Timmins

By ADELLE LARMOUR Dec. 7, 2006, to the day, will mark former Timmins Mayor Vic Power’s 40-year political career. As the 16th elected mayor, he has served 20 years, the longest standing mayor in the history of Timmins.

By Adelle Lamour A new type of business advisory service is now available for small- and medium-sized enterprises in Northern Ontario.

By Adelle Larmour Research at the Kapuskasing Federal Agricultural Experimental farm is paving the way for potential beef markets in Northern Ontario while trying to save cheese/dairy markets from multi-million dollar losses.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Rising energy costs have created a trend that is saving hundreds of thousands of dollars for large corporations across Northern Ontario.

By Kelly Louiseize With the Hemlo gold camp identifying future gold resources and juniors uncovering new platinum group metals (PGMs), Marathon is continuing to be a community ripe with mining exploration development and production.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Opasatika Mushroom farm’s history is not that much different from many start-up enterprises where trial, error, education and investment combine to eventually germinate a successful, multi-million dollar facility.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Timmins has a serious shortage of homes, says Richard Leroux, president of the Timmins Real Estate Board. This three-year trend has shown an upward climb in rental and house sales, unseen in the area for about 15 years.

By ADELLE LARMOUR South Porcupine – Preserving Northern Ontario’s heritage in vibrant watercolour prints and ink renderings is inspiring work for Gayle Ballantyne of Gayle’s Drawing Room.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Drill results never looked more golden for Lake Shore Gold Corp.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Porcupine Joint Venture (PJV) is investing millions of dollars in exploration and development into its land package in South Porcupine, just east of Timmins.