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T-Mar’s innovation highlights economic comeback PAUL RUDAN CAMPBELL RIVER MIRROR
Coming out of a lengthy economic recession, it was good to see a full boardroom at T-Mar Industries. That’s what Tyson Lambert thought as he snapped a picture of staff, politicians, government public relations, and media who crammed into the room Wednesday morning. “My dad George is in the hospital right now. This is for him,” said Lambert, whose father owns the industrial engineering and manufacturing firm located on Duncan Bay Road. When forestry was good, T-Mar boomed – fixing, customizing and innovating large equipment for the coastal forest industry. In recent years though, with the downturn in forestry, the company relied on the few repairs that came its way. But no longer, the price of lumber is on the rise, pointed out Jobs and Labour Minister Pat Bell, and forestry operations Continued on A4
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The city’s working relationship with the two largest local First Nations bands could be better – a lot better, according to two chiefs. “Indian business is big business, right across Canada,” said Chief Ralph Dick of the Cape Continued on A3
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Jobs and Labour Minister Pat Bell (left) was at T-Mar Industries on Wednesday to highlight regional economic growth. Standing with him under a newly refurbished 400 series excavator are T-Mar’s Tyson Lambert (centre) and Chris Leikermoser.
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