Government

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund will invest $3,047,000 to complete the restructuring of the Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA) into a modern, professionally staffed association to serve the prospecting community.

Northern municipalities will share in a funding pool of $82 million from the province to assist in infrastructure-related projects. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Municipalities stretching from northwestern Ontario to Parry Sound will benefit from a $400,000 investment by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund aimed at enhancing recreation activities in the north.