Timmins

They may not win any Grammys for their singing but the glee team from Dumas Mining in Timmins put tremendous heart and soul into their performance on Global TV 's Canada Sings in early June. The emotional effort paid off.

After serving in municipal politics for four decades, former Timmins Mayor Vic Power says he still misses it. The city's longest-serving mayor successfully ran for council in 1966 and became its mayor in 1980.

Tori Hanson refers to herself as a Northern transplant, but that hasn't prevented her from being one of the region's biggest champions.

Striking the right balance between family and work has always been a guiding principle for Robert Riopelle, managing partner of Riopelle Griener Professional Corp. in Timmins.

Move over Hollywood and make way for Firewood. Cochrane is pursuing the film and TV industry to diversify its economy “while the sun is shining,” according to Mayor Peter Politis.

The high price of gold is fuelling exploration in the Timmins area and ensuring the city's three gold mines remain in production. “Last year was a great one,” said Brian Atkinson, regional resident geologist in Timmins.

A crunch for space inside and out of the Victor M. Power Airport in Timmins has spurred some construction at the facility.

Three communities hit hard by the downturn in the forest industry were given a break when a partnership was formed to train new employees for a mine.

Ryan Farrell of Timmins and his father were stymied a few years ago when paramedics asked them about a relative's medical history during an emergency.

A 12-week entrepreneurship program for Aboriginal youth in Timmins has given them the tools and confidence to contemplate starting their own businesses.