Atikokan looks beyond forestry opportunities.Although news of more layoffs in the forestry sector was announced in Atikokan, the small community of 2,000, located about 150 kilometres west of Thunder Bay Thunder Bay, city (1991 pop. 113,946), SW Ont., Canada, on Thunder Bay inlet of Lake Superior. The city was created in 1970 by the amalgamation of the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur and two adjoining townships. , is looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. new opportunities. On Aug. 15, Proboard Ltd. announced the layoff of 120 workers from its particle board particle board: see composition board. plant in Atikokan. "Hopefully this is just temporary market conditions," says Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown, pointing out that 13 other particle board plants have been closed throughout North America. "If this is just a temporary thing, that's fine, but if this goes on longer, that could be a problem." Atikokan has been hard hit by layoffs in recent months. On June 7, Atikokan Forest Products announced the layoff of 147 employees from its 250-person Buchanan Group operation. Brown says a meeting is planned between community, business and government leaders to discuss future options for Atikokan to diversity its economy. "We're gearing up our tourism industry," he says, adding Quetico Provincial Park Quetico Provincial Park is a large wilderness park in northwestern Ontario, Canada, renowned for its excellent canoeing and fishing. This 4,760 km². (1.18 million acre) park shares its southern border with Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness which is part of the is a nearby attraction. Consideration is also being given to marketing Atikokan as the canoeing capital of Canada Noun 1. capital of Canada - the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec) Canadian capital, Ottawa Ontario - a prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada . |
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