finally temagami is taking its first tentative steps away from a resource-based economy towards something more sustainable. and the way it has happened has taken many people there by surprise. out of the blue, a company called n.a.c. has decided to open a skills training centre in temagami. north america construction is a "general contractor specializing in large municipal and industrial projects." in partnership with human resources and development canada, college boreal and northern college, nac is bringing its training initiative program to temagami. nac has purchased temagami shores resort and will be building student residences, classrooms and workshops. they will keep the motel and restaurant open as well. their first 20 students have been selected and they will begin studies in september.why temagami? that's what everyone is asking. here's why (it's a poorly guarded secret): temagami is beautiful and it's a wonderful place to live. and furthermore, there are no bars to distract serious students from their studies.
well, this isn't exactly the temagami school of tree-hugging and granola-crunching, but it's a big start. temagami has finally realized that the future lies not in cutting down trees and digging up rocks, but in something else, something that embraces its natural beauty rather than seeks to destroy it.
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