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Keeping business in the family

Jukka Ovaska knows the 5 P’s -- Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance -- intimately.

New director cultivates forest bioproducts for markets

When Robert Deline was growing up on a New Liskeard dairy farm, nobody used ginseng or naturally grown herbal remedies to cure what ailed them.

Buying time for Atikokan plant

Atikokan mayor Dennis Brown remains hopeful another postponement of the McGuinty government’s goal to eliminate all coal-fired generating stations will buy time for the 200 megawatt plant in his northwestern Ontario community.

Water levels dredge up tourism concerns

Decreasing water levels on the Great Lakes are impacting some water-based tourist operations and their communities.

Fueling independence through home brewing

It may be the next best thing to having an oil well and refinery in your backyard. For a Sault Ste. Marie scientist-turned-entrepreneur, Dr. Luc Duchesne’s Frankentank Biodiesel System is a technology that’s right for the times.

Power rebate sends mixed messages

A new provincial energy rebate program to help Northern Ontario’s struggling forestry industry received mixed reviews from industry stakeholders. Premier Dalton McGuinty chose the hit-hard forestry City of Thunder Bay, Nov.

Regional Energy Pricing

The idea of establishing regional energy pricing to help struggling Northern Ontario industries survive and be competitive is starting to gain traction at Queen’s Park.

Shallow waters lighten loads

Record low water levels for this season on the Upper Great Lakes are creating concern for commercial shipping lines. Jim Weakley, president of the Lake Carriers Association representing the U.S.

Outdoor wood furnace market on fire

With rising energy costs putting increasingly larger dents in homeowners’ wallets, more and more people are turning to Northern Ontario companies like Innotech Developments International for their home heating solutions.

Conserving energy high on Timmins’ list

Rising energy costs have created a trend that is saving hundreds of thousands of dollars for large corporations across Northern Ontario.