Sudbury Area Mining Supply & Service Association Creates Enormous Wealth for Northern Ontario – by Dick DeStefano
Dick DeStefano is the Executive Director of Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association (SAMSSA). His column was originally published in Sudbury Mining Solutions Journal, a magazine that showcases the mining expertise of North Bay, Timmins and Sudbury. destefan@isys.ca
The recent Doyletech study of the mining supply & service sector provided significant data indicating that this sector has close to 500 companies in Northern Ontario that sell more than 50 per cent of their products and services to mining companies. This is a large industrial sector within this important geographical region. Results demonstrate that this sector created more than 23,000 jobs and generated more than $5.6 billion in gross sales in 2008.
The six months of face-to-face interviews of over 150 companies established this industry sector as a vital contributor to wealth and employment in the four major cities of Northern Ontario.
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