Around the North

A 16-unit residential development to help house First Nation, Inuit and Métis residents has been announced for Cochrane.

The wastewater infrastructure in Parry Sound's industrial park will get an upgrade, following the announcement of an NOHFC grant.

The province has enacted changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, considered the largest amendment of the legislation in 30 years.

The Ontario Forest Tenure Modernization Act passed final reading in the Ontario legislature, May 17. Under the new system, the province will introduce two new forest management models for harvesting Crown wood from Ontario forests.

The provincial government has granted First Canadian Uranium Inc. two mining leases, giving the company exclusive rights to mine the Eco Ridge Mine Rare Earths and Uranium Project in Elliot Lake.

Black Loon Millworks International, a Sault Ste. Marie custom wood products manufacturer, is on the receiving end of an $84,000 Northern Ontario Heritage Fund cheque to acquire new equipment. Sault Ste.

“Fantastic” support from the Sault faithful has spurred Porter Airlines to add a third roundtrip flight between Sault Ste. Marie and Toronto. The extra flight begins June 27 and will be offered year-round, Sunday through Friday.

Sagamok Anishnawbek and Xstrata Nickel's Sudbury operations signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) officials say will “serve as the foundation for a continued working relationship between the two parties on matters such as the environment and oth

The Ontario Mining Association's Energy Committee is holding a workshop in Sudbury June 20 to 22 focusing on conserving energy at mining operations. One of the sessions will deal with what organization does what in Ontario's electricity system.

Two Northern municipal councillors have received the 25-year Long-Standing Service Award from the province. Coun. Earl Read from the Village of Thornloe and Coun. Dan Wark of Hilliard Twp.