Thursday, March 17, 2011

Four more companies accept offers from province

Four more companies have accepted wood supply offers from the province.

It will create 38 new jobs and brining more than 250 people back to work.

These companies will use the proposed wood allocations to produce and produce traditional and new forest products and a variety of lumber for construction and clean-burning wood pellets for energy production

The Minister of Nothern Development Michael Gravelle says that our government wants to attract new investment in the forest sector.

The wood supply competition is aimed at putting Ontario's unused wood to work while the government takes steps to introduce a new forest tenure pricing system.

Trail Riders Season Review

With the snowmobile seaon coming to a close the Sunset Trail Riders are looking ahead for next season.

This year there was a few groomer problems but head of Communications Shaun Clifford says they sold lots of permits that gave the volunteers a burst of energy to get out there and keep plugging away on the trails.

Clifford also say that they are looking to replacing the groomer that burnt this season and also that that groomer will make a great parts groomer for the future.

Northern Ontario Summer Jobs For Students

There will be 42 hundred jobs created for students this summer in Northern Ontario.

The program is open to students between the ages of 15 and 30 who are planning to return to school in the fall.

The summer jobs program is part of the Open Ontario plan to help every student succeed in the future.

Minister of Northern Development Michael Gravelle says the programs can help students gain valuable experience and enrich their learning.

Gravelle also says they provide valuable mentoring experiences for employers and contribute to building a strong skills base for the north's economy.

Employers in Northern Ontario have until April 30th to apply for the subsidy.

NWO Stars Make Finals

The NWO Satrs have made it to the finals in the Juvenile triple A Finals.

Brandon Wolframe scored agoal and set up the game winner to get the Jr. B Stars past the Nipigon Elks 5-2 in the fourth game semi-finals in Thunder Bay.

The Stars will play the Northern Hawks in the finals and the winner of that will move on to the Keystone Cup Canadian Jr. B Hockey Championship in April in Sherwoodpark Alberta.