Timmins

By ADELLE LARMOUR New diagnostic imaging technology has saved Timmins & District Regional Hospital 98.5 per cent of its costs in X-ray film. That is just one of a host of savings digital technology has created for the health-care provider.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Some Timmins area business owners say they feel they are being treated unfairly, some say to the point of “harassment,” by Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspectors conducting on-site inspections. Sawmill owner John Kapel Sr.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Timmins-area residents are choosing alternative avenues for their health care needs at the Whole Body Wellness Centre. Dr.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Providing opportunity and empowerment to youth is the focus of the Youth Venture program and Youth Enterprise Camp.

Yvonne Camus is not a typical business executive, and an Eco-Challenge is not a typical quest to hone one's executive skills.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Capitalizing on a dream has led 44-year-old Mark Torchia of the The Torchia Group in Timmins to build and expand 15 restaurant franchises in only 13 years, a significant contribution to the economy of northeastern Ontario.

By ANDREW WAREING Learn to adapt quickly to change. This is one motto that Jean Paul Aube lives by.

By ANDREW WAREING Job losses in the Timmins region within the forestry sector have been offset by job creation in other natural resource sectors, with mining and exploration providing the main impetus for job creation.

By ANDREW WAREING Even as Timmins' future is starting to shine brighter with the glint of gold and nickel, there is no reason for the community to rest on its laurels.

By ANDREW WAREING While the housing market has been in a slump for some time now, the recent spate of mining activity bodes well for the housing industry.