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City poised to re-up hotel tax for 5 more years

City poised to re-up hotel tax for 5 more years

The Municipal Accommodation Tax or MAT was implemented in 2019 and so far has garnered $4.1 million in revenue, with $1.6 million or 40 per cent transferred to the City’s MAT reserve and $2.5 million or 60 per cent  transferred to Tourism North Bay
Restaurant workers to get 'dine and dash' protection

Restaurant workers to get 'dine and dash' protection

Employers banned from deducting an employee’s wages in the event of a dine and dash, gas and dash or any other stolen property
VIDEO: Hooray for housing

VIDEO: Hooray for housing

City reaps $400K from Ontario; surpasses 2023 housing target by 277%
Jobs of the Future: From ex-con to carpenter: how Community Builders is helping fill Northern Ontario’s labour gap

Jobs of the Future: From ex-con to carpenter: how Community Builders is helping fill Northern Ontario’s labour gap

Non-profit group helping people on the edge find their way back to employment
Busy year projected for northern Ontario construction

Busy year projected for northern Ontario construction

Regionally, prospects are most positive in northern Ontario, in response to increased mining and institutional projects
Canadian craft brewers support excise tax reduction

Canadian craft brewers support excise tax reduction

This change acknowledges the urgency to support Canada’s smaller breweries, which represent over 20,000 industry jobs
Copperfin and Northern Credit Union advance merger discussions

Copperfin and Northern Credit Union advance merger discussions

The Joint Partnership Committee, in collaboration with the Executive Management of both organizations, proposed keeping the name "Northern Credit Union" for the new entity
Business of the Month: Canoe Canada Outfitters an outlier at 50

Business of the Month: Canoe Canada Outfitters an outlier at 50

Northwestern Ontario wilderness vacation company turns isolation into a tourism plus
Local seniors' home up for sale due to unpaid taxes

Local seniors' home up for sale due to unpaid taxes

The owners behind Westroy Assets Management Inc. and Berkshire Enterprises Inc. are embroiled in a tax sale for Trout Creek Senior Living. Westroy also has interests in the building that is slated to house the delayed Canadore addictions treatment centre on Lakeshore Drive, of which Berkshire Enterprises Inc. is the owner of record
Local mining company wins industry challenge

Local mining company wins industry challenge

The challenge encouraged innovative start-ups and entrepreneurs from across Canada to develop underground mining technologies that utilize the capabilities of the Rogers 5G Wireless Private Network