Construction

Confederation College held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the proposed new Aviation Centre of Excellence. The $10-million dollar facility will increase the number of students in the aviation program from 275 to 350.

Dave Marshall, Nipissing University has earned the title of 2002 Community Builder of the Year in recognition of his contributions to the growth and prosperity of the community.

Punitive softwood lumber duties have forced Tembec Inc. to scale back its operations in northeastern Ontario. The company is cutting its production of softwood pine lumber and shutting down its planing and drying operations at a sawmill in Mattawa.

For two Northern Ontario archeologists, keeping tabs on the past is the way of the future. John Pollock in New Liskeard and Luke Dalla Bona in Sault Ste. Marie, together form Woodlands Heritage Services, a company that had its beginnings in 1999.

Community leaders in the Tri-Town area are celebrating Air North's surpassing 1,500 passengers. Statistics revealed in mid-September, after seven months of service, 1,636 passengers used Air North's service connecting the Earlton Airport to Toronto.

On the heels of a Sudbury political push for the four-laning of Highway 69, North Bay business leaders are lobbying for fast-tracking of the four-laning of Highway 11.

The cost to clean up North Bay's former CP Railway lands and install its waterfront vision is pegged at $43 million.

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

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 dairy farmers are prepared to go to court, if necessary, to stop the construction of a hazardous waste incinerator in Kirkland Lake and protect their livelihood.