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Around the North

Timber stock endangered (8/02)

Northern timber stocks are in danger because of changes in provincial fire management, say forest producers along Highway 11. Tembec's chief forester for the Ontario boreal east forest, Rick Groves, writes to Kapuskasing Mayor J.C.

MOE to launch clear-cut investigation (8/02)

The Ministry of Environment and Energy (MOEE) was preparing to launch an investigation of the Ministry of Natural Resources to examine massive clearcuts in the Gordon Cosens forest.

Cochrane lands funding for multimillion-dollar event centre (8/02)

The Canada-Ontario Infrastructure Program will invest approximately $1,899,281 million each toward the development of the new Cochrane Event Centre.

Lumber dispute blamed for downslide in trade surplus (8/02)

Canada's internal merchandise trade surplus fell in June to its lowest level in more than two years, due to the ongoing softwood lumber dispute with the United States.

City drops tax appeal (8/02)

The City of Timmins was considering dropping its appeal of Falconbridge's Kidd Creek mine's property taxes. During an Aug.

Plans for Timmins library, health-coalition centre unveiled (8/02)

The design team of ANO Architects and B. H. Martin Consultants Ltd. has been picked by Timmins city council to develop plans for the long-awaited new library and health-coalition centre.

Timmins gold mine tour receives corporate donation (8/02)

Sandvik Tamrock Canada donated a 20-tonne load haul dumper to the Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour as a permanent display. The diesel-hydraulic machine is used underground to remove broken up ore after blasting.

University receives funding for forest management study (8/02)

Lakehead University's forest management study programs were awarded $1.3 million from the province's Living Legacy Trust.

Temiskaming refinery restructures (8/02)

The future of the Canmine refinery in Cobalt remains unclear as the parent company restructures its financial obligations under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act. The corporation has retained the Beacon Group of Toronto to act as advisers.

Timiskaming region shares in high-speed access (8/02)

Seven communities in the Timiskaming region now have access to high-speed Internet access with the completion of $1 million worth of technical upgrades.