Funding from Queen’s Park has been allocated to members of the Elliot Lake business community thanks to the creation of the short-term Northern Ontario Recovery Program (NORP). It was set up to help businesses across northern Ontario adjust to the impacts of COVID-19 and protect employees and customers.
Elliot Lake's share of the $26 million pie was over $372,000 and seven local businesses will benefit from it.
The funding is aimed at supporting business sectors suffering from COVID-19 protection measures, says a release from the government of Ontario.
"Companies from a variety of sectors, including tourism, foodservice and retail – applied to NORP for assistance with projects such as, building renovations and new constructions, customer and employee safety installations, equipment purchases, including personal protective equipment (PPE), marketing for new business initiatives and restructuring of business operations," said the release.
The deadline for applications was Nov. 20, 2020, and a total of 1,384 businesses in 166 communities in the province benefited from the allocation.
Locally in Elliot Lake,
- Dr. Nathan Haas, Professional Dentistry Corporation received $34,688,
- Creative Glass received $21,850,
- Sarah’s Food Truck received $24,220,
- Yannick’s Muscle Factory received $8,149,
- 914481 Ontario Ltd., a retailer, received $5,250,
- Mirsaeidi Professional Dentistry Corporation received $25,000,
- Bert Joseph McGonegal c/o Elliot Lake Meats and Deli received $30,500
- Duane William Lennon c/o Lennon’s Family Chiropractic received $2,171