Around the North

A young Sudbury entrepreneur is launching a new online education firm with a helping hand from the provincial government. Miranda Rocca's Creative ELearning Design is receiving $24,028 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation.

Soo Foundry and Machine Ltd. was a double winner at the Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce annual general meeting and awards luncheon, Oct. 1.

Noront Resources Ltd. (TSX:NOT) has entered into negotiations with Marten Falls First Nation for an exploration agreement.

Porter Airlines is bolstering service between Quebec City and Toronto with three daily round-trip flights. This comes a week after Boston was added to the company's growing list of destinations.

Lateegra Gold Corp. has announced the signing of an agreement to acquire 11 mineral claims southwest of Timmins. The Hopkins Lake claims, consisting of 143 claim units covering an area of 5,720 acres, have been acquired from arm's-length vendors.

At a union rally held Sept.

The four-laning of Highway 11 remains on schedule for completion by 2012.

Angela Trudel-Johnston of North Bay's Westmont Hospitality Group is the Ted Day Tourism Award recipient for her passion and dedication to Northern Ontario's tourism industry.

Ontario Hydro is set to spend $2.3 billion on transmission and distribution projects across the province. The 20 transmission projects and investment into the distribution network is said to create 20,000 jobs over the next three years.

Premier Gold has raised $15 million in financing to advance its exploration projects in northwestern Ontario. The Thunder Bay junior miner announced Sept. 17 that it has completed its private placement of more than 4.