Around the North

While the merger between the two has yet to be finalized, Timmins-area miner Apollo Gold Corporation and Linear Gold Corp. have decided on a new corporate identity and name, Brigus Gold Corp.

Laurentian University's Next 50 Campaign has received a double shot in the arm thanks to two separate $1-million donations from two companies with roots in Sudbury.

Gold is the theme at the Ontario Mining Association conference in North Bay next month. The three-day event runs June 13 to 15 at the Clarion Resort Pinewood Park.

The Ontario government's proposed reform to the forest tenure and pricing system has gone too far, said a provincial forestry group.

Sault Ste. Marie's City Centre Travelodge is going green with its EcoStay program, a national initiative that helps hotels reduce their carbon footprint.

The provincial government is contributing $40 million to a new long-term care home in Sault Ste. Marie. Sault MPP David Orazietti made the announcement on May 14.

Bay Builders have received a 2009 'Builder of the Year' award from a major Canadian modular home manufacturer. The North Bay firm recently accepted the award at Guildcrest Home's Annual Builder Conference in Montebelo, Que.

The Timmins business community was out in full force to celebrate its own at the Chamber of Commerce's 2010 Nova Business Excellence Awards on May 7 at the most well-attended ceremony in the event's eight-year history.

Sudbury's Laurentian Media was one of the big winners at the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Awards , May 11. The publishers of Northern Ontario Business took home the New Venture Award for the launch of their quarterly Sudbury Living magazine.

Four of the top graduates from Cambrian College's Aboriginal community were included in the select group of 100 post-secondary graduates from across Canada who attended the Inclusion Works 2010 conference in Toronto, the nation's largest employment a