Great News
The North Bay & District Multicultural Centre was awarded the Northern Ontario Business Entrepreneurial Community Award of the Year
(North Bay, ON) The centre, which opened in 2008, helps newcomers and immigrants feel at home, and possibly stay longer in the city, by offering a variety of services such as the community integration programs.
More than 100 people a year have come to the Centre to take advantage of its services and programs. In addition to settlement services, it is home to the North Bay Newcomer Network, the city's Local Immigration Partnership project funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
REGIONAL FILM PORTAL LAUNCH
(North Bay, ON) Producers and location managers now have a unique tool to source locations, talent, and services throughout the region.
The City of North Bay has partnered with the Municipalities of West Nipissing, Callander, Temagami, and Powassan and the Mattawa-Bonfield Economic Development Corporation to create an inventory platform of images and information that will assist Producers and Directors when considering film and television project locations.
Cementation Named One of Canada's Top 100 Employers for 2011
NORTH BAY (October 18, 2010) - Once again, Cementation Canada has been recognized by Mediacorp as one of the top 100 employers in Canada for 2011.
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http://www.cementation.ca/pdf/2011%20Top%20100%20Employer_WebSite_18Oct10.pdf
NETWORK LINKS HOSPITALS
North Bay and District Hospital has become the first hospital to connect to the
Northern and Eastern Diagnostic Imaging Network.
The network is a repository of medical images and doctors' reports shared between
Northern and eastern Ontario hospitals.
Forty hospitals within Local Health Integration Networks in the Northeast, Northwest
and Ottawa areas are involved.
NEODIN not only provides the ability to deliver better health care, it also helps
maximize our capital investments by making this technology available to hospitals
that could never afford it on their own," hospital vice-president Glenn Scanlan
said in a media release.
Nipissing University
Student and faculty researchers at Nipissing University have a brand new facility
in which to learn, study and work toward creating new knowledge.
The university recently completed construction on the $8.6 million Academic and
Research Complex. The new building supports the university's goal of enhancing the
research culture, for faculty, graduate and undergraduate students.
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Ontario Northland
Ontario Northland video available for download.
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Canadore College
Canadore College's Rod Carley wins tvo's big ideas 2009 best lecturer competition
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North Bay Ranks high in KPMG Global Competitive Analysis
This important study involved more than 100 cities in 10 countries, including all
50 US States and looked at 27 significant cost components in 17 different business
operations.
North Bay took part in the KPMG global Competitive Analysis 2008, and ranked 3rd
overall compared to other 12 Ontario Communities as a cost-competitive location
to do business and had a 3.5% cost operating advantage over the USA.
The Analysis indicates that North Bay has strong advantages in the Aerospace, Advanced
Manufacturing and IT Sectors
Download a copy of the executive summary of the KPMG Competitive Analysis.
For a full version of the Analysis visit www.competitivealternatives.com