Around the North

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG), which seeks to explore, develop and operate three wholly owned mines in the Timmins area, has seen the addition of a new face to its board of directors while four others depart.

The Central Party of the People's Republic of China has officially approved a joint venture between Timmins' Northern College and Yangzhou College of Environment and Resources, paving the way for curriculum sharing.

Improving nickel prices has Canadian Arrow Mines evaluating re-starting production at its deposits near Timmins in northeastern Ontario.

Workers at AbitibiBowater pulp and paper mills in Eastern Canada voted 63.5 per cent to approve a new five-year collective agreement.

A solar panel manufacturer received $2.5 million from the province at its groundbreaking ceremony in Sault Ste. Marie. Sault MPP David Orazietti made the announcement, May 7. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund is providing Heliene Canada with an $1.

Mum's the word from North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli on a Quebec media report that Dornier Seaplane has chosen Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu over the northeastern Ontario city.

The province of Ontario is offering up a tool kit and guide to help employers comply with impending changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Golden Chalice Resources Inc. (TSX.V:GCR) has expanded its holdings in the Timmins camp following the acquisition of a trio of properties.

The First Nations of Ontario and the province have entered into a memorandum of agreement to work together to find a way to continue the First Nation point of sale tax exemption within the framework of the Harmonized Sales Tax (HST).

Keitha Robson, manager of the Timmins Chamber of Commerce, has further loaded up her trophy case after receiving one of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce's highest honours.