Around the North

Outfitters in northwestern Ontario have lost a bundle of money due to torrential rains in June that washed out highways. And their industry association is blaming the province for not making alternative routes available.

Canada and the U.S. are missing out on some glorious business opportunities by not making significant upgrades to the St. Lawrence Seaway system. That was the message Sault Ste.

The Town of Parry Sound is committing $70,875 to complete the cleanup of the area around the future waterfront home of Parry Sound Place.

A comprehensive report on a proposal to develop a convention centre in downtown Sudbury will be made public this fall.

The coroner's office has declared the death of an Inco employee an industrial fatality. Brian Laughlin, 50, died March 25 from apparent lung failure.

The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology’s success in providing services to small- and medium-sized businesses has garnered the organization $250,000 from FedNor to continue to foster the expansion and growth of business in Sudbury.

Northern Development and Mines Minister Jim Wilson wants community assistance from federal Trade Minister Pierre Pettigrew to lessen the impact of the U.S. softwood lumber duties on Canadian producers.

NDP leader Howard Hampton is disgruntled with the provincial government for not spending $44 million in leftover Northern Ontario heritage funds on telecommunications, sewer and water infrastructure and other economic development projects in the Nort

A $100,000-grant from the Living Legacy Trust to the Forest Research Partnership will help forestry experts benefit from the results of earlier research to increase their current understanding of growth and yield of forests in the Boreal and Great La

The Gogama Chamber of Commerce is looking to make more of a professional mark in the community by moving into new quarters in the small hamlet of 550 residents, located about 100 kilometres south of Timmins.