Marathon optimistic about forest tenure pilot
Lindsay Kelly
There is new optimism in Marathon this week, following the creation of the Nawiinginokiima Forest Management Corporation, the first pilot project to be established under the province's overhauled forest tenure system.
Nawiinginokiima, which mea
Atikokan mill positioned for European exports
Poised for pellets
Ian Ross
A Thunder Bay entrepreneur expects to have contracts in hand by early spring to start exporting wood pellets to major European customers.
Ed Fukushima, president of Atikokan Renewable Fuels, is focused on firming up an order book
Pellet maker looks overseas
Ian Ross
Tom Logan can't sell from an empty fibre basket.
The Toronto wood pellet entrepreneur is hopeful that an upcoming meeting this week with Ministry of Natural Resources officials in Marathon will produce some “clarity” in forging ahead with a bio-coal project in the No
Resolute FP to invest $12 million to $17 million in operation
The competitive edge
Patrick Demers
The town of Iroquois Falls was happy to learn that Resolute Forest Products (the former AbitibiBowater) is investing $12 milllion to $17 million in the thermomechanical pulp mill.
“This is certainly good new
Sudbury and Nipissing Forests have mixed species
Trees in transition
Liz Cowan
Managing a forest involves much more than planting trees. Various users, ranging from commercial to recreational, have to be considered along with the flora and fauna.
“The issues and the forests here are unique in that they a
One of the world's leading Swiss-based commodities trade is looking to merge with Xstrata, a Swiss-headquartered international miner, in an all-share merger to become a global mining leader.
Ontario's Ring of Fire Coordinator contends development in the burgeoning James Bay mineral exploration camps is progressing despite an MPP's assertions that Queen's Park is mismanaging provincial oversight of the region.
Operations at the Shakespeare Nickel Mine 70 km west of Sudbury, operated by Ursa Major Minerals, have been temporarily suspended, after the expiration of its processing agreement.
Provincial Energy Minister Chris Bentley visited Sault College Feb. 2 for an introduction to the school's Renewable Energy and Green Construction Techniques program.
Cemenetation Canada, based in North Bay, has been recognized once more as one of the Top 100 Employers in Canada. It is the only Northern Ontario-based company listed this year, and it has previously been recognized four other times.
Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation and Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), agreeing to enter into negotiations to reach a final agreement.
Quadra FNX and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation, located 20 km southwest of Sudbury, are entering into negotiations towards an agreement for the future working relationship between the two parties.