Far North - Ring of Fire

Mine development in the Ring of Fire could make or break Pickle Lake.

Kenora is experiencing a brewing revival with a new entry into the Canadian craft beer market.

An iron ore company president’s plans to develop a northwestern Ontario deposit have gotten a whole lot bigger and much, much greener.

The province and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) have signed an agreement to continue research at the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA).

The reconstruction of Kenora' s downtown streets and waterfront has proven to be a job generator.

Red Lake received a funding windfall from Kenora MP and FedNor minister Greg Rickford. The agency has earmarked $208,890 for the municipality to prepare five commercial properties along the Highway 105 corridor for new occupants.

The Ontario and Manitoba governments are providing transitional funding to keep the Experimental Lakes Area (ELA), a world-class federal research facility, open and operating in northwestern Ontario. The Ontario government said Sept.

The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (NOHFC) spread $1.2 million around the Kenora area for four economic development projects and initiatives.

An Aboriginal homebuilder is aiming for a late fall groundbreaking to build a composite home manufacturing plant to serve First Nation communities in northwestern Ontario.

Kenora MP Greg Rickford has been named the new Minister for FedNor, replacing Tony Clement. Rickford moves into the coveted regional economic development portfolio as part of a larger cabinet shuffle by the Conservative government.