Around the North

The Dryden Development Corporation (DDC) has created a new position to focus on sports and recreation in the northwestern Ontario community. Andi Kidd is the corporation's new sports, recreation and events investment coordinator.

Three tentative deals were struck July 11 covering more than 500 union members with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union (CEP) at the Domtar's pulp mill and woodland operations in Dryden .

Cargo North, an investment group spearheaded by aviation pioneer Frank Kelner of Thunder Bay , has acquired a heavy lift aircraft to start servicing northwestern Ontario.

A pair of funds worth $2.2 million has been set up by the province to help business owners and workers who have been affected by last month’s roof collapse at the Algo Centre Mall in Elliot Lake .

Southern Ontario workers building the Lower Mattagami hydro-electric dam project will have direct weekly service to Kapuskasing . Starting July 12, Bearskin Airlines is launching a non-stop service every Thursday connecting to Hamilton's John C.

The Municipality of Killarney will construct a new fish-processing plant at its waterfront thanks to $320,000 in funding from FedNor . The funding matches an earlier contribution of $320,000 to the project by the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Edmonton's Fountain Tire is making inroads into Northern Ontario through a partnership arrangement with retailer Royal Tire . The company bought a 50 per cent stake in Royal for an undisclosed sum.

United Airlines will touch down in Thunder Bay next year. Chicago will be on the departures and arrivals board at Thunder Bay Airport starting Feb. 14, 2013.

Neskantaga First Nation is siding with its junior gold exploration partner after the company's name inadvertently appeared on a list of companies that some northwestern Ontario chiefs want to leave the area.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has elected its chair and executive council for the 2012-2013 term. The council includes chair Mark Weiman, first-vice chair Ene Querney, second-vice chair David Boyce and treasurer Daniel Giroux.