Around the North

Algoma University's academic dean, Dr. Arthur Perlini, has been appointed to a fourth three-year term. The appointment will make him the longest serving dean at the university.

Dr. Catherine Cervin has been named associate dean of the postgraduate education portfolio at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM). Cervin, who formerly practised in Timmins and Sault Ste.

Water power firm Xeneca Power Development Inc. has been brought on as a partner with EarthCare Sudbury to help the city become more sustainable.

A groundbreaking ceremony in Cochrane was held recently for Detour Gold's regional office. The one-storey structure is expected to be about 10,000 square feet and is located on Western Avenue.

The long-awaited Manitoulin Island Community Abattoir (MICA) is moving forward, following confirmation of funding of $129,168 from the province's Rural Economic Development (RED) Program.

Sault Ste. Marie's Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has the go-ahead to mount solar panels on the roof of the water treatment plant.

A pair of Sudbury businesses are the beneficiaries of funding from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp. (NOHFC).

Wesdome Gold Mine's operations near Wawa are expanding. The Toronto miner announced July 12 it is commencing year-round operations at its Mishi Pit project near its Eagle River mill in northeastern Ontario.

Emails were pouring into Sault Ste. Marie realtor Sam Butkovich's inbox June 11 as one of the choicest pieces of waterfront real estate in the city was put up for sale.

Staff have begun to move into the new Biosciences and Technology Convergence Centre at Algoma University. Dr.