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Upheaval at the Almaguin-Nipissing Travel Association has lead to the resignation of its president. Irene Chmil tendered her resignation following a non-confidence vote Sept. 19 at the association's annual general meeting.

The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA) has hired a consultant to investigate the possibility of a privately run sheep research station in Timiskaming.

At the very early age of eight or nine years old Suzanne Blanchette became attracted to trucks and heavy equipment. Her father was, at the time, involved in the logging and heavy equipment industry in the Sturgeon Falls area.

The Discover Abitibi technical committee recently completed technical evaluations of 42 submissions for proposals to stimulate mineral deposit exploration within the Abitibi Greenstone belt area between Timmins and Kirkland Lake.

Two grain companies warn they may stop buying Timiskaming farm products unless Bennett Environmental Ltd. alleviates their concerns about a proposed hazardous waste incinerator for Kirkland Lake.

Forty layoff notices were issued to Tembec employees at its Kenogami mill in early August, but the forest products giant vows to keep the planing and sawmill in operation.

Spinning off fledgling businesses in northeastern Ontario which are related to welding and materials joining is behind a vision put forward by Northern College. The college is awaiting a response from FedNor and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

All signs point to a profitable cycle for mineral producers and Canadian Arrow Mines Ltd. in particular is fast tracking to take advantage of the mineral-frenzy market.

Consolidation will be the key word for the forestry industry in the next one to five years, according to private and public experts alike.

Temiskaming Shores is poised to benefit from a partnership with a multi-national European company that has a strategic growth plan for North America. But don't say IKEA.