Around the North

The union, representing 4,000 maintenance of way workers, wants the province to invest $29 million to improve safety on short line railways “Ontario lost more than 60,000 jobs in May alone and the province's 14 short line railways are important enabl

Federal NDP politicians are urging provincial infrastructure minister George Smitherman to invest in railways to prevent carriers like the Huron Central Railway from pulling out of Northern Ontario this summer. MP's Tony Martin of Sault Ste.

Former Algoma Steel president and CEO Denis Turcotte is using his corporate expertise to help companies in Sault Ste. Marie. Turcotte will serve in a part-time capacity as the 'CEO in Residence' at the Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre.

With the slowdown of local mining activity, Hatch's Sudbury office has sought to service companies further afield, with success coming in the form of a trio of new major mining contracts both at home and abroad.

With Ontario Power Generation (OPG) set to potentially become the biggest user of biomass, officials are slated to speak about the role of this resource in the future of electricity on Aug. 20, from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Some of Sudbury's most prominent voices in home construction will sound off over the airwaves about the proposed hike in development charges on June 22, from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., on CKLU 96.7 FM.

Taking an expansive look at the last three years, Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez will present his annual update of the state of the city at a Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce luncheon at the Caruso Club on June 23, from 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Researchers from all over the world will converge on Thunder Bay to discuss lake tourism early this summer. From June 21-25, delegates from Canada, the U.S.

Caisse populaire des Voyageurs' board of directors has approved the acquisition of three branches of the Desjardins Credit Union. The branches are located in Sudbury, Thunder Bay and Mississauga.

The faculty of management at Laurentian University has received the Institutional Best Overall Performance Award for research at the Administrative Sciences Association of Canada's (ASAC) annual conference held in Niagara Falls from June 6-9.