The McGuinty government's Northern Communities Investment Readiness program was handing cheques this week to forestry communities across the North.
The Municipality of Terrace Bay in northwestern Ontario is offering up vacant lots for development.
The Ontario government is providing $5,000 to retain a registered appraiser to perform an analysis of all vacant residential, commercial and industrial properites for the purpose of marketing and selling them. For details go online at www.terracebay.ca.
The Township of Chapleau received $5,000 to prepare for a site visit by an international delegation to assess the area's bio-energy potential for private investment.
It's the first phase in the township's investment attraction campaign. Business investors from the U.S. and Switzerland will check out existing infrastructure, transportation links and other socio-economic factors.
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