Around the North

A new web portal developed in Sault Ste. Marie outlines the initiatives the city is taking to become a greener community. The Environmental Initiatives Map has been developed by the Community Geomatics Centre, which operates out of the Sault Ste.

Cochrane 's fledgling film industry has begun work on its first production. DC (District of Cochrane) Loggers, a 13-episode TV show, will focus on Genier Bros. Trucking Ltd., a family-run business in Cochrane.

Jim Hrusovsky, chief executive officer at Essar Steel Algoma in Sault Ste. Marie , will resign his position effective Nov. 1. He will also resign as a director of the company.

Sudbury has been ranked as the most entrepreneurial city in Ontario by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB), followed by Sault Ste. Marie in second place.

In its continuing efforts to make Sudbury and Northern Ontario a centre for excellence in workplace health and safety, Laurentian University 's Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) is lobbying for a research chair to enhance

Vancouver’s Northern Iron Corp. has started dewatering the north pit on the past producing Griffith mine south of Red Lake, Oct. 22.

Premier Gold Mines of Thunder Bay has received provincial approval to begin dewatering a past producing gold mine in the Geraldton-Beardmore area of northwestern Ontario. The company announced Oct.

Thunder Bay consultant Michael Fox and documentary filmmaker Michelle Derosier received top honours at the 22nd annual Nishnawbe Aski Development Fund (NADF) Business Awards.

Business owners on the North Shore of Lake Huron are invited to attend a workshop to learn how social media can enhance their businesses. The workshop will be held Nov. 16 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the rec centre in Espanola.

The Northern Ontario Aquaculture Association has received a Premier’s Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence for its marketing strategy designed to promote the North’s fish-farming community.