Around the North

Bayfield Ventures Corp. (TSX:BYV) will start a diamond drill program on the company's Burns property, located in the Rainy River area.

CAW Local 599 bargaining unit chair Ben Lefebvre is telling members not to get complacent about losing their jobs with Xstrata Copper this spring.

Canada's residential real estate market is forecasted to remain unusually strong through the first half of 2010, but dip in the second half, according to the Jan. 7 Royal LePage Market Survey Forecast and House Price Survey.

Wallbridge Mining Company Ltd. closed the final tranche of a flow-through share private placement financing, consisting of flow-through common shares on Jan 6.

Talks between Vale Inco and union leaders in Voisey's Bay, Nfld. have broken down, failing to bring both sides to the bargaining table to resolve the five-month-old strike.

The Women in Business Breakfast will be presented by the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce on Friday, Jan. 29 at the pavilion at the Algoma Water Tower Inn. Marnie Stone, owner of Stone’s Office Supply is the guest speaker.

FedNor director general Louise Paquette has tendered her resignation Jan. 4 and will be taken a job as the new CEO of the North East Local Health Integration Network (NE LHIN) effective March 1.

The Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce is zeroing in on mining-related opportunities in the McFauld's Lake 'Ring of Fire' exploration camp. At its upcoming annual general meeting, Feb.

The Christmas Eve collapse of high-rise scaffolding in Toronto that killed four construction workers has prompted the Ontario Ministry of Labour to launch a renewed safety blitz on workplace hazards.

The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce is organizing a Business Leaders Forum for Jan. 28. The chamber is inviting business leaders and politicians to work together on issues challenging business in 2010. The forum runs from 1 p.m. to 4 p.