Post secondary education.(NEWS)
In 2006, all Northern Ontario cities fell below the national
proportion (50.7%) and the provincial proportion (51.0%) of the
population (15 years and over) with post secondary education. In . . .
Northern Ontario highlights.(GREATER SUDBURY'S VitalSigns[R]
2008)
Each year, the Sudbury Community Foundation publishes Vital Signs,
an indicator report that gives us a snapshot of our community in eleven
different issue areas.
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While . . .
MIRARCO's software on the way bringing visual tools to the
mine.(MINING)
The first major commercial software to emerge from Sudbury's
Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation
(MI-RARCO) is soon set to make a splash among mine planners across . . .
Shaking the tree at Independent Nickel.(MINING)
Let the games begin. There was plenty of jockeying for position in
Sudbury's mining business world.
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Vancouver based-Hunter Dickinson had entered into a . . .
Land tax reform uncertainties leave many unsatisfied: new value
assessment to hit in 2009.(NEWS)
Seasoned outfitter Dick Harlock has no shortage of criticism for
the province's new assessment system for unincorporated
territories, a shift that will cost him tens of thousands of dollars
when it . . .
Median earnings.(NEWS)(Survey)(Brief article)
The median earnings of persons working full-year full-time in
Northern Ontario in 2005 were all higher than the national median of
$41,401: Thunder Bay ($44,234), Sault Ste. Marie ($43,769) and . . .
Gold Eagle strikes it rich with Goldcorp acquisition: Bruce
channel discovery may be multi-ounce producer.(MINING)
Goldcorp took a decidedly NIMBY attitude when rival Agnico-Eagle
staked a share in a successful junior miner with a high-grade gold
deposit on the doorstep of its Red Lake complex.
When . . .
Dryden claims stake in exploration: city lands junior miner to
search old gold camp.
The City of Dryden is hopping on the exploration bandwagon in a big
way.
After landing a junior miner this past summer to search for gold on
an unused piece of municipal property, the city wants . . .
Billion-dollar potash biz looking to Northern Ontario suppliers:
PotashCorp to spent $6.4 billion across its six Canadian
sites.
Affectionately known as "pink gold," potash may prove to
be the next mineral to power economic growth amongst Sudbury service and
supply firms.
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While the mineral may not . . .
City on feds' case to reinvest in airport.(NEWS)
Pay me now or pay more later.
It's the words of advice the City of North Bay is sending to
the federal government regarding a major repaving job needed for the
25-year-old runway at Jack Garland . . .
Violent crime and property crime rates.(NEWS)(Report)(Brief
article)
In 2007, the total violent, crime rate for Canada was 930 per
100,000 population, while Ontario's was 734. The rates of Northern
Ontario's two largest census metropolitan areas (CMAs) were . . .
Northern Ontario population growth.(NEWS)
Between 2001 and 2006, there was a total population growth in
Canada of 5.4%, and in Ontario of 6.6%. North Bay's overall
population increase was 2.3%, Sudbury (1.7%), Sault Ste. Marie (0.8%),
and . . .
Dianor to dig deep for diamond-studded future; Waiting in Wawa
for bulk sampling approvals.(MINING)
After a year's worth of preparation, Dianor Resources is
gearing up to spend $30 million this fall to try and see just how much
sparkle sits on their Wawa-area diamond project.
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Share prices-year-to-year comparison: mining companies in
Northern Ontario.(MINING)
Mining Companies in Northern Ontario
Company Name Code July July % Listed
2008 * 2007 * Difference
Companhia Value do . . .
Lake Shore moving to mid-tier: production expected as early as
2009.(MINING)
With the shine of gold glittering across its Timmins-area
properties, Lake Shore Gold Corp. is looking to transform itself from a
mining junior to the next big mid-tier producer.
"We've got all . . .
Low metal prices prompt shut-downs: junior, mid-tier miners
taking brunt of sliding commodity costs bioenergy boom.(NEWS)
Plummeting metal and commodity prices flattened some junior and
medium-sized miners in Northern Ontario last month.
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First Nickel, FNX Mining and Ursa Major Minerals and . . .
Employment rate.(NEWS)
All Northern Ontario cities saw an increase in the employment rate
in 2006 from 2001; however, they are consistently below the national
rate of 62.4% and the Ontario rate of 62.8%. Timmins' rate . . .
Houston lake's next step in West Cedartree.(MINING)
Finding a mine is like winning the lottery, E.Grayme Anthony says.
Once you find it, you want to access the windfall, but there are
bureaucratic hoops to go through first.
He wouldn't mind . . .
New research cluster gathers great minds.(MINING)
Armed with the common goal of pushing the innovation envelope, four
of the leading research companies have officially come together under
one Sudbury roof for the first time.
Located on the . . .
Vale Inco COO says Sudbury to see sustainable
growth.(MINING)
In the year he's been with Vale Inco as its COO, the thing
that's most struck Parviz Farsangi about the company is its
unwavering commitment to ensuring its aggressive growth is kept
sustainable.
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