Sudbury

Michael Atkins, president of Laurentian Media Group, announced the launch of a new international mining publication for the City of Greater Sudbury and surrounding areas.

Rather than wait for the axe to drop, the Town of Espanola has surveyed the northern landscape to gain a greater understanding of what becomes of one-industry towns that have grown too reliant on a major company to be the town’s major breadwinner.

By IAN ROSS White-hot gold prices have put the shine back on the Red Lake mining camp.

By ANDREW WAREING It is a classic tale of two cities; two cities in Northern Ontario, one experiencing a reasonably strong job market, while the other is experiencing a definite decline marked by a rise in its unemployment rate.

Young mining professionals from around the world are eyeing Sudbury as a place to call home.

Greater Sudbury’s community builders have another reason to strive. Northern Life president Michael Atkins launched the Community Builders Awards of Excellence program at Science North’s Inco Cavern Dec. 4.

By ANDREW WAREING Business retention and expansion is a phrase close to the lips of many when talking about the economic future of a community. To one group, however, it is more than just a phrase.

By IAN ROSS The plan to build wind turbines in Sudbury may be a dream floating in the breeze unless the province comes through with some financial carrots for the developers poised to move ahead with the project.

International earth scientists gathered in Sudbury Sept. 17 to 20 to launch a deep drill project to study the geology of the Sudbury area.

By IAN ROSS The provincial assessment system and the method of property evaluation are in dire need of reform, says an Espanola accountant. Ron Heale and the chamber of commerce are seeking changes in property taxation.