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Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

‘This government is choosing PR stunts’: Union representing wildland fire employees calls one-time incentive payment of $5,000 or $1,000 a ‘drop in the bucket’
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Province announces wildland firefighter incentive

Province announces wildland firefighter incentive

Up to $5,000 to be provided to front-line staff during 2024 wildfire season
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Ignace and nuclear waste organization ink 'historic' agreement

Ignace and nuclear waste organization ink 'historic' agreement

The 80-page agreement restates the township’s commitment to a “willingness process” to determine whether Ignace supports being host to a repository for nuclear waste
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Business is good for mechanical contractors and their workers

Business is good for mechanical contractors and their workers

Contractors in Thunder Bay, and the plumbers and pipefitters union, say the area's economic outlook looks good
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Mining the Northwest: 'Times are changing' as Red Rock preps for lithium refinery

Mining the Northwest: 'Times are changing' as Red Rock preps for lithium refinery

Rock Tech Lithium expects to break ground on lithium conversion plant in 2025
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Avalon funds study for Thunder Bay lithium processing plant

Avalon funds study for Thunder Bay lithium processing plant

Avalon Advanced Materials pocketing $15 million for preliminary economic assessment
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Province opens new commercial vehicle inspection station near Shuniah

Province opens new commercial vehicle inspection station near Shuniah

Move is related to government plan to make Northern highways safer, improve travel options
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CHAR Tech and Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. sign partnership agreement

CHAR Tech and Lake Nipigon Forest Management Inc. sign partnership agreement

The open house allowed industry stakeholders and regional communities to learn about the project.
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'Tons of jobs but no people,' says northwestern Ontario workforce planning board

'Tons of jobs but no people,' says northwestern Ontario workforce planning board

As population ages, opportunities are plenty for working-age northerners in the northwest
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Hotel construction ahead in Dryden

Hotel construction ahead in Dryden

Developers plan two new hotels for Government Street; dozens of apartments are in the works elsewhere in the city.
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