Around the North

Dr. David Schantz has joined Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie as its vice-president of academic and research. His role will involve setting and guiding academic goals, establishing institutional priorities, and allocating resources.

The Ontario Prospectors Association stages its 2011 Ontario Exploration and Geoscience Symposium at Sudbury's downtown Radisson Hotel, Nov. 8-9. The event includes a trade show and an awards dinner.

Thunder Bay's KBM Resources Group announced it has added five new partners to its growing firm.

The coming of fall means increased grain shipments through elevators on the western Great Lakes. The Thunder Bay Port Authority recorded more than 4.6 million tonnes of grain through the port for the year up until the end of October.

Premier Gold raised $33.4 million for its exploration and development activities in Northern Ontario. The Thunder Bay miner announced the completion of its bought deal public offering of common shares and flow-through common shares, Oct. 31.

Prodigy Gold has updated its gold resources at its Magino Mine project near Wawa in northeastern Ontario. In a Nov. 2 release, the Vancouver exploration firm said it has more than doubled its gold resource with a new estimate of more than 2.

The City of Thunder Bay reports the first of three phases of its $122 million Marina Park waterfront revitalization project has been “substantially completed.” Oct.

Air Canada Express introduced Bombardier Q400 service to Greater Sudbury Airport, Nov. 1. The schedule includes five daily return flights between Toronto and Sudbury.

Nominations for the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce Bell Business Excellence Awards will be accepted up to Jan. 13, 2012.

The City of Sault Ste. Marie is seeking nominations for its 2011 Medal of Merit Award.