NOHFC Success Stories
Get inspired! Learn how these northerners have used NOHFC funding to kick-start their career, grow their business, and contribute to the growth and prosperity of their communities.
THE WEST PARRY SOUND DISTRICT MUSEUM - MARYNN HALL
NOHFC Funding: Youth Internship and Co-op Program
Marynn Hall is the director of the West Parry Sound District Museum, a multi-service facility and community treasure that draws more than 10,000 visitors annually. Her challenging career got its start thanks to an internship funded by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC)…
THUNDER BAY INTERNATIONAL BASEBALL ASSOCIATION – REG GALBRAITH
NOHFC Funding: Infrastructure and Community Development Program
Learn how NOHFC funding supported upgrades to Baseball Central in Thunder Bay, setting the stage for an international competition…
SUSAN FELIX POTTERY – SUSAN FELIX
NOHFC Funding: Young Entrepreneur Program
With determination and ingenuity, a lifelong passion can be parlayed into a career. Learn how this ceramic artist was able to use NOHFC funding to return to her hometown in Thunder Bay and start a pottery business…
TOWN OF FORT FRANCES – TRISH LAW
NOHFC Funding: Youth Internship and Co-op Program
Great futures are built in the North. Learn how NOHFC funding helped to take this young northerner from intern to GIS expert with a thriving career ahead of her…
NATURE'S HARMONY – JEN AND TZACH ELNEKAVE
NOHFC Funding: Young Entrepreneur Program, Northern Energy Program
These adventurers may have met halfway around the world but with a little help from the NOHFC, they are now the inspirational owners of Nature’s Harmony, an eco-friendly resort in Mattawa...
ROSS, POPE & COMPANY – TOM and AMANDA GANNON
NOHFC Funding: Youth Internship and Co-op Program
The road to obtaining one’s CA designation is a long an arduous process. Amanda Gannon was able to get on-the-job training thanks to a position subsidized by NOHFC funding...
LIFETIME WELLNESS AND CHIROPRACTIC CENTRE – DR. STEVEN FONSO
NOHFC Funding: Young Entrepreneur Program
The future is bright for this young chiropractor who received NOHFC funding to help open up a practice in his hometown of Thunder Bay...
SOUTHVIEW INN & BISTRO – AUDREY & TARAS MANZIE
NOHFC Funding: Young Entrepreneur Program
Inspired by popular demand of their customer base, and fuelled by a little help from the NOHFC, the co-owners of the Southview Inn & Bistro in Kenora have taken the concept of take-out to the next level...
