Around the North

Sault Ste. Marie will play host to the 2014 conference for the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM). The announcement was made following a recent FONOM board meeting held in the city. “The City of Sault Ste.

The results of the Sudbury Soils Study have been published in a new book edited by Dr. Christopher Wren, technical director of risk assessment at MIRARCO.

Premier Gold Mines reports a “milestone” achievement at its Hardrock deposit in northwestern Ontario. The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has approved the company's advanced exploration closure plan for the gold deposit near Geraldton.

Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said stopping the Ontario government's divestment of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) are among her party's budget proposals to the minority McGuinty government.

Thunder Bay's Lakehead University is laying the groundwork to develop a centre of excellence in mineral exploration.

Nine out of 10 union locals of the Tembec mill in Kapuskasing voted on April 9, in favour of strike action. Mayor Al Spacek said he has been made aware of the situation, but is still hopeful that the two sides will be able to find common ground.

Attendance figures for the Canadian Heritage Bushplane Centre in Sault Ste. Marie are 70 per cent higher in the first quarter of 2012 than the same time last period.

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre has welcomed a new tenant, Tonal Group Inc., to its facility.

A pair of schools from Northern Ontario will represent the province during the 2012 E-Spirit business competition next month.

While Cliffs Natural Resources has yet to announce where it will establish its chromite smelter, Sudbury is encouraged by news of a land deal north of Capreol.