Around the North

Kirkland Gold Corp. has been fined $100,000 for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Ontario after two workers were injured for in two separate 2009 accidents.

Four Northern chambers of commerce have released a joint statement highlighting five specific actions pertaining to the Far North Act they want to be addressed immediately. The chambers from Greater Sudbury, Timmins, Sault Ste.

Kirkland Lake Gold Inc., has been fined $100,000 recently for violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured. According to a provincial government news releaase, on Feb.

Cell phone and high-speed Internet service is about to get better along the corridors of Hwy. 17 and 638. NetCentral Community Communications Network and the Algoma District Network have activated a new wireless cell site along Hwy.

Small business owners in Ontario are losing confidence, a survey has indicated.

Signs point to a slowdown in global mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the second half of 2011 after a strong start to the year.

An agri-food symposium being held at Algoma University this fall will aim to create opportunities for collaboration between farmers in Northern Ontario and researchers in the agricultural sector. The symposium will be hosted by the Sault Ste.

Six areas of interest have been outlined by the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce in the leadup to the provincial election, with energy and the Far North Act at the forefront of their platform.

Sudbury is home to a new aviation academy, which will offer ground and flight training to fixed-wing students. Discovery Aviation Academy, which is run by Hicks & Lawrence Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Discovery Air Inc.

The energy efficiency cheques from Queen's Park are flying out fast and furious to Northern companies.