Around the North

Dryden and the Kenora district has become a focus of dozens of exploration companies in recent years.

Great Lakes Power Transmission (GLP) received a national industry safety award at an Ottawa gala, Oct. 4.

Thunder Bay's health sciences community has attracted two prized recruits to expand research and commercialization opportunities. Dr.

The expansion of North American Palladium's Lac des Iles mine to open up a new mineralized zone will make the Toronto miner “the lowest cost primary palladium producer in the world,” said the company's president. In an Oct.

Grain cargoes through the Port of Thunder Bay continue to increase this shipping season.

The Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce stages its annual general meeting and business awards dinner, Oct. 19. The venue will be the Delta Sault Ste. Marie Waterfront Hotel and Conference Centre. The pre-dinner reception starts at 5 p.m.

North Bay Mayor Al McDonald said it's time for Northerners to stop working in “silos” and come together to develop a common plan to influence the policy makers in southern Ontario. In a Sept.

Enrolment is up amongst first-year students at Sault College, which is seeing an increase of five per cent over last year's numbers.

The Grant Forest Products oriented strand board (OSB) plant in the west end of Timmins is being dismantled. The facility has been idle since the fall of 2006 when a labour dispute resulted in the lockout of more than 100 employees.

The Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission wants some new blood to fill vacancies on its volunteer board of directors. The commission is particularly interested in those with experience in small and medium-sized business.