Northern numbers.

NORTHERN NUMBERS

Huron North Shore Top Employers

Organization                Sector              Total empl.

 1. St. Joseph's General    Health                  270
    Hospital (Elliot Lake)

 2. Corporation of the      Government              252
    City of Elliot Lake

 3. A.J. Bus Lines          Transportation          130

 4. Midway Lumber Mills     Sawmill                 100

 5. Cameco Corp             Refinery              90-100
    (Blind River)

 6. Birchland Veneer Ltd.   Veneer manufacture      70

 7. Ontario Provincial      Law                     63
    Police East Algoma
    Administration Centre

 8. Forestply Inc.          Veneer manufacture      56
    (Blind River)

 9. Huron Lodge             Supportive housing
    (Elliot Lake

 9. No Frills               Grocery store           55
    (Elliot Lake)

10. I.G.A.                  Grocery store           50
ONTARIO FOREST RESOURCE

Ownership   Percentage  Forest Type  Percentage

Provincial     88%      Softwood        50%
Federal         1%      Mixed Wood      27%
Private        11%      Hardwood        23%

Source: Natural Resources Canada
INJURIES & ILLNESSES REGISTERED BY INDUSTRY SECTOR AND BUSINESS SIZE

                         Small Business         Large Business
                      (Employers with fewer  (Employers with 20 or
Industry Sector        than 20 Employees)       more Employees)

Agriculture                   2,616                  2,165
Automotive                     398                  32,129
Chemical/Process               659                   9,217
Construction                 10,771                 12,590
Education                      100                   3,389
Electrical Utilities           324                   1,207
Food                           772                  12,043
Forestry                       609                   3,532
Health Care                    529                  21,091
Manufacturing                10,467                 69,647
Mining                         325                   2,683
Municipal                      256                   3,076
Pulp & Paper                   52                    2,694
Services                     13,245                 66,674
Steel                          282                   9,858
Transportation                3,487                 20,487

Total                        44,892                 272,482


                               % of workers
Industry Sector        Total   in Industry

Agriculture            4,781       1.3%
Automotive            32,527       9.1%
Chemical/Process       9,876       2.8%
Construction          23,361       6.5%
Education              3,489       1.0%
Electrical Utilities   1,531       0.4%
Food                  12,815       3.6%
Forestry               4,141       1.2%
Health Care           21,620       6.0%
Manufacturing         80,114      22.4%
Mining                 3,008       0.8%
Municipal              3,332       0.9%
Pulp & Paper           2,746       0.8%
Services              79,919      22.3%
Steel                 10,140       2.8%
Transportation        23,974       6.7%

Total                 317,374     88.7%

Source: Workplace Safety & Insurance Board Ontario; Statistical
Supplement to the 1999 Annual Report