This August 2020 photo shows John Murray (left), owner of Red Lion Smokehouse, and Aakash Rathod, a native of India who has embarked on the immigration process under the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (TBNewswatch)
THUNDER BAY The federal government has approved nearly half a million dollars to support the implementation of its Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot in the Thunder Bay area.
Coordinated by the Community Economic Development Commission, the project provides outreach and education activities with employers regarding immigration pathways to help them meet their workforce needs.
It also supports employer diversity-readiness training, and the marketing and promotion of in-demand jobs to newcomers from Canada and from other countries.
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Involve Indigenous communities early in mining cycle: Anishnawbe Business Professional Association
An Indigenous business organization in northwestern Ontario says the future of the mining sector in the region is bright, but companies need to be sure to involve Indigenous communities in the process.
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Posted: Feb 16, 2021 7:30 AM ET | Last Updated: February 16
Jason Rasevych, president of the Anishnawbe Business Professional Association, says he s optimistic about a potential mining sector boom in northwestern Ontario, but wants to make sure Indigenous communities are involved in the mining cycle early.(Matt Prokopchuk / CBC)
An Indigenous business organization in northwestern Ontario says the future of the mining sector in the region is bright, but companies need to be sure to involve Indigenous communities in the process.
Thunder Bay's Community Economic Development Commission (CEDC) says the city should take the mining industry seriously - and position itself to service 15 mines that could become operational over the next decade.
THUNDER BAY – The COVID-19 pandemic has cost northwestern Ontario’s tourism sector hundreds of millions of dollars, new estimates from the City of Thunder Bay’s tourism marketing agency indicate.
The sector likely won t bounce back fully until 2024 or 2025, Tourism Thunder Bay manager Paul Pepe reported to city council on Monday, as part of an annual tourism review and forecast.
2020 had begun promisingly before spiralling into “the largest crisis in the history of the global tourism sector,” he said.
The city was awarded the 2021 Scotties curling championship, hosted the Special Olympics Canada Winter Games, confirmed the return of cruise ship activity in 2022, and saw strong hotel activity in the first quarter of 2020.