Around the North

Canadians remain in a pondering mood about the world economic situation, ever-so-slightly up on some measures and down on others, suggests results from TNS Canadian Facts’ Consumer Confidence Index.

RJK Explorations Ltd. (TSX: RJX) will drill a series of holes with GLR Resources to test at least three electromagnetic anomalies, located on their joint-venture Sackville Township property located 65 kilometres west of Thunder Bay.

Officials from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency are in Sudbury from Oct. 19-23 to field test three unmanned moon mining vehicles with the Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT).

The International Royalty Corporation (TSX:IRC) has filed a claim in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland & Labrador against Vale Inco Ltd.

The value of building permits issued by the City of Sault Ste. Marie in September dropped by more than half of the same month in 2008. The city recorded $6.6 million last month compared to $14.8 million during September 2008.

The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce celebrated the 30th Annual Small Business Week with an awards ceremony, Oct. 20. The cross-Canada salute to small companies and entrepreneurs is sponsored by BDC.

MetalCorp has named Naomi Nemeth as the Thunder Bay mining company's new chief executive officer. A director of the company since 2007, her appointment is effective immediately. In an Oct.

Barrick Gold plans to slash 80 jobs, primarily at its Toronto headquarters, as part of an “organizational review” that will save the miner millions.

The City of Greater Sudbury led the pack of the five major Northern Ontario cities in the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' (CFIB) annual survey of best cities to do business.

North Bay is one of two Canadian cities in the running to land the assembly plant for a U.S. seaplane company. Dornier Seaplane announced Oct. 19 that the northeastern Ontario city is competing with St.