Government Forms Northwest Council

Dryden private sector mogul Mike Furlong, Red Lake Councilor Brian
Larson and Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown have all been named to the
Province’s Northwestern Ontario Development Council.
Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci says the
group is one of 3 that will look at creating economic and social change.
The Council will meet 6-times a year and will concentrate on issues
such as youth out-migration and the creation of new jobs.