Written by Ministry Northern Development Mines and Forests on 06 December 2011
The Ontario Government is helping northern communities attract new business and strengthen their local economies.
A total of $103,545 in funding support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) initiative will help three communities in Thunder Bay-Superior North to implement ten investment-readiness projects. These projects are designed to help communities identify and respond to investment opportunities, leading to new jobs and economic growth.
The Municipality of Greenstone will use $45,000 in NCIR funding to build community profiles, an investment attraction action plan and a mining market needs analysis. The Town of Schreiber will develop a community asset inventory, a needs/gaps analysis and a market study with $29,925 in NCIR funding. And with $28,620, Bingwi Neyaashi Anishinaabek (Sand Point) First Nation will create a community profile and two model community projects, and will hold an investment-readiness seminar.
These initiatives are part of the government’s five-year Open Ontario plan to create jobs and promote economic opportunities in Northern Ontario.
QUICK FACTS
- TheOntariogovernment is investing $103,545 in these initiatives through the NCIR program.
- To date, more than $2.8 million in NCIR funding has been approved for 281 initiatives across the north.
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The Ontario Government is helping northern communities attract new business and strengthen their local economies.
A total of $103,545 in funding support from the Northern Communities Investment Readiness (NCIR) initiative will help three communities in Thunder Bay-Superior North to implement ten investment-readiness projects. These projects are designed to help communities identify and respond to investment opportunities, leading to new jobs and economic growth.
