Around the North

Ontario’s Ministry of International Trade and Investment and Ministry of Northern Development and Mines are organizing an Ontario exhibit at the Extemin 2009 mining show in Arequipa, Peru.

Let’s Talk Exports, an annual cross-country tour hosted by Export Development Canada (EDC) is coming to Sudbury's Holiday Inn, May 27 and the Algoma Water Tower Inn in the Sault May 29 at 7:15 a.m.

A new bridge and road system are being built in the Far North to allow access to the First Nation communities of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwig and Wapekeka.

Base metal prices will go no lower than last year’s low, said an analyst at London-based ETF Securities.

Employees of the North Bay mining company, Atlas Copco, returned to work today after taking last week off. The break was part of an agreement between the union and company to prevent cut backs and layoffs.

Environmental departments are preparing their entries ready for the second annual Tom Peters Memorial Reclamation Award. Last year's winner was the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines for its work on the Kam Kotia property in the Timmins area.

Credit card companies and banks have turned confusion and a lack of clarity into a fine art, said Catherine Swift, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

The Dryden Chamber of Commerce has reached an rental agreement with the Dryden Development Corporation to allow them to continue to provide visitor information services at the Chamber offices an Highway 17 during the summer 2009 season.

The Sustainable Forest Management Network will be holding their 2009 conference April 21-23 at the Hilton Lac-Leamy Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario where the topic of discussion will be securing the future of the Canadian forest in the face of climate chang

As metal demand fell and prices shrunk the industry, according to Metals Deals 2008, softened PricewaterhouseCoopers’ annual review states.