Around the North

As if Thunder Bay did not have enough power projects on its plate, it now has companies approaching the local hydro utility with proposals for wind turbines.

Sulliden Exploration Inc. has acquired 100 per cent of a Falconbridge Ltd. property near Timmins to begin searching for diamonds.

Business leaders and employees in the mining industry will have an opportunity to increase their awareness of safety and health issues within the industry during an upcoming conference.

The province's Living Legacy Trust is investing nearly $1 million in six forestry projects near Thunder Bay, Fort Frances, Armstrong, Dryden and Geraldton. All of the projects are designed to create employment for people under age 25.

The North of Superior Tourism Association is moving its office from Thunder Bay to Nipigon. The move will allow the association's tourist information centre to be open year round rather than on a seasonal basis.

A municipally owned call centre in Sudbury, closed since December, is calling people back to work after being sold to a Toronto operator. Capreol Connex, which was owned by the former Capreol Community Development Corp.

Mining equipment and service firms will have an opportunity to acquire skills in implementing e-business solutions for their company through a full day e-commerce workshop designed for the mining industry.

North Bay's Cementation Skanska Canada Inc. has been awarded an $85-million contract to further deepen Falconbridge's Kidd Creek's No. 4 shaft.

The Cambrian College Alumni Association will be hosting a reception on April 18th for Cambrian graduates residing in the North Bay and surrounding areas. The reception will be held at the Clarion Resort Pinewood Park, Pinewood Park Dr.

FedNor announced they would invest $654,696 in support of four projects serving Kirkland Lake and the surrounding region.