Construction

A FedNor contribution of $25,000 under the Youth Internship Program will enable a young northerner to gain experience in the field of economic development and gain valuable work skills in North Bay.

Trojan Technologies of London, Ont. has been awarded a $1-million contract to supply North Bay with an ultraviolet drinking-water disinfection system. The UV system was chosen as a stop-gap measure in preparation for a water filtration plant.

More than 600 applicants in North Bay lined up at a three-day job fair in late July for a shot at 250 part-time and seasonal jobs at the new Sears outlet.

Unemployment rates in the North Bay were higher in June than in the same month last year, according to figures released by the North Bay office of Human Resources Development Canada.

Dave Aspin believes automatic sprinkler systems in homes will someday be as commonplace, and as mandatory, as smoke alarms.

One way or another, residents in the Tri-Towns will know by early September whether the area has secured its first major inbound call centre.

A creditor owed money by the operators of the Mattawa Timber Train was awarded a judgment for $142,500 in August.

Queen’s Park has finally announced it intends to four-lane Highway 69 within 12 years.

Sault Ste. Marie-One of the single largest road construction projects in Sault Ste. Marie’s history is underway as demolition work is set to begin on the city’s new truck route.

Timmins - St. Andrew Goldfields is gearing up for production on its Clavos Mine site in the Timmins Mining Camp.