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Pipe mill for Northern Ontario?

Pipe mill for Northern Ontario?

Essar Global is reportedly eyeing both Thunder Bay and Sault Ste. Marie for a wide diameter pipe mill to supply the oil and gas industry. The proposed plant could provide more than 200 jobs.

Political garbage stinks: McGuinty (10/03)

Gord McGuinty has every confidence his Adams Mine project will be up and operating by the end of 2005.

Oil and energy-the latest northern Ontario municipalities scourge

As if municipalities in Northern Ontario did not have enough to worry about with the collapse of the forest industry, "competitive" granting programs, the loss of the secondary industry, skilled labour, declining population and assessment and increas
Advancing northwest's vision

Advancing northwest's vision

Northwestern Ontario is a treasure trove of untapped mineral wealth with vast opportunities for sustainable development, but Ottawa and Queen's Park must collaborate on a regional strategy and respect First Nation treaty rights, say community leaders

Activity heating up in bioenergy sector

This year, bioenergy projects in Canada's forestry communities are on fast-forward.

Ring of Fire in James Bay Lowlands

The man with a dream sits on a wooden bench 190 kilometers north of the Albany River and 240 kilometers west of James Bay. Neil Novak, P. Geo., is wearing two hats today, the real one of which reads Spider Resources Inc.

Fish farmer adds value with fertilizer from the deep

A Manitoulin fish farmer is taking waste byproduct that ended up in landfill and is converting it to compost.

Building Laurentian University's School of Architecture

With $15 million in annual benefits for the City of Greater Sudbury and an injection of creative talent, expectations for the proposed Northern Ontario School of Architecture are riding high following the completion of a feasibility study.

Northern forests are producing more than just two-by-fours

Trevor Laing may become one of the future poster boys of the new trends in value-added forest products.

Smart meters help small business save on electricity output

Once smart meters are installed throughout Ontario, they can be used by small businesses as tools to manage electricity consumption, according to North Bay Hydro's chief operating officer.