A light bulb idea for Nortek: technology firm sees new market in
aviation industry.(NORTH BAY)
For Nortek Computers, it always helps to have an edge.
The 25-employee North Bay technology company has made its mark
retrieving lost data from people's crippled hard drives. Now it has
a new . . .
Ontario Court of Appeal reserves final decision on stumpage fee;
Sault hardwood mill operator confident value charge will be
rep
An Ontario Court of Appeal is reserving judgement on whether the
province's Residual Value Charge (RVC), a forestry stumpage fee, is
a legitimate or an illegal charge on hardwood sawmill . . .
Cash grab on SME merchants.(NEWS)
Small businesses are feeling cornered as major credit card
companies and banks are about to inflict a huge cash grab on Canadian
merchants.
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New types of premium credit . . .
Local entrepreneurs understand, no (wo)man is an
island.(NEWS)
Starting a new business for a first-time entrepreneur is stressful
enough. For women, there's an added dynamic.
"Because 50 per cent are home-based, it's a question of
how do I look after the . . .
Buchanan donates forest planning software to Lakehead
U.(FORESTRY)
Lakehead University forestry researchers were recipients of a
software donation by Buchanan Forest Products.
CCS Central Computer Services, a Buchanan subsidiary, supplied the
Thunder Bay . . .
Mining supplier ramps up into production: Atlas Copco doubles
manufacturing space with new shop.(NORTH BAY)
September was a busy month for Atlas Copco general manager Jeff
Hagar. Management at the North Bay mining supplier were preparing to
head to the Las Vegas Mine Expo to showcase their wares, . . .
Beer ads and tax policy.(ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING)
Beer ads try to connect with your lizard brain. They sneak signals
past the prefrontal cortex to the places that deal with food, fear and
sex. It's sneaky, but it works. A TV ad with quick . . .
Read this: TWO in the Bush.(Brief article)(Book review)
TITLE: TWO IN THE BUSH
By John Moore
Reviewed by Bill McLeod
Two in the Bush is a cracking good tale about John and Ruth Moore
and their adventures in Northeastern Ontario in the years just . . .
North America led in 2007s global forest, paper and packaging
deals.(FORESTRY)
A recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has shown that
North America stood tallest among global forest, paper and packaging
deal values in 2007, with US $17 billion in 2007.
This total . . .
'Milestone' First Nation negotiations with MNR
begins.(FORESTRY)
The Anishinabek Nation has established Forestry Framework Agreement
negotiations with the Ministry of Natural Resources to enable their 42
communities to have better access to forest allocations . . .
Canadore and Nip U are big spenders ... in a good way: combined
schools make $172 million local impact.(NORTH BAY)
Post-secondary institutes in North Bay have a value beyond just a
diploma. An impact study by Nipissing University economic professor
Chris Sarlo says the combined economic impact of the university . . .
Go forth and diversify-meeting today's challenges; West
Parry Sound area leaders want to roll out the carpet for new
business.(N
The Parry Sound area has always been a popular place for cottagers
and campers.
But when the main economic driver is the tourism and hospitality
industry, it's subject to a degree of uncertainty . . .
Figuratively speaking.(NEWS)
Percentage of inbound phone leads that are lost by most marketing
companies according to Second Approach services: 60-80
Percentage of small and medium businesses that would pay for . . .
New digs, big plans for T-Bay EDC; Heritage building could be
home for back-office business.(NEWS)
A Thunder Bay heritage building has a high-tech future as a home
for information technology firms.
The landmark Whalen building plays a huge role in an emerging
knowledge-based economy that city . . .
Province select experts for species at risk
committee.(FORESTRY)
The Ontario government has selected a team of experts to advise on
the protection of species at risk.
They include people specializing in resource use, land use and the
environment who are not . . .
Finding the right balance: for 80 years, NOTO has been the voice
of Northern wilderness tourism.(NORTH BAY)
Doug Reynolds likes to think of the Northern Ontario Tourist
Outfitters Association (NOTO) as a voice of calm and reason in the midst
of mass confusion.
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When phone calls . . .
On the importance of being negative.(PRESIDENT'S
NOTE)
I was sitting down in the living room the other day trying to
figure out how to explain the nature of politics to my 10-year old
daughter, Jackie. Not that she had asked of course, but it . . .
The colleted wisdom of ...(Interview)(Brief article)
Name: Gino Chitaroni
Title[s]: Councillor, Town of Cobalt President, Blackstone
Development Inc., President/ Manager, Polymet Labs Residence: Cobalt
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Q If you weren't in . . .
Queen's Park wants to guide use of
biofibre.(FORESTRY)
The Ontario government has unveiled a new policy promoting the use
of biofibre as an energy source.
There's growing uses for tree tops, and limbs, which the
province says, currently aren't . . .
Whiskey Jack decision imminent, says Minister.(FORESTRY)
Ontario Natural Resources Minister Donna Cansfield is promising a
swift resolution on logging issues in northwestern Ontario's
contested Whiskey Jack Forest.
The province is moving toward a new . . .
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