Northern Ontario Heritage Fund money on the way for a local business.

The Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation David Zimmer with the $480,000 announcement at Central Welding and Iron Works on Seymour.

He says the money will be coming from the fund’s northern innovation program.

Vice president of Central Welding and Iron Works Erik Thomsen says they’ll be able to create six jobs in North Bay as a result of the funding.

The company which makes steel bridge girders can now create a new construction process for their bridges.