Around the North

Six Northern mayors are making a second request to meet with Premier Dalton McGuinty about the divestiture of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).

The unions at the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) accuse Northern Development and Mines Minister Rick Bartolucci of “tightening the handcuffs” on the crown agency by not pursuing an outside contract for its rail car refurbishments

Tembec reached an agreement April 25 with its employees from its Kapuskasing newsprint mill, sawmill and forest operations, where Tembec employs a total of 582 employees, of which 498 are unionized.

A trio of Laurentian University geology professors has been honoured with medals recognizing their contributions to science. Dr. Harold Gibson, director of MERC and professor of volcanology and economic geology, has received the 2011 Duncan R.

First Nickel's Lockerby Mine in Sudbury has been shut down temporarily after an April 23 Ontario Ministry of Labour inspection.

NDP leader Andrea Horwath's deal with the McGuinty government to avoid a provincial election has left the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) still on the chopping block.

The City of Greater Sudbury is featured on the cover of the summer edition of My Ontario, the official visitor magazine of Tourism Ontario.

Sault Ste. Marie MP Bryan Hayes has been named chair of the parliamentary Steel Caucus of the Canadian Steel Producers Association (CSPA).

Construction has begun on an $8.5-million flight training centre in Sault Ste. Marie and is expected to be complete by 2013. The 6,700-square-foot, state-of-the-art building is to be constructed by Sault-area firms McLeod Bros. Mechanical Inc.

Five Northern mayors met with Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci, Minister of Northern Development and Mines, to discuss the provincial government’s recent announcement relating to the divestiture of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC).