Around the North

Timmins played host to Consul General Antoinette Swain Marwitz of the U.S. Consulate in Toronto in late August as part of her tour to get acquainted with the North and the forestry industry.

A German trade delegation from the Lower Saxony region toured Northern Ontario in late August exploring future economic partnerships. Economic development officials from Germany visited Sudbury, Manitoulin and Sault Ste.

An official with Canada Safeway is not holding out much hope for the company’s future in Thunder Bay, and says it is up to the Ministry of Labour to intervene in the labour dispute. The Oct.

Thunder Bay city council wants local workers to be involved in the construction of local water-treatment facilities.

Dominion Construction of Winnipeg and DST Consulting Engineers of Thunder Bay were two of the groups who presented proposals to Thunder Bay Regional Hospital and Thunder Bay city council to develop the Port Arthur General Hospital site when it is dec

Results from a lake-sediment survey completed in the Lac des Iles-Black Sturgeon River area, about 100 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, has identified 46 areas with significantly higher-than-normal concentrations of a number of precious metals, inclu

The Ontario Municipal Board has said no to the development of Eagle Mountain Resort, a 70-unit recreational-vehicle campsite at Cloud Bay near a fragile wetland.

Bennett Environmental, proponents of a contaminated-soil recycling plant proposed for Kirkland Lake, intends to challenge a consultant's report stating the facility would pose an unacceptable risk to the environment, if only they can get a c

Sault Ste. Marie's pursuit of a transpolar air freight-handling hub is a high-risk but high-reward venture, says the logistics consultant hired to report on its feasibility. InterVISTAS Consulting Inc. reported to Sault Ste.

Anticipating a demand of skilled tradespeople in Canada's railway sector, Sault College is undertaking a study to develop a business case for a proposed railway institute.