Around the North

Sault Ste. Marie is building its case to consolidate the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation's operations in the northeastern Ontario city. Greg Punch, chairman and CEO of the Sault Ste.

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli is leading a one-day sales mission to the Ring of Fire base camp March 9. “Last fall, I pledged to lead a group of regional mining firms to see the potential of this once-in-a-century opportunity.

McDougall Energy Inc. of Sault Ste. Marie has been included on the list of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies for 2011. The national award is sponsored by Deloitte, CIBC, National Post, and Queen’s School of Business.

An agreement that will see Polish company KGHM purchase Quadra FNX has been approved by 78.6 per cent of its securityholders following a special meeting Feb. 20.

Reaction from Sault Ste.

Investment in mineral resource development must be balanced with reasonable regulation and the maximizing of benefits to local communities, Sudbury Councillor Dave Kilgour told the House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources.

Vale's $2-billion Clean Atmospheric Emissions Reduction (AER) project has received final approval to go forward and construction is expected to begin in April.

The City of Greater Sudbury has begun accepting applications for financial incentives under a new Brownfield Strategy and Community Improvement Plan to redevelop vacated properties that were previously used for commercial or industrial purposes.

Sudbury mining service company Bestech has been named a best employer by the School of Business at Queen's University.

The City of Sault Ste. Marie is accepting nominations for the 2012 Community Development Award.