Impacting Northern Ontario Economically
Ontario is the perfect place to find out how technologies impact business, workers, and economic growth. The north is uniquely...
Oct 29, 20224 min read


Why do Northern Ontario youth wish to be entrepreneurs?
In March of 2022, a report entitled "A Reason to Stay: Retaining Youth in Northern Ontario" was issued by Northern Policy Institute in...
Oct 29, 20223 min read


Why Northern Ontario Continues To Lag Behind In Terms Of Job Growth
The Fraser Institute issued a report about Uneven Job Creation in Ontario’s Urban Centres from 2008 to 2019 showing that Northern...
Jan 10, 20223 min read


How FEDNOR Can Help Communities Like Thunder Bay With An Aging Population Develop Its Workforce
Introduction Canada has an aging population. More than 400 communities, including Thunder Bay with a median age of 44 years, are in the...
Dec 19, 202114 min read
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