Around the North

Stantec Mining has donated $50,000 to Cambrian College in Sudbury for use towards scholarships that will aid in the development of future mining technicians and technologists.

Twelve students from the Sudbury area have been accepted into the Summer Company Program, which provides $3,000 in startup money to run their own business throughout the summer.

Financing has been secured for the third phase of the Starwood solar energy project in Sault Ste. Marie.

No injuries were reported following an explosion at the Essar Algoma Steel plant in Sault Ste. Marie on Monday night and regular operations have resumed.

The Ontario government has introduced a new Risk Management Program designed to help farmers manage risks beyond their control, including fluctuating costs and volatile market prices.

Mining inspectors with the Ministry of Labour will focus on safety at pits and quarries during an inspection blitz across Ontario through the month of July.

Vale has successfully restarted its number two furnace and is ramping up production at its Copper Cliff smelter complex in Sudbury.

Quadra FNX Mining said it has signed a new three-year collective labour agreement with United Steel Workers Local 2020 for its Sudbury mining operations.

While Zenyatta Resources is engaged in mediation between the Constance Lake First Nation and the Ontario government, its northwestern Ontario base metals exploration program is underway.

Road building contractors will be thrown out of work because of the province's deep cuts to its Forest Roads Program, says an industry advocacy group.