Around the North

Workplace safety concerns will be front and centre at the Partners in Prevention 2010, a health and safety conference and trade show to be held in Sudbury's Holiday Inn on Oct. 5.

Drilling at Quadra FNX Mining Ltd.'s Victoria property continues to expand mineralized systems bearing copper and nickel at the Sudbury-area site.

Thirty Greater Sudbury employees will be out of a job in January 2011 when Agropur closes down production at the Copper Cliff Dairy. The company will continue its warehousing, distribution and sales operations in Sudbury.

John Rowswell was remembered in Sault Ste. Marie as a visionary who always had his community's best interests and economic future at heart. The three-term mayor died Aug. 31 after a prolonged battle with cancer. He was 55.

Ursa Major Minerals has added some new managers. Eric Loch has been appointed vice-president of mine operations and projects, while Victor Huge is the new financial controller.

Highway 11 south of North Bay will be fully operational as a four-lane freeway by fall 2012. A $32.

A medical technology company is moving into a heritage landmark that Thunder Bay's economic development department wants to convert into an high-tech hub.

A private and luxurious island lodge near Kenora is receiving $225,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund to pay for renovations at the upscale resort.

Michael Winship has been named the new chief operating officer for Quadra FNX Mining Ltd., which has operating mines from Sudbury to Nevada.

Looking to increase the life of its Timmins-area Black Fox Mine, Brigus Gold has announced the expansion of its drill program to include a minimum of 15,000 metres of surface drilling.