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Goldcorp going electric with Chapleau gold mine

Goldcorp going electric with Chapleau gold mine

Goldcorp’s Borden Lake gold deposit will be all-electric mine through its use of battery-powered equipment.
Clinic telling stories of miners and aluminum powder

Clinic telling stories of miners and aluminum powder

Miners urged to register as part of McIntyre Powder health database
Timmins plant sold to Swiss company

Timmins plant sold to Swiss company

Swiss company INEOS has purchased Calabrian Holdings Corp. , which is building a liquid sulphur dioxide manufacturing plant in Timmins. INEOS announced on Aug.
Kapuskasing emerging as agri-food hub for the North

Kapuskasing emerging as agri-food hub for the North

A decision five years ago to flag agriculture as a priority sector is paying off in Kapuskasing, and the area is now re-emerging as an agricultural hub in the North.
Timmins farmers aiming to raise 3,000 birds

Timmins farmers aiming to raise 3,000 birds

After meeting at agricultural school, Harold and Patsy Schmidt married, found work outside the food industry, and started a family, all the while holding out for their long-time dream: a farm of their own.
Dome Mine to remain operational in Timmins

Dome Mine to remain operational in Timmins

The Timmins mining community got some unexpected good news in July when Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM)-Goldcorp announced it would keep Dome Mine operational, contrary to an earlier decision that had the 106-year-old underground gold mine scheduled to cl
Versatility breeds growth for Hearst lubricants company

Versatility breeds growth for Hearst lubricants company

With a brand-new $12-million building and an upcoming acquisition, Hearst-based Pepco is poised to further grow its share of the market as the only family-owned fuels and lubricants company operating throughout eastern Canada.
Province providing $1 million for Northern businesses

Province providing $1 million for Northern businesses

A quartet of companies is getting a leg up from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC).
Business group engaging landlords to fill downtown spaces

Business group engaging landlords to fill downtown spaces

The Downtown Timmins Business Improvement Area (BIA) is embarking on a campaign to reduce building vacancies and fill storefronts by actively recruiting new businesses and entrepreneurs to the downtown.
Gardens seeing rise in local food cultivation

Gardens seeing rise in local food cultivation

Five years ago, when Sylvia Stockill started cultivating fruit and vegetable gardens for her own interest, her produce was so plentiful and tasty, friends encouraged her to turn it into a business.