Timmins

By Ian Ross A flat mining and forestry sector in the Timmins area has resulted in companies and residents alike watching their fiscal bottom lines, which has not helped contractors and the business community.

By Ian Ross While much excitement has been generated in Timmins by DeBeers' Victor diamond project in the James Bay lowlands, local exploration activity has slowly been picking up momentum, says the Ontario government's chief reside

By Katherine Thompson Nelson Plans are underway in Cochrane to develop a live polar bear exhibit that could open as early as July 2003, says J.P. Ouellette, community development manager with the community development corporation in Cochrane.

By Ian Ross Delivering high-speed telecommunications to remote northern communities would be the "great equalizer" in lowering social costs and encouraging economic development opportunities, says the director of a Timmins non-profi

Northern College's Aboriginal council on education has launched a logo competition, which will have area designers vying for a first-place prize of a $500-bursary to Northern College.

In an effort to reduce the number of maintenance and production staff at its Kidd Creek mine in Timmins, Falconbridge Ltd. is offering workers a chance to transfer to operations in Sudbury.

Joe Torlone beat out more than 40 applicants in being selected as the new chief administrative officer for the City of Timmins. The 21-year city employee succeeds Grant Chevrette who is retiring.

A successful Timmins businessman has been selected as the independent chair of the joint operational review of the Sudbury Regional Hospital.

The Shania Twain Centre and the Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour need extra funding from the city after experiencing a $241,360 net loss in 2001. The board of directors is asking for $117,000, up from $48,000 last year.

Business owners in the tourism industry will have an opportunity to learn how to enhance their operations and increase competitiveness through Canadore College's e-tourism initiative.