Around the North

The Ontario government has dedicated Highway 664 as the Leo Bernier Memorial Highway. The 17-km stretch between Hudson and the junction of Highway 72, near Sioux Lookout , will be named after the late Kenora MPP and Minister of Northern Affairs.

The provincial Aboriginal Loan Guarantee Program for First Nation and Metis participation in clean energy projects is being expanded. The expansion will deliver an additional $150 million available under the loan program.

Topper’s Pizza is assisting Elliot Lake community members affected by the partial collapse of the Algo Centre Mall roof by collecting donations at its 16 Ontario locations.

The province has announced funding for the Elliot Lake Chamber of Commerce to hire a pair of interns to help with ongoing revitalization efforts in the city.

A southern Ontario contractor claims Detour Gold owes them more than $66.4 million for excavation and construction work performed at the company's flagship Detour Lake gold mine project in northeastern Ontario.

With a booming region, and a shortage of skilled workers, the timing couldn't be better for Northern Ontario Business to launch its new jobs website. NorthernOntarioJobs.

Unionized forestry workers at Dryden 's Domtar mill and woodland operations have voted 70 per cent in favour of new five-year contracts.

Ontario's Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has launched a study to examine the transportation needs for Northern Ontario .

The consultants have been picked to carry out Thunder Bay 's mining readiness plan.

Workforce Planning Boards across the North are teaming up with the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR) on a pan-northern research project to forecast the current and future needs of the mining industry .