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Timiskaming & Region

Agnico Eagle’s million dollar gift to Cobalt

Agnico Eagle’s million dollar gift to Cobalt

The preservation of the Town of Cobalt ’s rich mining heritage has received a $1-million boost from Agnico Eagle Mines .

Nor-Arc Steel fired up over incinerator technology

Dumping Toronto garage in the Adams Mine may be a distant memory, but Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators may have a solution for the Big Smoke with some leading edge incinerator technology.
Traffic control firm a visible presence on highways

Traffic control firm a visible presence on highways

Highway flaggers are the most visible members of a construction site and are often the most forgotten people on the crew, standing for hours in sweltering heat or bone-chilling cold.
Prospector president calls for reform of Mining Act

Prospector president calls for reform of Mining Act

Gino Chitaroni wonders if prospectors are becoming a vanishing breed in Northern Ontario. He blames over-reaching government policy, onerous regulations and unsolved issues with First Nations for gutting the grassroots heart of the mining sector.
A farming fixture on the Claybelt

A farming fixture on the Claybelt

The sprawling grain elevator complex of Koch Farms along Highway 11, near Earlton, is an unmistakable sight. For Norm Koch, president of Koch Farms and Koch Logistics, diversification has been the key in growing the successful family-run venture.
MaJIC to expand welding services

MaJIC to expand welding services

Federal government funding will allow the Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC) in Kirkland Lake expand its services. FedNor is providing the centre with $383,194 for two initiatives.

Nordex expanding into southern Ontario

Nordex Explosives Ltd. , which is headquartered in Kirkland Lake, is expanding its operations to the Ottawa-Kingston area.
Alliance giving voice to Northern farmers

Alliance giving voice to Northern farmers

A new, Temiskaming -based organization will give a pan-Northern voice to the interests of farmers across the North.

Temiskaming gets provincial windfall

The Ontario government, through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.
Consulting firm gets innovation funding

Consulting firm gets innovation funding

Story Environmental , a Haileybury-based environmental consulting firm, has received $25,000 in federal funding to expand its operation. The funding will be used to innovate, develop the company’s product line, and create employment.