Economic Development

North Shore First Nation celebrates construction start on water treatment plant

Biigtigong Nishnaabeg's $58-million plant comes online in late 2024

Mar 17, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Small reactors could empower First Nations with energy security

Indigenous communities in Ontario, Saskatchewan get on the ground floor of this emerging technology

Mar 15, 2023 4:30 PM Read more >

Muskoka projects net $2.2M in federal funding

Aircraft refurbishment, tourism among industry recipients

Mar 13, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

Ad sales staff eliminated at Northern Ontario newspapers

Postmedia newspapers in North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Sudbury and Timmins have all lost their sales departments

Mar 13, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

Ukrainian workers fill job vacancies at Atikokan-area sawmill

Resolute Forest Products' Sapawe mill employs 31 Ukrainian workers, with more en route

Mar 9, 2023 11:00 AM Read more >

Foreign worker program filling local labour needs says Chamber

Eighty applicants have received their permanent residence, and are working, living, and contributing to North Bay's economy

Feb 27, 2023 1:00 PM Read more >

City of Thunder Bay seeks input on housing development

Survey asks residents to weigh in on what kind of housing the city needs nd where development should be focussed

Feb 21, 2023 3:00 PM Read more >

Training program feeds North’s growing film and TV sector

‘We need to take our homegrown talent and train them and build them up,’ says Northern Ontario Film Studios CEO David Anselmo

Feb 13, 2023 2:00 PM Read more >

Queen's Park provides $6 million for Far North winter road network

Windigo First Nations Council gets $2 million for pre-engineered portal bridges

Feb 9, 2023 1:54 PM Read more >

Communities on the Move: Putting power in the hands of the people

Cochrane's hybrid boards geared to more public engagement, better decision-making on recreation, economic development projects

Feb 8, 2023 9:00 AM Read more >