Around the North

North American Palladium is restarting operations at its Lac des Iles mine in northwestern Ontario. The first concentrate will be produced in the second quarter of 2010.

The Sault Ste. Marie International Bridge is operating under a new governing banner. The name is changing from the Joint International Bridge Authority and to newly formed Sault Ste. Marie Bridge Authority. The 4.

Pollution Probe’s executive director, Bob Oliver, was quick to offer his support of the federal government’s announcement of new draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new passenger vehicles and light trucks beginning with the 2011

After months of construction, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse opened its doors for the first time Dec. 7 in Sudbury.

Houston Lake Mining Inc. (TSX:HLM) reported Dec. 7 that the company is proposing a non-brokered private placement offering of up to maximum of 2,000,000 common shares of the company.

The copper and zinc plants at Kidd Metallurgical Site in Timmins will close their doors permanently May 1, leaving 670 employees without work.

After regular stonewalling by the federal government about agreements made with Vale Inco and Xstrata for takeovers in the Sudbury Basin, Claude Gravelle, NDP Nickel Belt MP, has tabled legislation to make such documents public.

Ontario has officially lifted some of the red tape for skilled workers looking to be employed within the province following the passage of the Ontario Labour Mobility Act on Dec. 9.

Lake Shore Gold Corp. (TSX: LSG), whose Timmins Mine is 18 kilometres west of Timmins, has successfully closed a private placement financing with Hochschild Mining Holdings Ltd. worth $85 million.

The value of building permits across Canada rose 18 per cent to $6.1 billion in October, largely due to an increase in the value of non-residential permits and plans to build single-family dwellings.