Around the North

A new technology firm is setting up shop in North Bay. Company officials will officially announce their plans Nov. 8 to open a facility in the city on Aviation Lane, near Jack Garland Airport.

It was a deadly week for forestry workers. An Oct. 31 explosion at the Terrace Bay pulp mill in northwestern Ontario killed a Buchanan Pulp Sales and injured two others.

Some Northern Ontario projects were honoured recently at the 11th annual Wood WORKS! awards celebration. The awards recognize people and organizations that, through design excellence and innovation, are advancing the use of wood in construction.

Soo Mill & Lumber Company Ltd. has made a $50,000 donation to Sault College's capital fundraising campaign.

Anconia Resources Corp. has begun exploration at property in the Sault Ste. Marie mining district.

Mayors of Northern Ontario's five largest cities met earlier this week to discuss the formation of a Mayors Council that would work to promote the interests of the North and would be inclusive of all northern communities. Hosted by Sault Ste.

Sudbury-based mining service company BESTECH has donated funds to put a defibrillator in an area high school.

A prominent Sault Ste. Marie businessman, along with his wife, will be honoured at the 2011 John R. Rhodes Scholarship Dinner. Dentist Dr. Lou Lukenda and his wife Mae have actively served in the community for many years. Dr.

Air Canada has expanded its service at the Greater Sudbury Airport, providing five daily return flights between Toronto and Sudbury. The Air Canada Express Q400 service began on Nov.

Terry Bos, CEO of the Sault Ste. Marie Airport, has been re-elected as president of the board of directors for the Airport Management Council of Ontario (AMCO).