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Sault's Trade Bridge 2001 this month.


Sault sault  
n.
A waterfall or rapids.



[Obsolete French, from Old French, leap, waterfall; see somersault.
 Ste. Marie's ongoing story in developing transatlantic links with businesses in Ireland Ireland, Irish Eire (âr`ə) [to it are related the poetic Erin and perhaps the Latin Hibernia], island, 32,598 sq mi (84,429 sq km), second largest of the British Isles.  adds another chapter at Trade Bridge 2001 this month.

The reciprocal Bilateral; two-sided; mutual; interchanged.

Reciprocal obligations are duties owed by one individual to another and vice versa. A reciprocal contract is one in which the parties enter into mutual agreements.
 trade mission and networking event is'a continuation to a relationship-building process that began last year when a Sault trade delegation toured the border communities of Newry Newry, town (1991 pop. 19,246), Newry and Mourne dist., SE Northern Ireland, on the Clanrye River and the Newry Canal. It has canal connections with Carlingford Lough, the Bann River, and Lough Neagh.  in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland: see Ireland, Northern.
Northern Ireland

Part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland occupying the northeastern portion of the island of Ireland. Area: 5,461 sq mi (14,144 sq km). Population (2001): 1,685,267.
 and Dundalk Dundalk, town, Republic of Ireland
Dundalk (dəndôk`), town (1991 pop. 30,061), seat of Co. Louth, NE Republic of Ireland, near the mouth of the Castletown River at Dundalk Bay.
 in the Republic of Ireland.

Organizers : Top - 0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A
  • Jane Addams
  • Saul Alinsky
  • Susan B. Anthony
B
  • Ella Baker
  • Alexander Berkman
  • Paul Boden
  • Harry Bridges
C
 of the event, slated for June June: see month.  13 to 15 at the Holiday Inn, are expecting a diverse group of between 25 and 30 businesses from the Republic and Northern Ireland as well as Belgium Belgium (bĕl`jəm), Du. België, Fr. La Belgique, officially Kingdom of Belgium, constitutional kingdom (2005 est. pop. 10,364,000), 11,781 sq mi (30,513 sq km), NW Europe.  and Germany who've either already established contacts in Northern Ontario Northern Ontario is the part of the province of Ontario which lies north of Lake Huron (including Georgian Bay), the French River and Lake Nipissing.

Northern Ontario has a land area of 802,000 km² (310,000 mi²) and constitutes 87% of the land area of Ontario, although it
 or are keenly interested in developing trade relationships, product and technology transfers and joint-venture opportunities.

"It's such a diverse group coming that it's difficult to match everyone up," says Rob Derbyshire, a small business adviser with the Sault's economic development corporation's Enterprise Centre, who's also co-ordinating the event.

Some of the incoming manufacturers and institutions planning to attend specialize spe·cial·ize
v.
1. To limit one's profession to a particular specialty or subject area for study, research, or treatment.

2. To adapt to a particular function or environment.
 in fabrication fabrication (fab´rikā´shn),
n the construction or making of a restoration.
 and light engineering, food products, software design, call centre opportunities, waste water treatment products, plastics and polypropylene polypropylene (pŏl'ēprō`pəlēn), plastic noted for its light weight, being less dense than water; it is a polymer of propylene. It resists moisture, oils, and solvents. , electronics, tourism, and cultural and educational exchanges.

Most are affiliated with the Newry/Mourne Enterprise Agency, whose representatives toured Northern Ontario last winter and were very enthusiastic about some of the business opportunities available.

The event is geared primarily to matching up small- and medium-sized enterprises with a particular focus on encouraging attendance of companies in the 10-to-30 employee range who have global exporting aspirations aspirations nplaspiraciones fpl (= ambition); ambición f

aspirations npl (= hopes, ambition) → aspirations fpl 
.

The format will be short on formal speeches and big on encouraging delegates to mix and mingle between events through business table meetings and at trade-show booths.

"The onus is on the businesses, once they make a connection, to determine what their agenda is," says Derbyshire. "We're giving them a venue to make contacts and how they want to proceed is totally up to them."

It's not known if any major deals will be signed at the event, Derbyshire says, but two local companies, Next Generation Consulting and Lucidia Studios are already working with a Dunleer, Ireland firm, Wren wren, small, plump perching songbird of the family Troglodytidae. There are about 60 wren species, and all except one are restricted to the New World. The plumage is usually brown or reddish above and white, gray, or buff, often streaked, below.  Innovations, to develop flash map technology for various business and industry applications.
Thunder Bay Top Employers
   Organization                    Sector            # empl.
1. City of Thunder Bay             Municipal Gov't     3,000
2. Government of Ontario           Provincial Gov't    2,113
3. Thunder Bay Regional Hopsital   Health Care         2,026
4. Lakehead Board of Education     Education           2,000
5. Lakehead University             Education           1,600
6. Bowater Pulp and Paper          Pulp and Paper      1,300
7. Buchanen Group                  Forest Products     1,245
8. Lakehead district Roman         Education           1,000
   Catholic School-Board
9. Bombardier                      Manufacturing         800
10. Confederation College          Education             718
11. Provincial Papers Inc.         Specialty Paper       622
12. Canada Safeway Inc.            Retail/Grocer         575
13. McBay (McDonald's) Restaurant  Restaurant            425
14. A&P Food Stores                Retail/Grocery        411
15. Abitibi Consolidated           Paper Mill            400
Source: Development Thunder Bay
(http://devtbay.city.thunder-bay.on.ca)
Northern Inc.
The Laroche Engine Clinic Corp.
03-23                              South Porcupine
Aatik Services Ltd.
03-28                                  Thunder Bay
Allco Ontario Ltd.
03-28                                  Thunder Bay
Alroy Paul Trucking Inc.
04-05                                   M"chigeeng
Delusi Holdings Inc.
03-30                                      Sudbury
Killarney Boat Sales Inc.
03-28                              Sault Ste Marie
KMA Productions Inc.
04-03                                 New Liskeard
Meridian Marine Consulting Ltd.
04-02                                  Thunder Bay
Norchris Enterprises Inc.
04-05                                  Elliot Lake
Northwoods Lake Homes Corporation
03-28                                  Thunder Bay
Phil Leduc Trucking Inc.
03-30                                  Kapuskasing
Reg's Trucking Inc.
03-29                                  White River
Santo Holdings Inc.
03-30                                      Sudbury
Direct mechanical inc.
03-23                                       Garson
Franco welding & mechanic inc.
03-27                                 New Liskeard
J-and-M Cabinets ltd.
03-27                                  Gravenhurst
Magmar Phoenix Inc.
03-29                                   Magnetawan
Monterado Corp.
03-30                                      Sudbury
Perreault Investments ltd.
03-26                                       Hanmer
The Laroche Engine Clinic Corp.
03-23                              South Porcupine
Ture North Trader Inc.
03-30                                 Mew Liskeard
Aatik Services Ltd.
03-28                                  Thunder Bay
Allco Ontario Ltd.
03-28                                  Thunder Bay
Delusi Holdings Inc.
03-30                                      Sudbury
Earth to Turf Inc.
04-05                                  Port Severn
Killarney Boat Sales Inc.
03-28                              Sault Ste Marie
Kma Productions Inc.
04-03                                 New Liskeard
Meridian Marine Consulting Ltd.
04-02                                  Thunder bay
Norchris Enterprises Inc.
04-05                                  Elliot Lake
Phil Leduc Trucking Inc.
03-30                                  Kapuskasing
Santo Holdings Inc.
03-30                                      Sudbury
Serenity Property Management inc.
04-03                                      Mactier
Numbered companies are not included.
Source: Cyberbahn (http://www.cyberbahn.ca)
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