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Article: Defining Moment: New Plan to Transform Thunder Bay and its Waterfront

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April 17, 2007
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THUNDER BAY, ONTARIO--(CCNMatthews - April 17, 2007) - Thunder Bay City Council tonight approved a $100 million Master Plan for Prince Arthur's Landing at Marina Park - a plan that promises to transform Thunder Bay's waterfront and realize the potential of the City's unique location on the shores of Lake Superior, the world's largest freshwater lake.

"We will look back on this as a defining moment in the life of our community," says Mayor Lynn Peterson, comparing the impact of this plan on the community to the opening of the Northern School of Medicine, North America's first new school of medicine in 30 years, on Thunder Bay's knowledge-based economy. "Waterfront development is becoming a ...

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