Timmins

Great Lakes Graphite announced May 25 that it has crossed a key threshold toward becoming a commercial player by recently completing two transactions with two customers.

Goldcorp-Porcupine Gold Mines has earned national recognition for its efforts to mine in a sustainable, transparent and accountable way.

The Timmins Chamber of Commerce celebrated its finest in business on May 19 during the 2016 annual Nova Business Excellence Awards.

Timmins-area enterprises are the recipient of close to $1.8 million in funding from the federal government. The Venture Centre will receive the largest amount, $1.

The founder of an emerging magnesium-talc mine in Timmins has died, following complications from a stroke. William Quesnel, who grew up in Timmins, suffered a massive stroke in February and never recovered.

Timmins will host the 41st annual Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) conference on June 26-29 at the McIntyre Coffee Shop and Arena.

Timmins has received $3 million in provincial funding — the maximum allowable amount under the program — to complete upgrades to Highway 101. Highway 101, which is also known as Algonquin Blvd., runs for 21.2 kilometres through Timmins.

Timmins’ Productivity and Innovation Centre (PIC) has helped more than 30 small and medium-sized Northern Ontario businesses with more than $100,000 over the last year.

The City of Timmins has received $2.4 million in provincial funding to kickstart construction of a new 36-acre industrial park. On March 31, the province announced it was providing $2,485,650 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

The Town of Chapleau got some good news in January, when FedNor announced it would provide the town with $836,500 in funding for a trio of projects designed to energize the town and boost economic development in the region.