Testing and Measurement in Thunder Bay, Ontario

Today's testing and measurement website hotspot is Thunder Bay. 

Situated in northwestern Ontario, Thunder Bay is a resort as well as a significant commercial centre. The population exceeds 108,000, while the surrounding towns and settlements add another 13,000 or so. The city sits on the shore of Lake Superior on the banks of the Kaministiquia River and was first settled by Europeans in the 17th century. 

Thunder Bay was an important trade point for the shipping of grain from western Canada, being at the head of the Great Lakes navigation and the St Lawrence Seaway. Later, the timber industry and manufacturing became the main source of revenue. These have now declined and been largely replaced by a 'knowledge economy' of medical research and education.