Around the North

TV Ontario and The Agenda host Steve Paikin are camping in Sudbury for two days this month to hear what's on the minds of Northerners prior to next fall's provincial election.

The fledgling Ontario College of Trades is searching for a registrar.

Baosteel Resources International, one of China's largest steel producers, has finalized its investment in Ring of Fire junior miner Noront Resources. Proceeds from the $17.

A crowd of 200 is expected to show up in Thunder Bay this month for a provincial government-hosted conference to begin collectively mapping out how a massive chromite and base metal mineral find in Ontario's Far North will proceed.

Four Sudbury youth-driven businesses are receiving funds from the NOHFC. The province announced funding of $96,051 for young entrepreneurs who are offering new products and services, and creating jobs in Sudbury.

A portion of Highway 6 on Manitoulin Island will be reconstructed this spring, including one-metre wide paved shoulders to accommodate cyclists, following funding approval from the province. Pioneer Construction of Sudbury has been awarded the $5.

A steel roll-forming plant slated to be built in Espanola has been scrapped after funding was denied by the NOHFC. In a May 25 news release, the Town of Espanola indicated that Kilganan Group Ltd.

A Laurentian University team has won first place at NASA's Lunabotics Mining Competition.

Northern College may be expecting more students this fall. Applications to the college have increased by eight per cent over last year and more offers of admission have been made. Conformation of the offers is up by two per cent.

Vale has begun construction on a $200-million metal-recovery project at Clarabelle Mill in Sudbury, which will create employment for between 150 and 200 skilled trades workers.