Business

Tbaytel Art & Design Auction of Hope Supporting Local Breast Cancer Care

Naotkamegwanning First Nation has launched a new business development website, which aims to showcase its community's startups and enterprises to northwestern Ontario.

Denise Lysak, CEO of Naotkamegwanning Business Corporation, said the website is a tool to raise the profile of businesses in the community, and offer assistance to start-ups.

TORONTO – The Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund (DWF) and the Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) announced plans to work together, to continue creating a meaningful pathway for reconciliation.

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada says companies are hedging hiring plans and wage growth expectations in the coming months over heightened uncertainty from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The central bank's business outlook survey finds hiring intentions remain below their historical averages, suggesting modest hiring plans even as the overall outlook on employment edges up.

New Gold Inc. Reported its third quarter operational results for the Company as of September 30, 2020 and reaffirms annual production guidance.

What started out as a hobby for Emily Hyatt 40 years ago, has grown into a full time stained glass enterprise. She teaches, purchases supplies for customers and most importantly, still enjoys and creating stained glass work herself.

OFA’s 2020 Regional Meeting for members in Thunder Bay, Rainy River, Dryden/Kenora is fast approaching. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, OFA is conducting this year’s regional meeting in a virtual format. The virtual meeting will be hosted on Thursday, October 15 at 8:00 pm EST.

The Bargain Shop is currently holding their annual “Together We Care” Food Drive to support those experiencing food insecurity in our Community especially during the Thanksgiving Season.

The campaign began September 27,and will run until Friday, October 9.

The Rainy Lake Market season has come to an end with the last day taking place on Thursday Sept. 24.

Christine McGoldrick, economic development officer intern at the Rainy River Future Development Corporation (RRFDC), said the market started off with three or four vendors before having 16 to 20 vendors when traffic picked up.

A Northern Ontario mining company has stepped up with a new process to fight the pandemic. New Gold Inc. mine employees near Rainy River are being tested for COVID-19 and are getting their results within a couple of hours of their test thanks to the use of a Precision Biomonitoring testing system.