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News Releases 2008

September 2008

September 05	Iroquois Falls Services Commercial Property
September 05	Atikokan Enhances Tourism Opportunities
September 04	Temiskaming Shores Improves Industrial Park
September 02	Timmins Improves Drinking Water

August 2008

August 27	Investment Attraction Activities Underway In Nipissing
August 22	Improving Access To Care In The North
August 21	Armstrong Area Tourist Camp Goes Solar
August 20	Atikokan Bass Classic Lands Funding From Ontario
August 20	Ontario Helps Candlemaker Go From Flicker To Flame
August 19	Province Lights The Way For Solar Energy Project
August 18	Cambrian College Establishes Animation Program
August 18	New Marketing Business Opens In Thunder Bay
August 13	Enjoying And Preserving Northern Ontario’s Natural Wonders
August 11	Ontario Opens Dialogue On Changes To Mining Act
August 08	Province Strengthens Rainy River Agri-Food Industry
August 07	New All-Season Road For Lac Seul First Nation
August 06	Environmental Success Story To Be Sealed In Celluloid
August 06	Industrial Park Development Underway In Harley
August 05	Ontario Launches Mining Act Consultations

July 2008

July 29	First Nation Empowered In Mineral Resource Planning
July 29	The Show Will Go On In West Nipissing
July 28	First Nation Community Enjoys New Cultural And Recreational Facility
July 24	Governments of Canada and Ontario to Improve Highway 11/17 as Priority Under Building Canada Plan
July 24	Paving The Road To Success
July 15	Ontario Helps Hearst Go Green
July 15	Opasatika Outfitter Takes A Shine To Solar Power
July 15	Hearst Plans Downtown Revitalization
July 15	Ontario Invests In Key Social Infrastructure In Kapuskasing
July 15	New Wedding Service Opens In Kapuskasing
July 15	Call Centre Would Bring New Jobs To Kapuskasing
July 15	Fauquier-strickland Develops Multi-use Community Centre
July 10	Timiskaming-Cochrane Focuses On Attracting Investment
July 04	Ontario Cuts A Deal For New Diamond Industry

June 2008

June 27	Latchford Undertakes Waterfront Improvements
June 26	Ontario Funds Mattawa Well Upgrade
June 25	Going Green With Ontario’s Help
June 25	Heating Solution From Sawdust Goes Against The Grain
June 25	Northeastern Manitoulin Improves Drinking Water
June 25	Central Manitoulin Welcomes Visitors
June 25	Young Island Entrepreneur Solders On
June 25	Car Wash Opens In Little Current
June 25	LaCloche Region Eyes Value-Added Wood Production
June 25	Province Funds Aquaculture Research And Development
June 25	Northeastern Manitoulin Expands Boating Amenities
June 25	Ontario Helps Islanders Log On To New Opportunities
June 24	Northern College To Expand Haileybury Campus
June 17	Community Waterfront Gets A Facelift
June 17	Haileybury Water Plant Upgrade Gets Extra Funding
June 13	Haileybury Photo Studio Comes Into Focus
June 13	Young Entrepreneur’s New Business Gets Funding Boost
June 13	Sturgeon Falls Gets New Sign Business
June 11	Waste-To-Energy Technology Being Developed In Sault Ste. Marie
June 10	Ontario Backs Young Chiropractor In Thunder Bay
June 06	Business Uses Wood Waste To Cut Costs
June 06	Aboriginal Business Seeks New Revenues
June 05	Dock Upgrade Study Funded In Attawapiskat
June 03	Ontario Supports Investment Readiness In Kenora-Rainy River

May 2008

May 30	Thunder Bay Targets Manufacturing Jobs
May 29	Timmins Entrepreneur Has Right Tools For The Job
May 28	Young Entrepreneur Opens Spa In Sioux Lookout
May 28	Kapuskasing To Get First Retirement Facility
May 27	Red Lake Eyes Commercial Opportunities Along Hwy. 105
May 27	Kashechewan Considers Benefits Of Diamond Mine
May 27	Increased Provincial Funding For Winter Roads
May 26	Ontario Values Its Diamonds
May 26	Fort Albany Considers Benefits Of Diamond Mine
May 23	Aboriginal Community Expands Gathering Place
May 22	Algoma-manitoulin Shapes Its Economic Future
May 22	Marathon Targets New Business Investments
May 21	Young Entrepreneurship Shines In Kapuskasing
May 21	Sudbury Races To Rebuild Track
May 21	Highway 11-17 Improvements East Of Thunder Bay
May 20	New In-Home Dental Care Service In Timmins
May 20	First Nation Explores Wind Generation
May 16	Action Begins On Development Of Northern Growth Plan
May 16	Sudbury Drawing Plans For New School Of Architecture
May 16	Sault Emergency Response Centre Inaugurated
May 15	Mining Contractor Expands Operations In North Bay
May 15	Ontario Supports Greener Energy In Magnetawan
May 13	Nipigon Takes Steps To Diversify Economy
May 12	Young Entrepreneur Adding Glamour To Timmins
May 09	Ontario Backs Young Entrepreneurs In Thunder Bay
May 09	Anishinabek Nation Sets Sights On Economic Development
May 08	Ontario Helps Build Stronger Parry Sound Economy
May 08	Province Helps Farm Go Green
May 07	Naturopathic Clinic To Open In Sault Ste. Marie
May 06	Working To Reduce Violence Against Women
May 02	Sudbury Produces New Animated Tv Series

April 2008

April 30	New Stretch Of Highway 69 Being Widened
April 25	Bringing Broadband Service To Greenstone
April 25	Northwest Communities Plan For The Future
April 24	Minister Announces Start Of Causeway Reconstruction
April 24	Improving Children’s Services In The Northwest
April 23	Province Grows North Bay's Retail Sector
April 16	New Job Placements For Northern Youth
April 14	Summer Jobs For Northern Students
April 09	Promoting The North’s Mineral Industry
April 03	Improving Cellular Service In Greenstone

March 2008

March 31	Minister Launches Satellite Office
March 20	Rosehart Report Tackles Regional Economic Challenges
March 18	Parry Sound Area Resort Diversifies
March 12	Young Entrepreneurs Supported In Parry Sound
March 12	Feasibility Of New Timmins Arts Centre Studied
March 10	Pikangikum First Nation Builds Gathering Place
March 04	Aboriginal Community Mining New Opportunities For Prosperity
March 03	Discover Abitibi Initiative Continues Search For Minerals

February 2008

February 29	New Business Provides Needed Service In Thunder Bay
February 28	Province Flows Additional Funding To Hospice Project
February 27	Ontario Hosts World Mining Forum
February 27	Province Invests In Nipissing’s Future
February 27	Two New Businesses Take Root In Nipissing
February 27	Kenora Area Lodges Adopting Green Technologies
February 26	Young Entrepreneur Builds On Success
February 26	Opasatika Eyes Biomass Energy Potential
February 22	Algonquin Boulevard Now Features High-tech Ad Space
February 21	Budding “green” Enterprise Nurtured
February 20	Manitoulin Meat Processing Plant Studied
February 20	Stratton Sales Barn Invests In New Technology
February 20	Province Funds Therapeutic Clinic In Chapleau
February 19	Northwestern Ontario Gets New Music Agency
February 19	Province Funds Young Northerner’s Sign Venture
February 15	Waterfront Development To Be Studied
February 14	Sioux Lookout To Renew Downtown Core
February 13	Young Entrepreneur Opens Video Recording Studio
February 12	Great Lakes Cruise Industry Encouraged
February 11	Province Helps Wilderness Lodge Go “green”
February 07	Investing In Children’s Treatment Centre Expansion
February 06	Improvements Will Centralize Library And Expand Arena
February 05	Investing In Abandoned Mine Reclamation

January 2008

January 29	Carpenters Union Builds Training Facility In Sudbury
January 28	Ontario Helps Earlton Prepare For 2009 International Plowing Match
January 28	Ontario Invests In Premium Golden Beef
January 28	Wawa Biotech Project To Benefit Environment
January 28	Hornepayne Mill Expansion Helps Retain And Create Jobs
January 25	Laurentian Dives Into New Technology
January 24	Young Entrepreneur Has Fresh Business Idea
January 23	Terrace Bay Ready To Grow
January 18	Promoting Georgian Bay As A World-class Tourism Destination
January 11	McGuinty Government Supports Economic Development Initiatives In Dryden
January 08	McGuinty Government Invests In Television Production In Sudbury
January 07	McGuinty Government Investing In Ontario’s Forest Industry

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