Around the North

Industrial development, mineral exploration and cleanup of contaminated properties along the coastal communities of James Bay are among projects to be discussed during upcoming community planning sessions with coastal community First Nations leaders.

By Ian Ross Timmins intends to stake its claim as a "global destination" for cold-weather testing by becoming allies with a leading U.S. research firm.

By Ian Ross Timmins intends to stake its claim as a "global destination" for cold-weather testing by becoming allies with a leading U.S. research firm.

West Nipissing council supported a proposed $8.5-million facility that would celebrate hockey in northeastern Ontario.

The sod has been turned on a $1-million Timmins subdivision project by developer Lloyd Richards. A three-stage project at the end of Bonaventure Drive should result in new roads just south of Timmins Square Mall.

More than 1,500 resumes flooded into the Tri-Town Strategic Economic Development Unit by mid-June to fill between 250 and 300 positions for a proposed call centre development.

Falconbridge continues to ask the City of Timmins to drop an appeal of Kidd Creek's 2001 municipal tax assessment. The nickel producer says the appeal will cost the company an additional $2.

With financial backing from the Quebec government, a magnesium-talc project in Timmins may be closer to fruition. Globex Mining Enterprises Inc.

Two hundred unionized workers at Thunder Bay's Great West Timber lumber mill have been laid off indefinitely due to a shortage of long-length logs. A return-to-work date has not been set yet, according to a spokesman for the company.

A promising gold deposit near Timmins is likely three years away from development after a three-way $1.95-billion merger deal between Kinross, Echo Bay Mines and TVX Gold Inc. was announced June 10. An estimated 1.