Around the North

David MacKinnon, president and chief executive officer of the Ontario Hospital Association, will be the keynote speaker at the Hopital regional de Sudbury Regional Hospital's (HRSRH) annual meeting.

Dynamic Earth has received $593,438 in funding through the Job Creation Partnership program, according to a recent news release.

The owners of Thunder Bay-based Signs Now franchise have been recognized as one of 23 Regional Franchisees of the Year by the Signs Now Corp.

A provincial committee comprised of MPPs has tabled its final report on alternative fuel sources, concluding that the coal-fired generating plants in Thunder Bay and Atikokan should either be closed within three years, or converted to cleaner-burning

Two trade unions will go before the Ontario Labour Relations Board sometime in late June to contest the City of Sault Ste. Marie's claim that unionized labour is not needed for a component of an east-end sewage treatment plant.

Dr. John R. McCarthy and Dr. Laverne Smith were honoured by the Nipissing University Alumni Association on June 8 for their career achievements and present stature in their communities. "Current students and alumni can look up to both Dr.

The once-bankrupt Searchmont Resort posted a $30,000-profit during the 2001-02 ski season and paid off its creditors, including repaying the city for a $225,000 loan. The resort is under new ownership.

The Town of Parry Sound is committing $31,000 to the Parry Sound area industrial park board, but council is reconsidering its future commitment to keep the park alive.

Kenora Telephone is prepared to bring in a new tenant for the shuttered Altantis Direct call centre if the company cannot come up with the funds to reopen the centre.

The federal government is soon to announce new mandatory training and a funding review that will curb serious liabilities posed by unqualified staff at water treatment plants, and aging water treatment plants on reserves.