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Muskoka-bound crowd flocking to Blue Sky country (09/05)

By IAN ROSS The four-laning of Highway 11 and a surging local economy is paying some dividends in North Bay’s construction sector. The recreational real estate market is spinning up Highway 11 from the Muskokas to North Bay.

Company fined for pit operation (11/01)

A mining company in North Bay has been fined $5,000 for operating an aggregate pit without a licence. Northern Mining and Exploration Inc.
With employees in focus, distributor sees big picture

With employees in focus, distributor sees big picture

Bay Distributors manufactures and distributes products globally from North Bay facility

Kirkland Lake mine supplier trains its own (10/05)

By ADELLE LARMOUR As a company that has had its doors open for over 75 years, Kirkland Lake’s Heath & Sherwood Drilling has evolved in its technology, the service it offers and work environment to meet global mining demands.

Calling for a Consulate General to China

By IAN ROSS Some Northern Ontario community and business leaders believe it’s high time for the natural resources sector to develop its own trade portal into the white-hot Asian market.

Tri-Towns teacher applies skills to real world

By ADELLE LARMOUR Knowledge, ability, passion and commitment are four pillars that can be attributed to Louise Philbin’s success within and outside of the 5th Wheel Training Institute.

Trade mission sought partners in Europe's Nordic region (11/05)

By ADELLE LARMOUR Imagine a Northern Ontario where landfills are a thing of the past, communities are completely fossil-fuel free, bio-energy production is commonplace and commitment to environmental sustainability has not only doubled the region’s w

Program pools resources for research (7/02)

By Ian Ross A unique and creative partnership program is enabling forestry users and experts, such as Tembec and the Ministry of Natural Resources, to pool their resources and focus on maintaining and enhancing an ecologically sustainable wood supply

Rise in student numbers brings building boom (7/01)

By Ian Ross An anticipated surge in students over the next few years has triggered a building boom on the campus of Nipissing University. Space has been at a premium at the 1,870-student undergraduate institution for a while.

North's next "smart" community (7/01)

By Ian Ross A Thunder Bay developer is moving ahead with plans to create a resort-inspired "smart" community in Haileybury, one he is billing as Ontario's premier place to retire.