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The City of Timmins was considering dropping its appeal of Falconbridge's Kidd Creek mine's property taxes. During an Aug.

Lakehead University's forest management study programs were awarded $1.3 million from the province's Living Legacy Trust.

The Roberta Bondar building in Sault Ste. Marie will undergo a $6-million facelift to accommodate more staff with the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. Lottery staff has grown from 415 to more than 500 in the past year.

Numerous economic opportunities await communities across Ontario if new legislation proposed by the government surrounding brownfield construction is passed, one town planner says.

Despite an ongoing lumber war between Canada and the United States, it's business as usual at Northern Ontario mills.

The Canadian government has announced a new ship-building policy aimed at subsidizing buyers of new ships.

Businesses can register online with both levels of government with the click of a mouse. The joint initiative between Ontario and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) significantly reduces what used to take about six weeks to just 20 minutes.

Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. is contributing $50,000 for research of environmental monitoring techniques to aid the expansion of cage-based aquaculture in the Great Lakes.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund has kicked in support to 11 agricultural initiatives across Northern Ontario.

Phase 2 of the proposed biomass waste disposal project in Emo Township is underway with an application to FedNor and to the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines for funding.