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Heritage fund injects $5.5M into Thunder Bay region (10/02)

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund announced it will pump $5.5 million for infrastructure improvements in the Thunder Bay area. Most of the money will go towards local roadwork. Over $800,000 will be used to attract more call centres to the city.

Cargo shipments down (10/02)

The Thunder Bay Port Authority reports that a total of 660,000 tonnes of cargo was shipped from the port of Thunder Bay in the month of September. This volume is down about 70,000 tones from the same period last year. Year-to-date totals show 5.

Ski resort closes, future in limbo (10/02)

Thunder Bay's Candy Mountain Ski Resort is shutting down and its owner is concentrating its snowmaking machines at Loch Lomond Ski Area.

Business leaders petition to keep agricultural station open (10/02)

Delegates attending the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chamber of Commerce's general meeting in Dryden are calling on the province to keep agricultural research centres in Thunder Bay and Emo open.

Omega axes Sudbury call centre (10/02)

Unable to find enough employees to fill seats, Omega Direct Response is closing one of its Sudbury call centres in October and consolidating its operations in one downtown site.

City commits cash to ICT centre (10/02)

Algoma University College is teaming up with Sault Ste. Marie's Innovation Centre and the public utilities commission in proposing a $6.1-million information, communication and technology (ICT) centre at the Queen Street campus.

Exploration program yields gold veins (10/02)

Kirkland Lake's Foxpoint Resources reports some new ore-grade intersections in its gold exploration work from its surface drilling program. Two new veins have been discovered on its Lake Shore, Wright-Hargreaves, Teck Hughes properties.

Kenora phone company considers fibre optics network purchase (10/02)

Kenora Municipal Telephone is looking at purchasing a fibre optics network at a cost of $980,000. The network would provide local residents with a number of new choices for data circuits and long-distance services.

De Beers' winter exploration program in jeopardy (10/02)

The De Beers' Victor project on the James Bay coast is at a standstill after talks between the diamond producer and the Attawapiskat First Nation broke off in late September.

Province invests in snowmobile trail system (10/02)

Snowmobile tourism in the North received a $15-million provincial boost for trail development over the next four years.