Page 43 products and people consisting of the main east west T ransCanada Highway Highway 1 1 and High way 17 and Highway 61 extend ing 32 miles south to the US Both the Canadian National and Cana dian Pacifc Railways pass through Thunder Bay Thunder Bay s airport is the third busiest in Ontario Its port is the deepest on the Canadian side of the Great Lakes From the Port of Thunder Bay grain and potash from the prairies is shipped to ports in Canada and the United States and to destinations around the world Ontario Power Generation s North western Operations include one operating biomass and 1 1 hydro electric stations T ogether they pro vide about 900 megawatts MW of power which accounts for 86 of the electricity used in the North west A transmission line expansion is currently underway by Hydro One spurred in part by several new mining projects being developed in the region The 230 Kilovolt KV W aasigan T ransmission line will extend from Thunder Bay Atikokan and westward to Kenora and the Manitoba border Although Thunder Bay has a di versifed economy with health services education and technol ogybased businesses resource industries such as mining and for estry contribute signifcantly to the regional economy In Ontario the mining industry creates about 26000 direct and 50000 indirect jobs and is the thirdlargest private sector em ployer of Indigenous people in the province According to the Thunder Bay Community Economic Devel opment Commission Northwestern Ontario Mines produced approxi mately 900000 ounces of gold and 234000 ounces of palladium in 2017 There are now ten operating mines in Northwestern Ontario nine of them are gold mines There are several active junior properties in and around Northwestern Ontario W e are looking forward to the expo and the added networking opportu nities being held during the CEN CAN Expo From the looks of the bookings of exhibit space and the contribution from the three main in dustries the event represents we are well on our way in producing a world class event here in Thunder Bay stated Mason MLEN SPRING 2020 Page 43 P O Box 1421 TIMMINS ON P4N 7N2 Ph Fax 7052685655 highvechighveccom 705268601 1 Email Live Line Insulator Cleaning On Line UG Substation Cleaning On Line Plant Switchgear Cleaning Eliminate T racking and Flashovers Remove Moisture Oxidization and Corrosion from your Electrical Equipment HIGHVEC Dry Cleaning Method NO DOWNTIME ENVIRONMENT ALL Y FRIENDL Y REDUCE OPERA TING TEMPERA TURE Condition Monitoring Predictive Maintenance Thermal Imaging Corona Imaging Ultrasound Detection ELIMINA TE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS Proud to be part of Ontario Mining W eek Northwestern Ontario s mining industry on display at CENCAN Resource Expo in 2021