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Worker injury results in $55,000 fine for Goldcorp

Worker injury results in $55,000 fine for Goldcorp

Goldcorp has been fined after a worker was injured at its Red Lake gold mine complex near Balmertown in 2015.
Multi-use market mirrors best features of Fort Frances

Multi-use market mirrors best features of Fort Frances

A new market square will transform a key portion of Fort Frances’ downtown into a gathering place for citizens, injecting the downtown with new vibrancy.
Thunder Bay, Kenora utilities consider merger

Thunder Bay, Kenora utilities consider merger

Possible merger of the utilities require municipal approvals
Engineering group launches Nipigon Bridge investigation

Engineering group launches Nipigon Bridge investigation

The Professional Engineers Ontario wants to examine conduct of one of its members
Avalon planning for Kenora lithium open-pit mine

Avalon planning for Kenora lithium open-pit mine

Avalon Advanced Minerals has development plans for a Kenora-area lithium mine
Skills database creating First Nations work opportunities

Skills database creating First Nations work opportunities

One-stop shop for worker info smooths process for industry-community collaboration
Pure Gold cashes up with $20 million for exploration, mine development

Pure Gold cashes up with $20 million for exploration, mine development

Anglogold Ashanti takes 15 per cent ownership share of northwestern Ontario mine developer
Municipal association names new director

Municipal association names new director

The Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association (NOMA) announced Kristen Oliver will take over as executive director on May 6.
Stay or go, asks T-Bay iron miner

Stay or go, asks T-Bay iron miner

A murky plan by the provincial government to rehabilitate and re-open a former northwestern Ontario open pit mine for industrial use has a Thunder Bay iron ore miner pondering whether to move his processing operation elsewhere.
Province, companies set to rehab Steep Rock mine

Province, companies set to rehab Steep Rock mine

New industrial life may be breathed into an abandoned open pit mine in northwestern Ontario.