Around the North

By Ian Ross Hedman Resources Ltd. believes it has turned the corner in establishing itself as a world leader in the industrial minerals market.

By Ian Ross Hedman Resources Ltd. believes it has turned the corner in establishing itself as a world leader in the industrial minerals market.

The Land of Nipigon Chamber of Commerce will host the 2002 spring meeting of the Northwestern Ontario Associated Chambers of Commerce April 19 to 21.

The Lake Nipigon region has become one of the North's hot spots in terms of platinum group element (PGE) exploration.

A two-year-old program to convert a waste product into a saleable item has garnered Algoma Steel a global award for its slag granulating process. The Sault Ste.

An International Working Conference on Ecosystem Health will be held at Quetico Centre May 12 to 16, 2002.

Northwestern Ontario mayors are concerned about a declining population base in the region, and are looking at ways to combat the problem.

Sault College's new $350,000 aviation pilot training facilities opened in March and include two state-of-the-art flight simulators. The new program facility is part of a $4-million renovation effort at the institute.

Industry Canada committed more than $1.1 million to Sudbury's Laurentian University to support indirect costs associated with federally sponsored research.

A Seattle-based company, Railex, is expressing interest in Thunder Bay's waterfront. It wants to build a $175-million gas turbine power plant on the city's Portside property.