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Trucking company fined $30K for failing to promptly clean spill

Trucking company fined $30K for failing to promptly clean spill

A transport was involved in a highway crash, leading to a spill of oil and diesel fuel.
Finished four-lane section of Highway 11-17 to open to traffic

Finished four-lane section of Highway 11-17 to open to traffic

Residents advised to use caution when entering and exiting driveways and side roads onto the new highway
Ignace-area delegation to visit Finland's nuclear waste repository

Ignace-area delegation to visit Finland's nuclear waste repository

The Nuclear Waste Management Organization has paid for trips by groups from Wabigoon Lake First Nation and South Bruce.
Size of Kenora lithium deposit expands by 20 per cent

Size of Kenora lithium deposit expands by 20 per cent

Avalon Advanced Materials aims for 2026 startup for open-pit mine
Northwest lithium pioneer Don Bubar has died

Northwest lithium pioneer Don Bubar has died

A champion of Indigenous involvement in mining, Bubar founded Avalon Ventures and established the Separation Rapids deposit
Immigration pilot is paying off for Thunder Bay and newcomers to Canada

Immigration pilot is paying off for Thunder Bay and newcomers to Canada

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot helps fill more than 300 jobs for northwestern Ontario city
Who’s the best in their field in mineral exploration?

Who’s the best in their field in mineral exploration?

Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association hands out the hardware
Kinross picks up the pace to build Red Lake's next gold mine

Kinross picks up the pace to build Red Lake's next gold mine

Gold company making camp construction preparations while renewing partnership with area First Nations
Greenstone gold mine closing in on completion

Greenstone gold mine closing in on completion

Equinox Gold says pit project 85 per cent complete, first gold pour in early 2024
Northwest transmission line builders file construction application

Northwest transmission line builders file construction application

Waasigan Transmission Line will meet future needs of the region's growing mining sector