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Long-time customer Elwood Smith orders lunch from Oddballs Restaurant owner Ruth Squires.
New four-lane highway bypasses Estaire

New four-lane highway bypasses Estaire Oddballs Restaurantis still open despite the loss of traffic Patrick Demers The remains of the old two-lane Hwy. 69 from Sudbury to Estaire is anything but busy these days. The new alignment has successfully redirected traffic around Estaire, and no longer through i

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5th Wheel Training Institute provides variety of programs
5th Wheel Training Institute provides variety of programs New chance for second career Liz Cowan For founding owners Yvan Chartrand and Louise Philbin, 5th Wheel Training Institute was born out of necessity. The couple started their own trucking company in New Liskeard with one vehicle in the mid-1980s
New four-lane highway bypasses Estaire
New four-lane highway bypasses Estaire Oddballs Restaurantis still open despite the loss of traffic Patrick Demers The remains of the old two-lane Hwy. 69 from Sudbury to Estaire is anything but busy these days. The new alignment has successfully redirected traffic around Estaire, and no longer through i
Porter wings into the Sault
Porter wings into the Sault Ian Ross Add Sault Ste. Marie to Porter Airlines’ ever-expanding list of destinations. Robert Deluce, president and CEO of the Toronto-based regional air carrier is making good on his 2006 commitment to return to his Northern Ontario roots. His executive class airline no
Budd baggage car ready for peak season
Budd baggage car ready for peak season VIA Rail’s newly rebuilt Budd cars will present a more efficient, environmentally and user-friendly accessible train Adelle Larmour Keep an eye on VIA Rail’s line for the newly-refurbished Budd baggage car, expected to arrive sometime in May 2011. Three of the world
• Air charter service looking to finalize a deal to provide air transportation to communities.
• Sudbury airport plans to attract investment
• North Bay make moves to grow aerospace business
• Confederation College on track with railway conductors program
• Repairs coming for short-line railroad
• Port of Thunder Bay developing two-way traffic
• Bearskin Airlines receives philanthropy award
• New lease on life for northeastern Ontario short-line railroad
• Feds finally cough up $15 million for short-line railway
• Bearskin Airlines sells for $32.5 million


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Sudbury group produces film and music resource guide
Sudbury-based Music and Film in Motion (MFM) has created a resource guide for people looking to produce music or films in Northern Ontario.
Northern communities feted for tourism marketing
A pair of Northern Ontario organizations has been recognized for excellence in tourism marketing by the Economic Developers of Ontario.
Sudbury miner-First Nation ink partnership deal
Sudbury miner Quadra FNX and Atikameksheng First Nation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU)in working toward a final partnership deal.
North Bay housing conference slated for May
North Bay is the host city for the upcoming FONOM-MMAH Northeastern Municipal Conference in May.
Taking stock of mining opportunities
A labour needs report on potential opportunities in the mineral industry field in northwestern Ontario will be released this month.
Xstrata confirms merger talks with Glencore
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.
Been there, done that, says Ring of Fire Coordinator
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.
Chiefs want to electrify their communities
The Nishnawbe Aski Nation (NAN) said it's time for their northern communities to be connected to Ontario's power grid.
Matachewan miner pours gold in March
AuRico Gold said its Young-Davidson gold project in northeastern Ontario remains on schedule toward pouring its first gold by the end of March.
Ursa suspends Webbwood operations
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.