Around the North

John Larche, the co-founder of the Hemlo gold deposit, has been nominated for the Order of Canada. The list became official in early July when Gov. Gen. Adrienne Clarkson announced a list of 99 Canadians up for the award.

Canadian National Railway re-established its line between Thunder Bay and Fort Frances in late June after severe flooding washed out some sections.

Home building starts in Sudbury have jumped almost 50 per cent in the first six months of this year compared to 2001. After languishing in the doldrums for years, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Officials in the City of Greater Sudbury have expressed opposition to a proposal that calls for electricity prices to be set based on where people live in the province.

The City of Greater Sudbury is forging ahead with the next phase of its wind farm project by partnering with Northland Power Inc. and REPower Wind Corp.

A logistics consultant exploring the feasibility behind Sault Ste. Marie's transpolar air freight initiative has been asked by city councillors to expand its analysis to include a former U. S. Air Force base across the border in Michigan.

A bankrupt steel galvanizer from Cleveland is prepared to move an electro-galvanizing line to Algoma Steel. Lappin Industries Inc.

The provincial government is providing $300,000 annually over the next three years to expand digital health-care library services in Northern Ontario. On July 4 in Sault Ste.

Increased surveillance at border crossings is having an adverse effect on tourism in communities across the northwestern region, according to a coalition of representatives from chambers of commerce, town officials and travel associations.

A phased-in subdivision development on the airport hill in North Bay received final approval from city councillors after being held up for a decade.