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Robert Carlson claimed to be subject to CIA brainwashing experiments while prisoner between 1968-1974.

Lynne Moss-Sharman was born April 4 1947, and grew up in Hamilton, Ontario. After leaving an abusive relationship and the birth of her daughter she opened a photographic gallery at the Wesley Community Centre in Hamilton. Through the gallery she helped create the Native Indian/Inuit Photographers Association. Moss-Sharman moved to Thunder Bay in 1987 and began working at Definitely Superior Art Gallery and also began attending Indigenous healing circles in the community. While participating in the healing circles she was able to uncover memories of medical experiments she underwent as a child during the Cold War and began documenting her trauma through drawings. Her sketches of doctors, experiments and tools used were later employed in claims made by other survivors of similar trauma. Moss-Sharman later completed a degree in Social Work at Lakehead University, and used her knowledge to assist children and become an advocate for trauma victims in the community. Lynne passed away on Mar. 14 2014 in Thunder Bay at the age of 66.

Ray Leslie McMahon was born Sept. 22 1917. He was a navigator in the 419th Squadron (The Moose) of the RCAF during WWII. The majority of his bombing runs were conducted at night. While a part of his squadron he received several battle honours. After the war he lived in Fort William working as a repairman for Buchanan and Johnson Electrical. McMahon passed away on Feb, 28 1991 at the age of 73.

Charles Winnans Cox was born in Westminster Township, Middlesex County, Ontario on July 7 1882. During his teenage years he ventured out west to work as a ranch hand in Alberta before eventually relocating to Port Arthur in 1908 where he worked as a timber contractor by 1912. By the early 1920s, Cox was a prominent timber operator in the area, and incorporated his own company, Charles W. Cox Co. Ltd., in 1924. He won the Port Arthur riding in the 1934 Provincial Election as part of the Liberal party and was appointed Minister Without Portfolio by Premier Hepburn in 1936. In 1937 Cox's face was burned and scarred by an acid attack from a local school teacher, and the incident proved to hurt his political career as when he was re-elected he was not made a cabinet minister. He held his seat until 1943, the entire term concurrent with his service as Port Arthur Mayor. Cox was elected as Port Arthur Mayor in 1934 and served 16 years in office, nearly all consecutively. As Mayor, he persuaded the government into building the new mental hospital in Port Arthur rather than Fort William. By 1948 Cox decided to retire as the mayor but later chose to run for the Fort William Mayoral election, later being defeated by Hubert Badanai. He was elected again as Port Arthur's Mayor in 1952. Cox passed away on March 28 1958 in Port Arthur at the age of 75.

Dr. Anthony Walter Rasporich, PhD was born in Port Arthur, Ontario on Jan. 9 1940. He attended Queen's University in Kingston receiving his B.A. in 1962 and his M.A. in 1965. He taught at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute from 1962-1963 and University College, University of Mantoba from 1964-1965 before joining the Department of History at the University of Calgary in 1966. He received his PhD from the University of Manitoba in 1970 and was promoted to Associate Professor at UofC in 1971 and then to Professor in 1977. Rasporich served as the head of the History Department from 1973-1976 and then as Associate Dean of the Faculty of Social Science from 1976-1981 and later as Dean from 1986-1994. Dr. Rasporich held a CD Howe Post-Doctoral Fellowship from 1969-1970, an External Affairs Fellowship at the University of Sussex in 19179, and was a Killam Resident Fellow at the University of Calgary in 1979. He has refereed and evaluated manuscripts for a number of journals and granting organizations, and was co-editor of the Canadian Ethnic Studies/Etudes Ethniques au Canada journal from 1980-2002. Rasporich retired from the University of Calgary in 1997 as Emeritus Professor of History. His research interests encompass Western Canadian history, Canadian social and political history, and Croatians in Canada. He has contributed to the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Canada's Visual History, and wrote a history of the University of Calgary in 2006 titled Make No Small Plans.

George Wardrope was born Nov. 2 1899 in Montreal, Quebec and educated in Ottawa and Belleville, Ontario. He attained a diploma as a Chartered Life Underwriter at the University of Toronto. Wardrope served overseas during WWII and as a recruiting officer in the Thunder Bay district. In addition to being an insurance salesman, he established the Red Lake Transport Co. He ran for several political offices unsuccessfully, and was finally elected in 1951 as a M.P.P. Wardrop was appointed the Minister of Reform Institutions and the Minister of Mines. He was a member of several community organizations. Wardrope died in Oshawa on Jan. 1 1980.

Frederick Brent Scollie was born in April 1940 in Fort William, grandson of Frederick Lewis Scollie, founder of Scollie's Dairy. In 1958 he graduated from Fort William Collegiate Institute and in 1962 he received a degree from Queen's University. Scollie taught at Selkirk Collegiate and the Fort William Collegiate Institute from 1962-1969, serving as head of the latter school's French department. In 1973 he moved to Ottawa, entering the federal public service where he served in numerous positions. He retired in March 1997. Mr. Scollie has written an extensive number of articles published in a variety of sources including: the Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Ontario History, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society's Papers and Records. He has also published a book titled Thunder Bay Mayors and Councillors, 1873-1945. He is a lifetime member of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society and of the Ontario Historical Society.

Barbara Mitchell Pollack is a former political activist in the Thunder Bay area who was particularly interested in the anti-nuclear movement. She was a drama and arts teacher. She currently resides in Victoria, British Columbia.

Clifford Wahl was a political activist in the Thunder Bay area. He ran unsuccessfully twice for provincial parliament in 1972 as independent and in 1974 as Communist.

Jean Forsyth Morrison (née Case) was born Dec. 8 1926 in Sault Ste. Marie to Margaret Golding (née Summerby) and Dr. George Case. Morrison grew up in Cobalt and Newmarket, Ontario. She attended Trinity College at the University of Toronto where she met her husband Ken Morrison who she married in 1948 following their graduation. The couple had 3 children before relocating from Ottawa to Thunder Bay in 1966. In 1974 she became the first women to graduate with an M.A. in History from Lakehead University. Until her retirement in 1990 she served as a research historian at Old Fort William and established herself as a leading expert on Fort William and the North West Company. In recognition of Jean, the Fort William Historic Park renamed their library to The Jean Morrison Canadian Fur Trade Library. Morrison authores dozens of books and articles on Canadian labour and fur trade history, and was awarded an inaugural alumni honour award from the History Department at Lakehead University for her outstanding contributions to the field. Morrison passed away on Sept. 22 2014 in Thunder Bay at the age of 87.

Hubert Louis George (Bert) Badanai was born in Fort William, Ontario on Sept. 7 1926 to May (née Checkley) and Hubert Badanai Sr. Bert graduated from Queen's University earning his B.A. in Economics and Math in 1948 before marrying Maxine Lelah Gage on June 16 1952, together they had 5 children. Bert was the General Manager and Dealer Principal of Kam Motors and Port Arthur Motors, part owner of Budget Rent A Car, and Target Motors Mazda. He was an automotive dealer with General Motors of Canada, serving for 40 years. Bert was a proud board member for the Quetico Conference and Training Center in Atikokan, which was designed to help businesses cope with change. from 1997 to 2000 Bert was elected Councillor at large for the City of Thunder Bay. He was a regular columnist for the Thunder Bay Post Newspaper and engaged in diverse topics affecting the city and region. Bert donated his extensive research books to the Thunder Bay Public Library. Bert died in Thunder Bay on Dec. 3 2021 at the age of 95.

Helen Strickland (née Moore) was born in Thunder Bay in 1908 and educated at both Mount Allison University (New Brunswick) and the University of Western Ontario. She was an artist and teacher. Strickland spent 15 years working on Silver Under the Sea with Julian G. Cross, a local engineer. Strickland died Feb. 25 1977 at the age of 59..

Walter Melund Assef was born May 31 1913 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario to John Hunna Khaleefy Assef and and Maria Rosa Penteado. Assef was a member of the first Thunder Bay City Council and a long-time Fort William Councillor. He was first elected as Mayor of Thunder Bay in 1973 but lost re-election in 1979 to Dusty Miller. Following Miller's term, Assef was re-elected in 1981 and served again until 1985. During his tenure as Mayor he campaigned against the construction of the Thunder Bay Community Auditorium, and refused to attend its opening in 1985. He became a notorious local figure and was sometimes called "Jolly Wally", a nickname that was reported to have been invented by HRH Prince Philip during one of his visits to the area. Assef died in Thunder Bay at the age of 74 on Jan. 14 1988.

Hans Sorenson was born in Tromsö, Norway on April 10 1921 to Emil and Korline Matilde Sorenson. The Sorenson family moved to Ignace, Ontario in 1924. Sorenson was a flying officer with the Royal Canadian Air Force during WWII and was awarded the Canadian Voluteer Service Medal, the 1939-1945 War Medal, and the Burma Star Defence Medal. In 1953 he was flight officer in "C" Flight at the RCAF station in MacDonald, Manitoba. He was killed during a robbery on Dec. 7 1997.

Born in Fort William, Doreen Helen Murray (née Jones) was a lifelong resident of the Lakehead, and attended school at Franklin and Central Schools as well as Fort William Collegiate Institute. Murray later graduated from North Bay Normal School and then began teaching in various schools over the years, the majority as a substitute teacher. She was a past president of the East Fort William Women's Institute, a former covener of the Federated Women's Institutes of Ontario, and past secretary and president of the Wesfort Community Centre. She was a lifetime member of the aforementioned organizations as well as the Thunder Bay Lapidary Society and the Hymers Agricultural Society. She was the first recipient of the Agricultural Service Diploma awarded by the Hymers Agricultural Society for more than 60 years of service to the Hymers Fair. Murray received many certificates from different groups and also was a the recipient of the Volunteer Medal marking the 125th anniversary of Confederation. She was also an award-winning seamstress and craftsperson. Murray was a member and the first president of the South Arthur Neighbourhood Planning Council. She died on June 3 2005 in Thunder Bay.

Helen Knights was born in Toronto Jan. 20 1912 to T.G and Helena Rogers. She was educated at Havergal College and received her B.A. at Victoria University. In 1937 she married Thomas Edgar Parkinson who was later killed in action during WWII. During the war Knights became an ambulance driver with the St. John's Ambulance in Toronto and served as a volunteer nurse at Christie Street Hospital and Women's College Hospital. She also worked at the family business, Lake Simcoe Ice and Enterprises. After her husband's death she became a dietitian at Moulton Ladies College in Toronto. She married Orval Knights of Thunder Bay in 1946 and they adopted 4 children together. Knights was an active member of the Thunder Bay artistic community. As a member of: Fire Earth and Fibre , Lakehead Area Craft Association, Lakehead Society of Fine Arts , Northwestern Association for Community Crafts , Northwestern Ontario Art Association, and the Quetico Centre Mrs. Knights communicated with government and non-governmental officials to promote exhibits and education in the artistic/craft community. Helen passed away on Nov. 23 2014 at the age of 102.

James Francis Foulds was born in Port Arthur, Ontario in April 10 1937. He and his wife Judy have two children, Andrew and Michael. Foulds was educated at Lakehead Technical Institute and the University of British Columbia. Before entering politics, Foulds taught at Selkirk Collegiate for 14 years. In 1971 entered politics under the NDP and spent 16 years as MPP. At this time he also held various other roles including: Deputy Leader, Vice Chair of Ontario Hydro, and Chair of the Ontario NDP Caucus Administrative Committee. After retiring from politics, Foulds began working as a sessional lecturer at Lakehead University where he taught a course in Ontario politics. His involvement with Provincial Papers spanned from 1993-1997 during which time he was an integral member of the Board of Directors which oversaw the employee buyout in 1993 and resale of the plant to Rolland Inc. in 1997.

John MacPhail was a graduate student at Lakehead University where he conducted extensive research on the Victoriaville Mall for purposes of writing his thesis. His thesis was completed in 1999. Upon graduating with his master's degree he moved to Oakville in order to teach grade seven at St. Dominic Catholic School. He was the 2007 recipient of the Governor General's Award for Excellence in Teaching Canadian History

Professor Ernest R. Zimmermann, Ph.D, was born June 18, 1931 in Cologne, Germany to Josef and Katharina Zimmermann. Zimmermann grew up in war-time Nazi Germany, and eventually was sent first to the Baltic Sea, then to the Eifel region, and finally to Delitzsch, Saxony. He was liberated by the U.S. Army's Timber Wolf Division at the end of April 1945. In June 1945 he journeyed back home to Cologne with his sister and later removed from school in 1947 to aid in reconstructing the family's home and business while become a butcher's apprentice. He worked as a journeyman for various employers before emigrating to Canada in Oct. 1953. He completed his high school diploma, and then attended McMaster University and attained an Honours B.A. in History in 1961. Through a Commonwealth Scholarship Zimmermann attended the University of London, Englad where he received his doctorate in Russian History in 1968. While in Canada, he met and married Betty Davidson in Stratford, Ontario in 1959 with whom he had two children/ He was remarried in 1992 to Beverley Leaman. Zimmermann returned to Canada and first taught at the University of Saskatchewan before he began his lengthy career at Lakehead University in 1967. At the university he was elected to various offices by his colleagues including: President of the L.U. Faculty Association (1973-1974, 1988-1989), the Canadian Association of University Teachers' Collective Bargaining Co-operative executive (1988-1991), the L.U. Senate and Board of Governors (1991-1994), Chair of the Department of History (1977-1978), and as Dean of the Arts (1978-1983). In the Thunder Bay community he served as a canvasser for the NDP in many provincial and federal elections. He also served on the City's Local Architectural Conservation Authority Committee, was an executive of the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society, and the National Exhibition Centre for Indian Art. From 1974 to 1982 he produced and moderated a local phone-in television show called Forum. Zimmermann passed away on Aug. 24 2008 in Thunder Bay at the age of 77.

Ken Morrison was born Sept. 3 1923 in Arnprior, Ontario to Rev. Lloyd Morrison and Kathleen Cowan. Morrison's early years were spent in Ottawa, Tweed, and Kemptville, Ontario. After serving in WWII, Morrison attended the University of Toronto where he received his MA in Political Science. While studying in Toronto, Morrison met Jean Case who he later married in 1948, and later had three children. Morrison joined the Communist Party after the war which led to a break with his Methodist/United Church family. He later left the Labour Progressive Party in 1956, but never lost his faith in socialism. Morrison was also a founding member of the NDP in Ottawa, where he worked as a high school teacher. He and his family then moved to Port Arthur, Ontario where he worked as Director of Admissions and Extension at Lakehead University from 1966-1973. In 1966 he joined the Unitarian Fellowship, where he served in numerous capacities as Lay Chaplain, President, Sunday Services chair, and Hospital Visitor. Following his career at the university, Morrison began working as a realtor and appraiser. Throughout his life Morrison remained a political and social activist and volunteered for many community organizations including the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra, Meals-on-Wheels, and the Thunder Bay Historical Museum Society. Morrison died on July 29 2010 in Thunder Bay at the age of 86.