Societe du developpement economique de Greenstone - Greenstone Economic Development Corporation

The Greenstone Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) fosters and encourages the start-up and operation of successful enterprise in all economic sectors within the Greenstone Region. We are a community-based, non-profit organization administered by a volunteer board of directors representative of the communities within the Greenstone Service area.

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Community Futures Development Corporations in Ontario

Major Private/Public Employers

PRIVATE 

Product or Service

Sector

No. of employees

Website

Exploration Companies

Mining Exploration

Mining

60

n/a

Long Lake Logging

Lumber

Forestry

46

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Extra Foods

Grocery Store

Retail

40

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Cloutier Builders and Supplies

Construction

Construction

30

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Nakina Air Service

Transportation

Transportation

33

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Nakina Forest Products

Lumber

Forestry

170*

n/a

Long Lake Forest Products

Lumber

Forestry

260*

n/a

 *currently on indefinite lay-off 

 

PUBLIC

Sector

No. of Employees

Website

Geraldton District Hospital

Health care

115

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School Boards

  • Superior-Greenstone 
  • Aurores boréales
  • Conseil scolaire public du Grand Nord de l’Ontario

Education

100

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MNR Regional Fire Base

Forest Fire Management

95**

n/a

Municipality of Greenstone

Municipal government

80

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Ministry of Natural Resources

Natural resource management

20

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**seasonal average, numbers fluctuate depending on fire season