A total of 112 businesses and organizations, including a dozen from Temiskaming, are taking part in the Northern Ontario Mining Showcase at the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) annual gathering in Toronto. On hand at the ceremonial ribbon-cutting to open the showcase, which is hosted by the City of Temiskaming Shores, were, from left, James Franks, the city’s economic development officer; Nick Fabiano and Lucie Perreault of FedNor; Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre; Timmins Mayor Michelle Boileau; Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota; Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe; Thunder Bay Mayor Ted Boshcoff; Alex Christopher, past president of PDAC; Cochrane Mayor Peter Politis; Temiskaming Shores Mayor Jeff Leferriere; Marcus Powlowski, MP for Thunder Bay-Rainy River; and Guy Paquette of FedNor. (Supplied Photo)