Around the North

The City of Dryden has appointed Joe van Koeverden was its new city manager. He replaces Arie Hoogenboom who is retiring.

Ontario's Crown wood supply competition has come to a close. But not before three companies in northwestern Ontario accepted the last of the provincial government's wood offers.

Thunder Bay's Confederation College is getting $4.2 million from the province for new labs to research renewable fuel technologies.

Workers employed by Cliffs Natural Resources walked off the job June 19 at the company's Ring of Fire camp citing long hours, poor pay and unsafe working conditions.

A school of mines has been approved for Laurentian University. The decision was made at a Tuesday school senate meeting, during which the school of architecture program was also approved.

The inaugural International Indigenous Summit on Energy and Mining will take place June 26 to 29 in Niagara Falls.

Bestech's Products Business Group is moving to the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) in Sudbury.

Manitoulin Transport opened a new, 100,000-square-foot facility in Acheson, Alberta this week. It's expected to allow for more shipping capacity and provide customers with added transportation services.

The RBC Foundation has donated $10,000 to Sault College's Aboriginal Apprentice Centre to support Aboriginal students pursuing an education in the skilled trades.

Applications are now being accepted from Northern mining supply and service companies for the second intake of the Strategic One-on-One Export Marketing Development program.