Recently added articles from Northern Ontario Business:
Nickel demand hangs over Vale Inco strike: strike puts the pinch to Sudbury-area producers, suppliers.(Vale Inco)
Aug 01, 2009; Stewart, Nick ... Contract issues may separate Vale Inco and striking United Steelworkers at the company's Sudbury and Port Colborne operations, but it's the market that will likely cause the strike to drag on, according to a senior economist with Scotia Capital. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ...
The month starts here some things that you need to know--and a few you probably don't: the collected wisdom of ...(NEWS)(Interview)
Aug 01, 2009 ... Name: Mike Holmes Title: Host Holmes on Homes Title: President, The Holmes Group Title: Speaker, Sudbury Living Homeshow Residence: Halton Hills, Ontario Q What person has inspired you the most? My father. He ...
The alchemist.(READ THIS)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2009; Coelho, Paulo ... Time for a break from all the business of business. Settle into an inspiring 174-page book by Brazilian writer Paulo Coelho as he transcends, culture and language with a brilliantly written fictional story of a young boy who is empowered to find his dream. Santiago is a shepherd, who ...
Surf here.
Aug 01, 2009 ... www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html Understanding other people's languages, cultures, etiquettes and taboos is of great value to ...
Figuratively speaking.(automobile industry)(Brief article)
Aug 01, 2009; MacIntyre, John ... Percentage drop in North American car and truck production in the first 7 weeks of 2009 versus the same period in 2008, from 2,157,688 units down to 886,614, according to Viraf Baliwalla, a consumer advocate for car buyers and founder of Automall Network: 40 Advertised cost of a ...
Vale Inco - a risky strike; A disaster, an opportunity.(PRESIDENT'S NOTE)
Aug 01, 2009; Atkins, Michael ... So, is the United Steelworkers Local 6500 strike against Vale Inco in Sudbury sheer stupidity from a union unable to read the tea leaves of economic reality, the strength of its foe or the relative prosperity of the agreement it has on the table? Or, is it the last heroic gasp ...
New ideas about old problems.(ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING)
Aug 01, 2009; Robinson, Dave ... For 115 years the Royal Economic Society has been trying to figure out why some countries are rich and some are poor. The most recent issue of their journal presents two new theories that apply in Northern Ontario. One study reports on an experiment to see if students can avoid ...
Retirement economy needs skilled people hot construction economy needs workers: former uranium mining town continues to make all the right growth moves.
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... The bustling service economy created by the City of Elliot Lake needs a few willing hands ready to swing a hammer or fix a snowmobile. The historic uranium mining town-turned-retirement-community has enjoyed phenomenal success in staying alive and thriving since Rio Algom closed ...
Manitoulin harbour lease renewal draws controversy Environmental concerns dog harbour development: first Nations contend aggregate company is an 'illegal' shipper. Fisher Harbour activity - a bone of contention.(ELLIOT LAKE/NORTH SHORE)(Report)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... A Great Lakes port on the North Channel of Lake Huron continues to be a flashpoint for controversy between a Sudbury aggregate materials company and a Manitoulin Island-area First Nation community [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Whitefish River First Nation and the Union ...
James Bay communities study all-season road: Mushkegowuk Council will assess routes to replace winter road network.(TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... Opening up the remote communities of the James Bay Lowlands with an all-season road is in the hands of the First Nation residents of the Far North. Federal and provincial dollars have arrived to kick off a study to determine the best route to link the four communities of Moose ...
Sault Ste. Marie mobilizes to save short-line railroad.(TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... Northeastern Ontario community and industry leaders were making a last-ditch effort in July to keep a vital rail link open between Sault Ste. Marie and Sudbury. An announcement by the Montreal-based Huron Central Railway that it was withdrawing rail service to the Sault by Aug ....
Prepping for business: Dryden airport prepares for the future.(TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... If new business is coming over the horizon, Dryden airport manager George Friesen wants to be prepared. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This year the bush was being peeled back southeast of the passenger terminal near the sprawling Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR) base to ...
Four-laning Trans-Canada Highway: constructing rest stops big issue for Kenora mayor.(TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... Fatigue kills, take a break. Kenora Mayor Len Compton has viewed those highway signs that greet motorists entering northwestern Ontario from Manitoba. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] While you'll get no complaints from Compton about Ottawa and Queen's Park's ...
Exploration keeps Kenora chopper firm flying: mining drives expansion at Forest Helicopters.(TRANSPORTATION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... Mineral exploration in northwestern Ontario is driving the growth of a Kenora helicopter company. Bart Stevenson, president of Forest Helicopters Inc., said despite a tough economy, the demand for airborne work is "better than what we expected." Several juniors have ...
Sudbury airport receives safety cash.(IN BRIEF)
Aug 01, 2009 ... Federal cash is flying into the Greater Sudbury Airport to help fund the purchase of emergency equipment and related upgrades. A total of $919,147 is being provided to pay for an aircraft rescue and firefighting vehicle, ancillary equipment and exhaust system for the firehall. Funding for ...
Capitol Centre open for conference business: eighty-year-old performance hall ready for corporate get-togethers.(CONFERENCE & CONVENTION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... North Bay's Capitol Centre is opening its theatre doors wider to meetings and conferences. With close to 300 concerts, theatrical performances and other activities being staged every year, the downtown Main Street hall is a busy place. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Though ...
From world wars to Wawa: fly-in lodge celebrates roughing it in comfort.(CONFERENCE & CONVENTION)
Aug 01, 2009; Stewart, Nick ... Flying fighter planes over Europe during World War n, Richard Arthur Watson could not have known that his idea for Pine Portage Lodge, 150 kilometres north of Wawa, would still be thriving nearly 60 years later. Even now, the fly-in fishing and hunting resort set on Kabinakagami ...
Economical event planning.(COLUMN)
Aug 01, 2009; Pasquo, Tiana Di ... Given the economic climate, elaborate corporate functions and events have become a distant memory. They will not cease to exist but are undergoing transformations to accommodate tight budgets. Event planners are now faced with minimal budgets and high expectations. Problem? Not at all ....
Delta brands Sault Ste. Marie hotel: former Holiday Inn upscales with major renovations.(CONFERENCE & CONVENTION)
Aug 01, 2009; Ross, Ian ... A landmark hotel in Sault Ste. Marie is getting a major makeover with new brand management and big plans to bring upscale service to the city. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Delta Hotels and Resorts are the new operators of the former Holiday Inn on the city's waterfront ....
A value-added solution to the hotel industry: Sudbury Fairfield business steady after first year.(CONFERENCE & CONVENTION)
Aug 01, 2009; Low, Andrew ... Timothy Lee knew he had his work cut out for him when the three-storey, 81-room Marriott Fairfield Inn and Suites opened its doors in Sudbury, February 2008. As the manager of the first new hotel in the city in 17 years, Lee had to tackle a tough industry in a city that already ...
