North Bay

A Toronto contractor has been secured to build up to 36 townhouses in Haileybury for the first phase of a major retirement community.

The province will establish an interim office and steering committee to oversee marketing and tourism efforts in Northern Ontario.

Analysing the economic and environmental state of Northern Ontario is the focus of a symposium at North Bay's Canadore College next month.

North Bay's Cementation Skanska Canada Inc. has been awarded an $85-million contract to further deepen Falconbridge's Kidd Creek's No. 4 shaft.

The Cambrian College Alumni Association will be hosting a reception on April 18th for Cambrian graduates residing in the North Bay and surrounding areas. The reception will be held at the Clarion Resort Pinewood Park, Pinewood Park Dr.

By Ian Ross Settling into his new job as the business development director of the Almaguin Highlands Development Agency, Michael Nychuk sees virgin territory before him just waiting to be cultivated for business.

Ten forest science grants of nearly $1.5 million were awarded by Ontario's Living Legacy Trust to the Canadian Ecology Centre in Mattawa and its Forest Research Partnership.

By Ian Ross After an arduous three-year wait, Temagami Forest Products expects to proceed with a multi-phase construction project for an eventual value-added mill utilizing surplus birch wood.

Boart Longyear has cut 22 jobs at its North Bay plant in a move to centralize its diamond-drill bit manufacturing operation in Salt Lake City, Utah.

By Ian Ross An upcoming results-oriented trade mission to Georgia is expected to be a hot ticket for export-ready firms seeking to gain a foothold in one of the more lucrative and pro-business regimes in North America.