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A major Japanese chemical company and a Canadian producer of asbestos-free products are teaming up to provide an innovative solution to a growing Japanese asbestos problem. Tokyo's Kusumoto Chemicals Ltd.

Kapuskasing's Tembec-Spruce Falls mill is developing and implementing a new quality assurance system. The system will assure its customers of manufacturing and developing a consistently defect-free product.

Longlac's plywood and waferboard plant has joined the ranks of other forestry companies recognized for environmentally friendly manufacturing practices.

By Marla Tomlinson Falconbridge Ltd.'s purchase of the Montcalm deposit may pave the way for new mining possibilities for the Timmins area, says John McDonald, project manager with Falconbridge.

By Ian Ross Taking the temperature of the Timmins business climate is the aim of an extensive business retention and expansion project being undertaken by a partnership of community players.

By Ian Ross A potential bonanza may be awaiting residents in the Hearst area with exploration work underway on a sizeable phosphate deposit north of the community.

By Dianne Gouliquer The Town of Kirkland Lake is on its way to becoming a technology leader for Northern Ontario.

By Eric Charlebois Imaginez une vaste contrée d'un vert forêt authentique. Allez. Prenez-en le temps.

By Sari Huhtala One of Ontario's best-kept secrets will soon become a catalyst for economic development in the Township of Chapleau.

By Joseph Gagné Venez les amis, descendez le long de la rivière Kebsquasheshing, où vous trouverez, dans ce vaste pays du Nord, da le territoire de la Baie d'Hudson, un endroit où le castor et le pin abondent; où le huard lance son cri plain