Around the North

The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce recently released its physician welcome package in an effort to aid local physician recruitment efforts.

An upcoming conference is expected to further establish Sudbury and Northern Ontario as destinations for ecotourism and eco-adventure tourism, city officials say.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for its 5th annual Business Excellence Awards taking place May 8.

Inco Ltd.'s investment in a new smelter anode casting plant is expected to reduce the environmental impact of the copper anode operations and increase product quality and efficiency, says a company spokesperson.

Patients in an additional 33 northern communities will no longer have to leave their community for health-care consultations thanks to the expansion of NORTH Network, the Northern Ontario Remote Telecommunication Health Network at the Sudbury Regiona

An above average count of housing starts for the fourth quarter in Thunder Bay pushed residential construction starts above 2000 levels according to data released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.

A successful Timmins businessman has been selected as the independent chair of the joint operational review of the Sudbury Regional Hospital.

The Canadian Institute of Forestry recently awarded Bill Roll, manager of forestry and government affairs at Bowater Thunder Bay Woodlands, with the Tree of Life Award.

Northern College's Aboriginal council on education has launched a logo competition, which will have area designers vying for a first-place prize of a $500-bursary to Northern College.

Northern municipalities will share in a funding pool of $82 million from the province to assist in infrastructure-related projects. The Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.