Timmins

Smooth Rock Falls is working on a strategic plan to encourage economic development in the community. FedNor is helping to fund the plan with a $58,843 investment.

Northern Gold Mining is shaking up its senior management as the Toronto-based junior miner moves toward production at its Golden Bear project in northeastern Ontario.

Timmins businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs were recognized on May 22 during the 12th annual Nova Awards hosted by the Timmins Chamber of Commerce .

Inspiration Mining Corp. is advancing its Langmuir property south of Timmins with plans to dewater the old Langmuir 1 nickel mine and prepare a bulk sample for analysis.

The Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund is hosting a morning forum on how to build partnerships with Aboriginal businesses. Aboriginal Forum 2014 will take place on May 29 at the MacIntyre Arena in Timmins from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

From its family-oriented operation to the label’s loon graphic, everything about Rheault Distillery’s Loon Vodka exudes Canadiana. But the response from critics and connoisseurs alike suggests its pedigree is world-class.

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.