The federal economic development agency for Northern Ontario is boosting activity by contributing $4,907,925 to hire and retain economic development officers for 17 regional offices.
The Mushkegowuk Council is getting $504,900 to hire two officers for three years. The council serves seven first nations in the western James Bay and Hudson Bay region.
The North Claybelt Development Corporation, which covers Timmins and the Highway 11 corridor from Heast to Matheson, gets $297,000 to retain its EDO for three years.
And Constance Lake First Nation also gets $297,000 to hire an economic development officer for three years.
