McGuinty Government Building Communities, Supporting Economic Development

April 22^nd, during an announcement regarding the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC) funding upgrades to the White River Community Centre, Algoma-Manitoulin MPP Mike Brown released information about additional funding which is very good news to communities of the Northeast Superior Forest Community Corporation will also receive $50,000 to explore regional economic opportunities for commercial blueberry cultivation as they continue progressing with their blueberry farm project.

Last week, the NSFC’s General Manager, Clara Lauziere, presented a deposition to the Mayor & Council of the Township of Manitouwadge; included in the information shared were details of the Blueberry Farm Project and it’s progression to date.  To view a post about the meeting with council (including video of Mrs. Lauziere’s deposition) visit http://www.OntarioNewsNorth.com/?p=10734.
 

The Northeast Superior Forest Community (NSFC) is a partnership of 6 communities which have come together with common goals and objectives under the banner of the Forest Communities Program.  This group is driven at the political level through the Northeast Superior Mayors’ Group (NESMG) which has been working as a collective over the past seven years.  The goal of this organization was to spur a grass roots approach to facing issues in partnership rather than as individual communities. The communities stretch from Hornepayne in the north, through to Manitouwadge in the west (including Chapleau, Wawa, Dubreuilville, and White River). 

There are also 9 First Nations located within the geographic scope of the NSFC – Michipicoten, Chapleau Cree, Chapleau Ojibwe, Pic Mobert,  Brunswick House, Pic River, Constance Lake Hornepayne and Missinabie Cree.

Links in this document provided courtesy of www.OntarioNewsNorth.com