Around the North

The Bharti School of Engineering at Laurentian University is seeking companies interested in providing co-op placement opportunities to second and third-year engineering students.

Technology adapted by a Sudbury firm that’s designed to enhance seniors’ safety is being studied over 12 weeks by Cambrian College nursing students. The goal is to reduce health-care costs and improve seniors’ lives and those of their caregivers.

Northern Superior Resources has been named the 2012 Prospector of the Year by the Association de l’exploration minière du Québec (Quebec Mining Exploration Association).

Students interested in developing a career in the skilled trades will attend a Skills Canada-Ontario networking event Nov. 27 in Cutler, just west of Sudbury .

A new automotive service certificate program has been approved by Canadore College 's board of governors. The motive power fundamentals has been designed to meet a specific industry need for skilled apprentices and workers in the automotive industry.

The runway condition reporting system at the Sault Ste. Marie Airport is being replaced thanks to some federal government funding. The system provides timely, accurate and precise wireless reporting and recording of runway conditions.

Funding for innovative startup projects is being made available to Sudbury -area entrepreneurs working in the fields of life sciences, health care, cleantech and advanced manufacturing.

The Ontario government has launched a province-wide immigration strategy to attract skilled workers and assist newcomers in settling into their new home.

Collège Boréal in Sudbury is hosting a series of safety courses in November and December. The 0-8-ton mobile crane operator training course will be held Nov.

Zenyatta Ventures of Thunder Bay has reached an agreement with Cliffs Natural Resources for the 100 per cent acquisition of the Albany graphite deposit in northeastern Ontario.