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Two self-taught mining entrepreneurs have made the first big breakthrough in the exploration for diamonds in the Cobalt camp. Prairie C, a Latchford resource-property development company and Cabo Mining Corp.

Kirkland Lake leaders are counting on former residents to act as ambassadors to help with its economic development program. Team Kirkland Lake is staging a conference Oct.

Bennett Environmental, proponents of a contaminated-soil recycling plant proposed for Kirkland Lake, intends to challenge a consultant's report stating the facility would pose an unacceptable risk to the environment, if only they can get a copy.

Opponents of a toxic waste incinerator for Kirkland Lake have delivered 60,000 letters to the Ministry of Environment.

Nov. 17, 2000 will be a date forever seared in Steve Bougie's memory. A devastating fire completely destroyed his sawmill operation, Cheminis Lumber Inc.

North Bay and its surrounding townships are one of the first regions out of the block in organizing a local task force to actively pursue and promote its selection as a possible pilot site for a proposed tax-incentive zone.

North Bay's aerospace sector received a financial boost last week from FedNor. The Air Base Property Corp.

North Bay's downtown improvement association received FedNor funding to assist in ongoing efforts to increase tourism and business activity by revitalizing the city's core.

Anything is possible! That is the message northern business leaders as guest speakers will be sending out to delegates during this year's Northern Ontario Business Awards (NOBA) conference.

Getting a ground-level perspective on how to assess the health of a jack pine stand or how fallen, dead trees contribute to a forest's wildlife habitat were a few of the lessons educators from across North America will take home to their classrooms t