Province spreads largesse around the North

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.