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Eight Ontarians Appointed To Lead College of Trades5/21/2010 1:45:11 PM
Eight industry leaders have been selected by the government to the Appointments Council of the Ontario College of Trades.
Goldcorp declares fifth monthly dividend payment5/4/2010 9:36:41 AM
GOLDCORP INC. (GG: NYSE; G: TSX) is pleased to declare its fifth monthly dividend payment for 2010 of $0.015 per share
REPORT INITIAL RESOURCE ESTIMATE FOR BIG DADDY5/3/2010 2:46:35 PM
May 3, 2010 – Spider Resources Inc. (SPQ:TSX-V) (“Spider”), KWG Resources Inc. (KWG:TSX-V) (“KWG”) and Freewest Resources Canada Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF:NYSE) (Paris: CLF) (“Cliffs”) provide results from an initial resource estimate as prepared by Micon International Limited
Pele Mountain drilling on Pigeon River property5/3/2010 9:30:09 AM
Pele Mountain Resources Inc. (TSX Venture: GEM) ("Pele" or the "Company") today announced drilling plans for its Pigeon River property, 60 kilometres southwest of Thunder Bay in Northern Ontario.
Nexus Canada Inc and PBL Insurance Limited Announce Merger5/3/2010 9:22:25 AM
Nexus Canada Inc.’s President, George Zanette with Mike Robinson, President of PBL Insurance Limited are pleased to announce the pending merger of their general insurance brokerages.
Glencore Studying $84 Billion Xstrata Merger, Telegraph Says5/3/2010 9:10:04 AM
May 2 (Bloomberg) -- Glencore International AG is studying a merger with Xstrata Plc that would create a mining and trading group valued at 55 billion pounds ($84 billion), the Sunday Telegraph reported, without saying where it got the information.
Red Rock Studies Waterfront Development4/28/2010 9:06:25 AM

The Township of Red Rock, on the coast of Lake Superior, is looking at the economic potential of waterfront development.

Northern mayors meet with industry minister4/27/2010 10:48:45 AM

The Mayors of Northern Ontario’s Large Urban Municipalities (NOLUM) met with Federal Industry Minister, Tony Clement. North Bay Mayor, Vic Fedeli, Timmins Mayor, Tom Laughren, Greater Sudbury Mayor, John Rodriguez, and Sault Ste Marie Mayor, John Rowswell, met with Minister Clement at his Ottawa office.



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Thunder Bay to host Northern Ontario Business Awards
Tickets are still available for the Northern Ontario Business Awards set for Thunder Bay this fall.The 24th annual event, celebrating the region's best and brightest in business, is slated for Oct. 7 at Thunder Bay's Victoria Inn. 
Energy minister inspects progress on Mattagami dams
 Ontario Energy Minister Brad Duguid and Ontario Power Generation president Tom Mitchell were in the Far North in late August, inspecting progress on hydroelectric dam construction on the Lower Mattagami River. 
First Nickel raising money for Sudbury mine expansion
With a new labour deal in place, Sudbury's First Nickel Inc. is on the prowl for money to expand its Lockerby Mine.The company announced Aug. 25 that it has entered into an engagement letter to appoint the Canadian branch of Société Générale (SocGen) and the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) to act as the lead arrangers for a senior secured project facillity loan of up to $30 million. 
Fraser survey ranks Ontario 20th globally as favourable mining jurisdiction
Ontario made few strides toward reaching elite status in the Fraser Institute's Survey of Mining Companies.The British Columbia public policy think-tank released a mid-year update in August, in which Ontario moved up one spot to 20th place. 
Ontario ministers long on talk, short on deliverables, say chiefs
A group of First Nation chiefs want money from the Ontario government to begin reparing their communities for mine development in the Ring of Fire.
Solar company beams in Sudbury
A Toronto solar company is setting up operations in Sudbury to offer “turnkey” solar power solutions for Northern Ontario clients.
Kirkland Lake gold diggers expand relationship
An exploration partnership between Kirkland Lake Gold and Queenston Mining has grown closer. The two companies are expanding their joint venture program in the Abitibi Greenstone Belt of northeastern Ontario with some new wrinkles in their exploration plan. 
Let the biomass conversion begin
The Ontario government has given the official green light to begin converting the Atikokan Generating Station from burning coal to biomass. 
Ring of Fire junior releases resource estimate
Probe Mines has released an initial mineral resource estimate for its Black Creek chromite deposit at McFauld's Lake in the James Bay lowlands.
Highway contracts awarded in northeastern Ontario
Highway improvements are being made between Sudbury and North Bay as the Ontario government has announced the awarding of road improvement contracts.