Cluster Council to bolster industry.To help develop a plan to strengthen Ontario's mineral cluster, Rick Bartolucci Rick Bartolucci (born October 10, 1943 in Sudbury, Ontario) is a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the Sudbury riding. He has been a member of the assembly since 1995, and is currently a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty. , Minister of Northern Development and Mines, has created an Ontario Mineral Industry Cluster Council (OMICC). [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Representatives from the mining industry, academia and government will be on the panel. "I am excited that the mineral sector is moving forward in a way that will help us to deliver smart investments in strong sustainable growth for the future." A cluster is a geographic concentration of inter-linked industries that may create or represent a sector with competitive and co-operative advantages. These clusters create wealth within a region, mostly through export of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . George Pirie George Pirie (1799-1870) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. He emigrated to Canada from Aberdeen, Scotland. His father, also George Pirie, was a prominent Aberdeen merchant and ship owner. His mother was Katherine (Catherine) Mitchell Pirie, a daughter of the Rev. , president of Placer Dome Placer Dome was a large mining company specializing in gold and other precious metals, with corporate headquarters in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Barrick has acquired 100% of the Placer Dome shares on January 20, 2006, and has integrated the company into its own. Canada, will co-chair the council with Warren Holmes, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Nuinsco Resources. "A well-planned cluster strategy could stimulate its growth and expansion to provide even greater economic benefits to the region and to the entire province." OMICC will identify opportunities, enhance competitiveness, innovation and investments, while gathering insights at their regular meetings. The results from the meeting will go directly to Bartolucci. |
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