Around the North

The United Steelworkers has donated $50,000 towards the newly established research chair position at Laurentian University ’s Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) in Sudbury .

Before Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci could even officially announce his resignation from politics on Feb. 7, media speculation immediately turned to a Liberal party colleague to the west as his likely successor to a coveted provincial cabinet post.

Young business owners are being sought for a $100,000 award from the Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC).

Upon recall of the Ontario Legislature this month, the Liberals and their new leader need to repeal Bill 119 and its crippling tax on small businesses, independent tradespeople and contractors, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli said.

Limited spots are still available for the 2013 Aboriginal Youth Business Conference being hosted by Waubetek Business Development Corp. March 7 and 8. The conference is open to Aboriginal youth, aged 15 to 29, in Waubetek’s service area.

The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada 's (PDAC) annual convention takes place March 3-6 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Dr. Tammy Eger of Laurentian University ’s school of human kinetics has been named the recipient of the university’s 2012-2013 Research Excellence Award. “Success in research is measured in many ways, and Tammy has excelled in each of them,” said Dr.

The service cage project has been completed at Kirkland Lake Gold .

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) wants students to come up with ways to make their lives easier as part of its 2013 student business plan competition.

Dura 21 Inc. has signed a distribution agreement with Mansour Mining Technologies Inc. , a market leading supplier of mining products throughout Canada. The agreement names Mansour Mining Technologies Inc.