Around the North

By Ian Ross A new sense of optimism is spreading around Kirkland Lake with the re-opening of the Macassa mine and mill by a Vancouver-based company and rekindling thoughts of a return to prominence as one of the world's top gold-producing ca

By Mark Ladan WAHTA MOHAWK FIRST NATION - Despite a majority vote in favour of a land claim settlement and extension of Highway 400 through this First Nation, the deal is still not allowed to proceed.

By Michael Lynch Northwestern Ontario energy users should not have to pay Ontario Power Generation's (OPG) stranded debt charge, says Larry Hebert, chief executive officer of the Northwest Energy Association (NEA).

The Dryden Chamber of Commerce is surveying its membership to determine how they feel about smoking in public places.

TeleTech intends to hire 600 employees this year at its new Timmins call centre.

The Thessalon First Nation Economic Development Corp. is developing a bio centre that will accommodate foods-processing business and is expected to become a major employer in the First Nation community and area.

Workers at Northern Ontario On Call Centres in both Cochrane and Timmins are temporarily out of work due to the closure of both call centres.

A junior mining company with 2.14 million tonnes of ore grading 0.23 ounces of gold per tonne on its Timmins property has witnessed soaring prices on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with no real explanation, a company official says.

Two Thunder Bay businessmen have been given approval by Thunder Bay city council for a waterfront development on the Kaministiquia River.

Two prominent Thunder Bay business leaders died in January. Jim McCauley, 58, died suddenly while visiting family in southern Ontario. McCauley was an owner of five McDonald's restaurants in Thunder Bay.