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After 40 years in business, Nor-Arc still looking to grow

After 40 years in business, Nor-Arc still looking to grow

In the early days of Nor-Arc Steel Fabricators, company president Mario Léveillé jokingly remembers there was plenty of finger-pointing going on at the Earlton shop.
Northern reps selected for municipal board

Northern reps selected for municipal board

The Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) has announced a new slate of directors for its Northern Caucus.
Communication an issue between First Nations, Ring of Fire junior miner

Communication an issue between First Nations, Ring of Fire junior miner

Using sex appeal to promote the Ring of Fire doesn’t sit well with the senior leadership of the Matawa First Nations.
U.K. airship company celebrates successful first flight

U.K. airship company celebrates successful first flight

A U.K. company, Hybrid Air Vehicles , has announced its Airlander dirigible has successfully completed its first flight. During the Aug.
Aboriginal tourism group announces slate of directors

Aboriginal tourism group announces slate of directors

Aboriginal Tourism Ontario (ATO) announced it will be rebranded as Indigenous Tourism Ontario, while simultaneously revealing its inaugural board of directors.
Ring of Fire video draws mixed reaction from women professionals

Ring of Fire video draws mixed reaction from women professionals

The reviews on a racy Ring of Fire promotional video from KWG Resources featuring bikini models is drawing mixed reaction from some professional women in the mining industry.
Biomass forum slated for October in North Bay

Biomass forum slated for October in North Bay

Building the Bioeconomy – Combatting Climate Change is this year’s theme for the first Biomass North annual general meeting (AGM) and forum in North Bay.
Viral vixens court Ring of Fire junior miner controversy

Viral vixens court Ring of Fire junior miner controversy

KWG Resources president Frank Smeenk makes no apologies to the social media reaction from a spicy company-sponsored promotional video featuring two bikini-wearing women hawking the virtues of the Ring of Fire. “I guess I’m kind of tickled.
North’s ag industry gets $3.7 million for land prep

North’s ag industry gets $3.7 million for land prep

Food producers in the northeast are getting a $3.7-million boost to help clear land and install tile drainage in aid of their farming operations.
Northern presence included on Indigenous design task force

Northern presence included on Indigenous design task force

Three faculty members from Sudbury’s McEwen School of Architecture have been appointed to sit on a new task force created by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC).