This month we make a stop at what is known as the Geographic Head of the Great Lakes.
Located at the Head of Lake Superior is the city of Thunder Bay Ontario, Canada. It is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario. European settlement in the region began in the late 17th century with a French fur trading outpost on the banks of the Kaministiquia River. It grew into an important transportation hub with its port forming an important link in the shipping of grain and other products from western Canada, through the Great Lakes and the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the east coast.
In the era of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Thunder Bay began a period of extraordinary growth, based on improved access to markets via the transcontinental railway and development of the western wheat boom. The CPR double-tracked its Winnipeg-Thunder Bay line. The Canadian Northern Railway established facilities at Port Arthur. The Grand Trunk Pacific Railway began construction of its facilities at the Fort William Mission in 1905, and the federal government began construction of the National Transcontinental Railway. Grain elevator construction boomed as the volume of grain shipped to Europe increased. Both cities incurred debt to grant bonuses to manufacturing industries. Thunder Bay was the first city in the world to enact daylight saving time, on July 1st, 1908.
Canadian Xpress would like to invite all pilots to join us on Saturday, April 19th from 21h00edt (Sunday 01h00z) to 24h00edt (Sunday 04h00z) for our April 2025 fly-in where we depart from Winnipeg International (CYWG) and fly to Thunder Bay (CYQT).
One lucky Canadian Xpress pilot* will win:
• Any Just Flight Product from: https://www.justflight.com
*Please see Fly-In PDF for contest details and eligibility requirements.
This is an open invitation to all pilots no matter what your flying experience to attend this Canadian Xpress event that will be flown on the VATSIM network.
More information regarding this event including operational details, charts, optional add-on scenery and Canadian Xpress Model Sets can be viewed by visiting https://canadianxpress.ca
See you all on Saturday the 19th!