Timmins

German-based Lexam VG Gold reports a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for a possible open pit operation on its Timmins properties.

The Ontario government is providing $228,550 through the Rural Economic Development (RED) program to support a number of community projects in northeastern Ontario.

Northern College has become the first publicly funded college in Ontario to receive accreditation from the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO).

Dr. William J. Lucas, deputy chief coroner for inquests, today announced that an inquest will be held into the death of Michel Nolet. Mr. Nolet, age 26, died on Aug. 26, 2010, while working on a construction project near Timmins.

Downtown Timmins , the city’s Business Improvement Association (BIA), marked a milestone in mid- December when it finished its five-year strategic plan. But completing it was the easy part.

When two of your major tourism attractions fold in one fell swoop, most communities would be left reeling, scrambling to fill the gap.

Statistics from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show that Canada lags behind other G8 countries in productivity growth.

Porcupine Gold Mines (PGM) has received its final environmental approval from the province, paving the way for work to start on its Hollinger open pit mine.

The Timmins Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for the 2014 Nova Business Excellence Awards . The awards acknowledge entrepreneurial achievement in 14 categories.

Classroom time at Northern College will become more tailored to individual student learning with the advent of Universal Instructional Design (UID). Northern College got $500,000 from the provincial government to enhance programming at the school.