North Bay

The Bear Chair Company produces Muskoka-styled chairs from its 12,000-square-foot South River facility

By Ian Ross The fate of North Bay's money-losing Ontario Hockey League team and whether or not it heads to Michigan will be decided this month when the league's board of governors reconvenes to consider two proposals from a local community-led group

By Katherine Thompson Nelson Ray Mantha's contributions to the community are considerable. Mantha is the recipient of the 2001 Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario Citizenship Award.

By Kim-Dominique Plouffe Businesses in Northern Ontario are losing money because of alcohol and drug addictions among employees, the owner of a drug and alcohol testing company in North Bay says.

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW The exploration world has a home in North Bay. Frank Loberto is a machine assembly technician at Atlas Copco Exploration in North Bay.

By DEAN LISK North Bay acts as one of only a select few hubs for the North American fur industry, worth billions of dollars annually in North America, but the industry is facing a number of challenges ahead of it in order to ensure its future health

Catering to the palates and budgets of the business community, Churchills has introduced a fine-dining experience for conferences and meetings, without an extravagant price tag.

By IAN ROSS Gord McGuinty has every confidence his Adams Mine project will be up and operating by the end of 2005.

By IAN ROSS Carol Montgomery opened the doors on a new store and a new life as owner of North Bay's Nutty Chocolatier.

Q:What's the single, most important lesson you have learned about survival and success in the business world? Both your employees and customers need to know that you have the leadership qualities that they're looking for.