Around the North

There are more rumblings of Sudbury mine shutdowns, now from new union president Dwight Harper of Mine Mill Local 598/ CAW.

Platinex Inc, whose Shining Tree Gold property is located 80 kilometres south of Timmins, has entered into an exploration agreement with the Mattagami First Nation.

With an exploration project 280 kilometres northeast of Cochrane, Detour Gold has agreed to a merger with PDX Resources Inc., which holds a 42 per cent interest in the company.

Sudbury's MIRARCO, Laurentian University and Natural Resources Canada are teaming up to host a mining short course on managing heat and underground ventilation from Feb. 9-13. The five-day course will be taught by Dr.

Regional businesses will be on display at the 10th Annual Manitoulin Trade Fair,organized by the LaCloche Manitoulin Business Assistance Corporation (LAMBAC) and held May 1-3.

Wardrop Engineering, one of Canada's Top 100 Employers, hailed by Mcleans magazine, has been acquired by Tetra Tech Inc. from Pasadena California.

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.

European miner Xstrata plc will be raising (US)$5.9 billion from shareholders to cut their debt loans as mineral commodity prices continue to tank and financial markets stay frozen. The company will issue 1.

The Northwestern Ontario Tourism Association (NWOTA), Kenora District Camp Owners Association (KDCA) and the Ministry of Tourism representatives have opened a dialogue to identify key areas where tourism strategies can be optimized.

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty's Jan. 27 'stimulus' budget received a thumbs-up from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.