The Ontario government is distributing
nearly $6 million amongst 17 Northern Ontario companies, which is
expected to create 200 jobs.
Here is the breakdown of the funding
provided:
AML Holdings Hobo
Lodge (Timmins): $357,750 to expand its 147-room motel;
HearstPelletizer
Plant (Hearst): $319,594 to buy and install a pelletizing
plant;
Kapriver Retrievers
and Outfitters (Kapuskasing): $137,500 to expand its guiding
service for hunters;
Makoose Wood
Innovations (Wabauskang FN): $241,256 to buy equipment and
manufacture core boxes for the mining industry;
McGarry Mine
Development (Virginiatown): $542,500 to help put a gold mine
into production;
Mid North
Recycling (Temiskaming Shores): $670,674 to purchase scrap
metal recycling equipment;
Mike Cobean
Optometrist (North Bay) $61,082 for building and equipment
upgrades;
Morris Valley
Farms (Garson): $242,500 to expand its wholesale flower
business;
Murray Giant
Tire (Val Rita-Harty): $387,500 to buy equipment for its
industrial reconstruction facility for large industrial tires;
Nelson Granite
Precision Stone Plant (Vermilion Bay): $582,500 to build new
facilities and buy new equipment;
Paul Guiho
Construction (Timmins): $67,500 to upgrade its fleet of
equipment;
Porcupine
Machining (Porcupine): $215,600 to buy new state-of-the-art
equipment to produce customized manufactured parts;
Sarjeant Company
Limited Aggregate Operation (Timmins): $290,444 to buy a new
crusher;
Steve's Equipment
Services (Sesekinika): $918,662 to establish a new mineral
exploration drilling service business;
Tech/Pro Heavy
Industrial (Matheson): $680,000 to expand a valve re-manufacturing
operation;
Vic's Fabrication
Shop (Timmins): $38,156 to upgrade its drill core box
manufacturing equipment;
Vicky D'Amours
Specialty Cakes (Timmins): $212,632 to expand its baking
business.