Around the North

The Ontario government announced that investment in mineral exploration in the province surpassed $1 billion for the first time.

J.D. Aero observed the official opening of its new $3.3-million hangar at the Sault Ste. Marie airport March 2.

Collège Boréal in Sudbury has signed four partnership agreements with Costa Rica's major post-secondary education institutions to collaborate in the areas of the environment, technology, and health and trades.

Prophecy Platinum is merging with struggling Sudbury-area nickel producer Ursa Major Minerals to form a new mid-tier miner.

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency has given MiningWatch Canada and the Ontario Coalition of Aboriginal People $13,800 to participate in the federal environmental assessment of Cliffs Natural Resoures' chromite project in the Ring of Fire.

Thunder Bay is primed and pumped for the Ring of Fire.

Representatives from Sudbury will travel to Toronto next week to attend the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, being held March 4-7.

The City of Thunder Bay is all ears on residents having their say on where a proposed events centre should be located. A Feb.

Northern community leaders used the Ontario Good Roads conference in Toronto as an opportunity to do some arm-twisting with provincial cabinet ministers.

The Algoma Workforce Investment Committee (AWIC) is hosting a forum next month that will highlight the effect of green initiatives on new and existing roles in the workforce.