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In retirement, Nelson was a director of the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, a member of the Rotary Club of Port Arthur, and one of the executives of the Thunder Bay Naval Association. [1] In 2006 the Shirley H. & Meredith O. Nelson Fund was established, which gives awards to people raised on farms who wish to pursue post-secondary health care ...
John Gerald Mastrangelo was born in Fort William, Ontario on 27 September 1931. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal for the constituency of Thunder Bay—Nipigon in the 1980 federal election and served as the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of State (Mines) and the Minister of Communications in the final government of Pierre Trudeau.
He was a president of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and the Thunder Bay Art Gallery and served as a trustee with the Canadian Museum of Nature from 1996 - 2007. In addition, Piovesana has become a well-known historian with numerous publications to his credit including R. J. Manion: Member of Parliament for Fort William, 1917-1935 ...
Wilson was an all-around gifted athlete, and in his early years played baseball and basketball, in addition to hockey. After retiring from hockey, he opened an insurance company in Thunder Bay, Ontario. He entered full retirement in 1999. Wilson died on October 2, 2023, at the age of 91. [2]
Barbara Kentner (August 21, 1982 – July 4, 2017) was an Indigenous woman from Wabigoon Lake First Nation who died in 2017, six months after being struck by a trailer hitch thrown at her by Brayden Bushby from a moving vehicle in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Bushy was found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to eight years in jail.
Joseph Robert Comuzzi, PC (April 5, 1933 – December 31, 2021) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Paul Martin.He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2008, representing Thunder Bay—Nipigon which was renamed Thunder Bay—Superior North in 2000.
Luigi Angelo Marcon (May 28, 1935 – May 30, 2023) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 60 games in the National Hockey League for the Detroit Red Wings between 1959 and 1963. [1]
William Jeffrey Michael Hodgson Jr. (June 21, 1944 – January 25, 2022) [1] was a Canadian curler. He was the second on the 1975 Brier Champion team (skipped by Bill Tetley), representing Northern Ontario.