Growth Plan Release Nears

A draft of the Northern Ontario Growth Plan could be released within the next six weeks.

David Lindsay, Northern Development, Mines and Forestry Deputy Minister, told delegates attending the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce meeting in Fort Frances that final work on the economic blueprint for the north is nearing completion.

Lindsay says it will be a document that will be up to everyone to help carry out.

"It's a motivation document to get them to look to the future and the economic opportunities by giving them a motivational platform that everyone can work together on," says Lindsay.

Lindsay warns though not to expect the plan to become a sole grant program for northern Ontario economic development.