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Voyageur lands important contract with Canadian Armed Forces

Voyageur lands important contract with Canadian Armed Forces

Approximately 40 highly skilled jobs, split between General Dynamics and Voyageur employees, will be created and sustained in central and northeastern Ontario
Local entrepreneur earns mining award

Local entrepreneur earns mining award

Roy Slack is the founder and former President of Cementation Americas and still serves on the company board and executive committee
Very survival of northern Ontario golf industry threatened by shutdown says NGA president

Very survival of northern Ontario golf industry threatened by shutdown says NGA president

We believe the restrictions should be removed because we believe we have proven that golf is a safe activity during this pandemic
Generational Business: Janzen's Pharmacy continues tradition of personalized community care

Generational Business: Janzen's Pharmacy continues tradition of personalized community care

Established since 1916, pharmacy has served Thunder Bay patients for more than a century
Northern Ontario sawmill company offering cash incentives to get employees vaccinated

Northern Ontario sawmill company offering cash incentives to get employees vaccinated

The company hopes to achieve an 85 per cent vaccination rate among the staff at its nine sawmills and two secondary manufacturing facilities across Quebec and Ontario
Committee recommends scrapping tax breaks for vacant commercial and industrial properties

Committee recommends scrapping tax breaks for vacant commercial and industrial properties

'When individuals or businesses receive their tax bills, by eliminating this sub-class, they are not going to go up by as much as they otherwise would have by maintaining the status quo.'
Condo development poised to proceed with final sale of waterfront land

Condo development poised to proceed with final sale of waterfront land

The development fits into Council's growth mandate, also bringing 'a more diverse population to the downtown area. This is very good news to finally see this development move forward.'
Local meat processing plant gets grant to increase production

Local meat processing plant gets grant to increase production

The local money will go toward buying a vacuum sealer and shrink tank to increase production
Voyageur acquires big contract

Voyageur acquires big contract

'We are excited to expand our relationship with Transport Canada and look forward to working together on this project'
Local mining companies win safety innovation award

Local mining companies win safety innovation award

This latest innovation from SafeSight has been designed, developed, and manufactured in northern Ontario, dramatically improving safety as it removes the worker from harm's way