Sudbury

BIRCH ISLAND - Northern Ontario generally experiences unemployment rates that are significantly higher than the rest of the province.

By Ian Ross Staying ahead of their transportation competition through some imaginative technology-based concepts is what makes Manitoulin Transport an industry customer-service leader.

Cambrian College's latest Passport to the World series, Discover South Africa, focused on the business, trade, and tourism sectors of a country that is seeking to develop new infrastructure, and to foster economic development and trade relations with

Northway Tour and Travel, located in the City of Greater Sudbury in Capreol recently launched an executive bus service.

Sudbury's Laurentian University is introducing a new four-year e-commerce degree program. The highly specialized program requires a minimum 80 per cent Ontario Academic Courses entrance average.

One of the world's largest independently owned telemarketing and tele-services organizations is setting up shop in Sudbury.

By Ian Ross Kyle Long did not want to swing a sledgehammer on a Canadian Pacific Railway track for the rest of his life. Nor was he overly enamoured with putting to use his high-pressure boiler certificate from Cambrian College.

Nine health-care facilities will be upgrading their facilities and equipment thanks to a $598,758 investment through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Sudbury East/West Nipissing Community Network (SEWNet) recently received a FedNor contribution of $20,189 to develop a telecommunications technical plan for the East Sudbury and West Nipissing area.

By Jennifer McCauley Whitefish Lake First Nation is taking action to encourage economic development and growth in the community through the construction of a multi-use business park.