Timmins

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.

An exploration company has set its sights on exploring 11 properties in the Timmins area that could yield nickel, copper, gold and tantalum deposits.

Feedback from the community on how to retain and expand business in Timmins is filtering back into the Venture Centre and the Timmins Economic Development Corp., who are the midst of a business retention and expansion initiative.