Terrace Bay Construction Business Expands

Owner Gilles Begin Thanks Minister Michael Gravelle. Photo Sean Irwin 2011

TERRACE BAY, ON – The Honourable Michael Gravelle, Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry was in Terrace Bay today, May 25th, to make a funding announcement on behalf of the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

The McGuinty Government is helping Terrace Bay’s Superior NorthPath Construction through a $1 million investment which will allow them to acquire new rock crushing equipment to expand their services and create four jobs. Superior NorthPath Construction is a supplier of aggregate and concrete. They have used the support from the province to purchase two new crushers and other equipment to expand their services of supplying communities and businesses along the North Shore of Lake Superior with materials for construction.

Release below published by the Ontario Government

Construction Business Expands In Terrace Bay

 May 25, 2011 6:12 PM

McGuinty Government Boosting Local Economy

Ontario is helping a small construction supply business acquire new rock crushing equipment to expand its services and create four new jobs.

With support from the province, Superior NorthPath Construction, a manufacturer and supplier of aggregate and concrete, will purchase two crushers and other equipment to supply communities and businesses along the north shore of Lake Superior with materials for construction.  This new crushing equipment will help the company offer a new service between Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie.

Making infrastructure improvements in Northern Ontario communities is a key component of the plan laid out in Ontario’s 2011 Budget – Turning the Corner, to create and support 10,000 new and existing jobs for Ontario families and to strengthen local economies.

QUICK FACTS

  • Ontario is investing $1 million in Superior NorthPath Construction through the NOHFC’s Enterprise North Job Creation Program.
  • In the 2011 Ontario Budget, the government committed a $10-million increase for a total of $100 million to the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund in 2011-12.
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