Parry Sound

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

By Mark Laden BRACEBRIDGE - After 32 years, Alcan Aluminum is closing its cable-making plant in Bracebridge. The 160 employees of the plant were told in early May that the factory will shutdown July 9.

By Mark Ladan PARRY SOUND - People from all different walks of life come up with thousands of inventions each and every year - devices that the inventors believe will change the way society does things.

By Mark Ladan The local economy here is fueled mainly by tourism.

By Mark Ladan PARRY SOUND - As municipalities in Ontario struggle to find the means to build new water filtration plants in the wake of the Walkerton water crisis, this Georgian Bay community is already well ahead of the game.

By Ian Ross The Parry Sound area isn't wading into the deep waters of any bidding wars to lure major manufacturers to town.

By Ian Ross What once was lost, now is Found. More than 40 years after the first Bush Hawk took to the air, Found Aircraft Canada Inc. has begun production again on the legendary bush plane.

By Ian Ross Returning to their tourism roots is the goal behind a new initiative to form a Parry Sound district marketing organization to better promote the Georgian Bay communities as the gateway to Northern Ontario.

By Ian Ross Site preparations are underway to deliver a state-of-the-art new hospital for the 20,000 residents of the Parry Sound area.

By Kelly Louiseize It started off as a vision shared by two people five years ago. Today, Niigon Technologies Ltd., is on its way to becoming a leader in the plastics moulding injection business.