Page 23 Mayor s State of the City Addr ess at TREO Confer ence By Frank Giorno Despite the continued importance of the mining sector and its suppliers gional economy was front and centre at Mayor s State of the City Address held at the Days Inn October 15 2012 The mayor said city council is com mitted to a sustainable long term plan for the city infrastructure while maintaining quality of life for resi dents and making T immins attractive to investors that aim high while in vesting in the future of the city Among the public works and engi neering accomplishments cited by the mayor was the partnership with Porcupine Gold Mines Ltd PGM a subsidiary of Goldcorp Inc to complete the V i pond Road and Gold Mine Road Overpasses The overpass will be crucial for PGM s plans to reopen the Hollinger Mine site as an open pit mine and truck material to its Dome processing facility on Gold Contd on pg 24 Mayor T om Laughr e n addr esses a gr oup of stakeholders within the City of T i mmins T i mmins needs to diversify economy while recognizing importance of mining Resource Development Permitting Environmental Management Systems ISO 14001 Closure and Reclamation Plans Biological Studies and Environmental Site Assessment Spill Response Kits and Products TDG and WHMIS Online Training Closure and Reclamation Plans Aboriginal and Community Consultation Support Environmental Training Monitoring and Field Support For advice as good as gold C o u n t o n u s t o m a ke t h e g r a d e