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Thunder Bay expects banner year for construction

Thunder Bay expects banner year for construction

City-issued building permits up 75 per cent from 2024
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Opportunity abounds in Northern Ontario, but skilled trades crunch persists, says labour report

Opportunity abounds in Northern Ontario, but skilled trades crunch persists, says labour report

Economic uncertainty has companies reluctant to invest in training, according to Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters
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Budget sends 'right signals,' but Queen's Park needs to 'double down' support for the North, say municipal groups

Budget sends 'right signals,' but Queen's Park needs to 'double down' support for the North, say municipal groups

Northwest and northeast municipal associations give province a passing grade but there's room for improvement
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Anishinabek leaders call for Queen's Park to halt Bill 5

Anishinabek leaders call for Queen's Park to halt Bill 5

Indigenous group says fast-tracking development without consultation, engagement could lead to conflict
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Designers and diggers selected for nuclear waste repository

Designers and diggers selected for nuclear waste repository

Nuclear Waste Management Organization selects vendors for northwestern Ontario deep geological project
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‘Urgent action’ needed on vacant Gogama properties: Nickel Belt MPP

‘Urgent action’ needed on vacant Gogama properties: Nickel Belt MPP

France Gélinas keeps urging Queen's Park to sell long-vacant Gogama properties
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Communities on the Move: Ignace's new nuclear waste storage industry should bring economic prosperity — and stability

Communities on the Move: Ignace's new nuclear waste storage industry should bring economic prosperity — and stability

Founded as a railway town, boom-bust cycles have cut population in half from its ‘80s forestry and mining heyday
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Village Media CEO leads list of Sault business winners

Village Media CEO leads list of Sault business winners

Sault Chamber of Commerce held annual business awards on May 6
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Greater Sudbury mayor focused on critical minerals

Greater Sudbury mayor focused on critical minerals

Mineral processing, a home permitting boom and push to grow the city's population emphasized in State of the City address
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Ontario to expand manufacturing tax credit program

Ontario to expand manufacturing tax credit program

Province will boost tax credit from 10 per cent to 15 per cent, expand eligibility to encourage outside investment
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