Around the North

Sault Ste. Marie reeled in $10.7 million in combined federal and provincial money to extend a road across the city's north end and provide a direct link with the new hospital under construction.

Thunder Bay miner MetalCorp have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pic Mobert First Nation to continue exploration activities on the band's traditional lands in northwestern Ontario.

Dryden Mobility: Roam if you want to Dryden Municipal Telephone System/Dryden Mobility (DMTS) announced it will install a modern GSM network for its communities in northwestern Ontario.

Forest research scientists and industry experts will converge on the Ottawa-Gatineau area in April for a three-day sustainable forest conference.

The Hearst Economic Development Corporation and the Reinventing Hearst Together project will be holding a Renewable Energy Workshop on Saturday, February 21st, 2009 at the Hearst University.

Modular bridges have been constructed and adjusted on the Badesdowa and Otoskwin River located near Pickel Lake.

Vale Inco will reduce Voisey's Bay mine output to an average annual level of 55,000 tonnes of nickel over the next four years.

FNX Mining is canceling a (US) $100 million line of credit with a syndicate of banks because of overpriced fees and high interest.

Three Lakehead University forestry students in Thunder Bay took home top prizes for their craftsmanship in the second annual Wood Works Competition.

The concept of Community Forests is on the agenda of the Northern Ontario Sustainable Communities Partnership (NOSCP) at a March 4-5 workshop in Thunder Bay.