Around the North

Canadore College received strong industry support at its third Thinking Forward Symposium on March 2, where business leaders discussed progressive industry trends with a focus on both community and global direction.

Armistice Resources Corp. announced it will commence a $2.5-million drill program on the McGarry and Kerr-Addison properties, states a March 2 news release. Initially, the new drill program will be for 60,000 feet.

The Weengushk Film Institute on Manitoulin Island will be receiving an investment support of $391,360, according to a Nov. 22, press release.

Northern College's Porcupine campus is spending $500,000 to renovate space for a corporate training centre. In a Feb. 17 release, the project was awarded to Qualitech Construction from Timmins.

Kirkland Lake Gold and Northern College congratulated 12 underground hard-rock mining graduates in early February.

The province's mining industry is steadily improving its safety record. The Ontario Mining Association reports the industry's 2010 lost-time injury rate shows an improvement of 17 per cent over 2009.

Millson Forestry Services of Timmins accepted a provincial wood supply offer to manufacture fuel briquettes for domestic and international markets. It will create and maintain up to 17 jobs once the project is fully operational.

Ten Northern Ontario mining supply and service sector companies are getting expert advice from an export development advisor over the next six months to develop marketing tools and strategies to access international markets, according to a recent new

An all-day mining event at Cambrian College will offer some insight into the mining sector by industry experts, states a Feb. 23 press release.

The Ontario chapter of the Canadian Land Reclamation Association (CLRA) is offering a $5,000 student award for graduate students enrolled in a Canadian university who are conducting Ontario-based reclamation research.