Around the North

The northwestern Ontario First Nation community of Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug (KI) has rallied the support of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in calling for protection of its traditional lands from mining activity. In a Sept.

The two First Nation communities have formed a partnership with Toronto investment banker, Morgan Geare for a transmission line in northwestern Ontario. Mishkeegogamang First Nation and the Ojibway Nation of Saugeen First Nation announced Sept.

The City of Thunder Bay is trolling for a restauranteur at its Prince Arthur's Landing waterfront revitalization project.

First Nickel Inc. has begun production at its nickel-copper Lockerby Mine in Sudbury and made its first delivery of ore to Xstrata Nickel for processing.

Queenston Mining Inc. has completed its previously announced private placement financing of 3.33 million flow-through common shares at a price of $7.50 per share for proceeds of approximately $25 million.

New programs at Algoma University are leading the way in growth, with enrolment up by a projected 10 per cent this year. The Sault Ste.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce supports a Timmins Chamber of Commerce resolution to make FedNor a standalone agency.

Detour Gold has agreed to acquire Trade Winds Ventures for $84 million, in a move aimed at consolidating its land holdings around its Detour Lake gold project north of Cochrane.

Sudbury Mayor Marianne Matichuk and staff will be meeting with Cliffs Natural Resources Sept. 26 to pitch Sudbury as the preferred location for a proposed ferrochrome production facility.

A Sault Ste. Marie construction company is being celebrated for its safety record by the Ontario General Contractors Association (OGCA). Mike Moore & Sons Construction Ltd.