Page 6 Contd on pg 07 T immins Mayor T om Laughren O VER 400 EXHIBITS F ac e to F ac e m ar k e ti ng t ha t w o r k s C A N A D A S L A R G E S T G O L D S H O W May 28th 29th 2014 T immins ON B R I N G I N G S U P P L I E R S A N D B U Y E R S T O G E T H E R w w w c a n a d i a n m i n i n g e x p o c o m Hosted by See Liv e onsite Demos R es er v e y ou r loca tion and a v oid being placed on w aiting list o v er 80 book ed M a y 28 29 201 4 Glenn Dredhart president of Canadian T radeEx says North eastern Ontario is Canada s lar gest gold camp so it is ftting we brand the Big Event Northern Mines Expo as Canada s lar gest Gold Show I have traveled to expos around the country and by a wide mar gin T immins hosts the lar gest display of outdoor mining equipment than any venue in Canada This year s big event saw massive crowds of visitors and delegates visiting the Expo site The local Daily Newspaper reported lineups of cars on both sides of the highway near the McIntyre Arena and even with the addi tion of two new hotels in T immins this spring Micro Suites and Holiday Inn T ourism and Events T immins noted the in ventory of hotel rooms sold out quickly and all available car rentals spoken for Dredhart expands on this W e had to book rooms in Cochrane and Kirkland Lake and surround ing areas so defnitely Northeastern Ontario does see a spi nof f from this event not just the community of T immins This year the Expo grew to over 450 booths indoor and out door with the main arena and curling club flled to capac ity and a temporary pavilion for another 100 exhibits This new outside structure was surrounded by all 3 parking lots jammed up with millions of dollars of outdoor mining ma chinery and heavy equipment brought in from manufactu r ing centres from around North America Indeed the Northern Mines Expo is a venue for the world to show of f their new machinery to the northern mining com munity while shining a light on T immins Canada s Gold Capital Mark Utting vicepre sident of Investor relations for Lake Shore Gold agrees I literally go around the world meeting investors and mine developers The frst time I ever went to Switzerland I brought a map to show where T im mins is They already knew It s one of the bestknown gold camps in the world But to have a show like this just puts an exclamation point on it According to Mayor Laughren the Big Event has come a long way since its inception This event is now top of mind with the mining comm unity across the globe and the May 28 29 2014 T immins ON Hosted by Dates ar e set for 2014 BIG Event T immins hosts Canada s Largest Gold Show RECORD BREAKING CROWDS A TTEND IN 2013 Page 6