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T-Bay miner and First Nation sign MOU.(IN BRIEF)
Thunder Bay miner MetalCorp have signed a memorandum of understanding with the Pic Mobert First Nation to continue exploration activities on the band's traditional lands in nothwestern Ontario. Th . . .

Temex digs deep, finds gold.(IN BRIEF)
Temex Resources reports significant gold grades on their deep exploration project in Timmins. The Toronto miner is working its Whitney Township property near the former Hallnor Mine and posted res . . .

Essar steel posts 3Q loss, FedNor Tony drums up more Indian business.(IN BRIEF)(Financial report)
Sault Ste. Marie steel producer, Essar Steel Algoma, posted a $14.2 million net loss for its third quarter ending Dec. 31, 2008. The privately-owned Indian company attributes it to lower steel pri . . .

K-L Gold-Queenston acquires more gold property.(IN BRIEF)
Kirkland Lake Gold and Queenston Mining have added a fifth property to their joint venture in northeastern Ontario The new 'HM Claim' is a single leased mineral claim next to the producing Macassa . . .

Longevity, perseverance paying dividends: junior miner Spider Resources set to define major chromite deposit at McFauld's Lake.(
Neil Novak jokingly blames himself for allowing Noront Resources to become the darling of the Bay Street investment house crowd. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Still, the president and CEO of Spider Res . . .

The month starts here: some things that you need to know - and a few you probably don't.(NEWS)(Interview)(Brief article)
THE COLLECTED WISDOM OF ... Name: Nigel Smith Title: Incoming director, SNOLAB International Underground Science Facility, Sudbury Q What's the best advice you've ever received? "There's no . . .

Mining then and now in the Sudbury Basin printed by A Plus Printing Services Ltd, Sudbury, Ontario.(READ THIS)
Mining Then and Now in The Sudbury Basin, by Hans Brasch is a pictoral compilation of the evolution of Vale Inco's past and present mining practices within the Sudbury Basin. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED . . .

Surf here.(NEWS)(Libraries)(Brief article)
What is the Purpose of the Library? The Library provides easy-to-access, clutter-free, comprehensive resources regarding the leadership and management of yourself, other individuals, groups and or . . .

Figuratively speaking.(NEWS)(Brief article)
Percentage of online consumers who have some worry that they will fall victim to identity theft, according to the findings from the 2008 PayPal Trust and Safety Study, conducted by Ipsos Public Affa . . .

Manitoulin Transport founder receives award: Doug Smith receives Order of Canada at Rideau Hall.(NEWS)
After more than a year's wait, Northern Ontario trucking magnate Doug Smith finally received his Order of Canada at a ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The founder and ch . . .

So how long will it last????(PRESIDENT'S NOTE)(Business conditions)
"Are we there yet?" No. I just told you we are three hours away. Look at the beautiful scenery. "I'm bored." Why don't you read a book? "I get sick to my stomach when I read in the car." H . . .

Tenure reform or bailouts?(ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING)(many business depends on Forestry)
The Americans aren't going to bail out the forestry industry. American housing starts reached a 17-year low in August last year. Then they fell more. For the first half of 2009, Americans will start . . .

Building Thunder Bay's bio-economy: research and innovation centre steps toward reality.(NEWS)
Thunder Bay is building up its bio-economic research base with a new research institute. Provincial Minister of Research and Innovation John Wilkinson accepted a special task force report in Decem . . .

OGS launches airborne survey: historic gold camp in N-W Ontario gets new look.(NEWS)
An historic gold camp in northwestern Ontario is getting a second look for mineralization this winter. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Ontario Geological Survey (OGS) launched an airborne geophysical . . .

Shortfalls in apprenticeships: new college of trades will review challenges.(SKILLED TRADES)
Ontario's Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities is taking the Kaizen approach to dealing with shortfalls in the province's apprenticeship training program, calling it a "situation of conti . . .

Delivering skills to First Nations.(SKILLED TRADES)
A pilot program is underway in almost 30 First Nation communities in the northwest to determine if more apprenticeship certification can be completed using distance education. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTE . . .

Sault College growing the trades: introductory training program designed to recruit for the trades.(NEWS)
An introductory construction trade worker offered by Sault College will be expanded to service communities in the Algoma district, near Sault Ste. Marie. It will be an upgrade from a construction tr . . .

Northerners make welding MaJIC in Kirkland Lake: Materials Joining Innovation Centre builds on regional knowledge.(SPECIAL REPOR
After nearly seven years of debate, discussion and hard work, it's taken organizers more than a wave of a wand to bring the Kirkland Lake-based Materials Joining Innovation Centre (MaJIC) into exist . . .

Putting a shine on Kirkland Lake: regions catch attention of juniors and producers alike.(TEMISKAMING)
Exploration and mining activity may be down across the North, but millions are still being spent in the Kirkland Lake area in the hopes of capitalizing on the wealth of gold lying beneath the land. . . .

Queenston drilling up positive results in McBean.(IN BRIEF)
The second phase of drilling at the company's McBean deposit in the Kirkland Lake camp has turned up encouraging results for Queenston Mining Inc. Drilling continues with two rigs working on compl . . .

5th Wheel Training Institute rolling through Ontario: partnership with College Boreal leads to 40-location presence.(TEMISKAMING
After years of casting its eyes towards the Nickel City, the New Liskeard-based 5th Wheel Training Institute will soon officially roll into Sudbury thanks in no small part to a recent partnership wi . . .

Straight talk for entrepreneurs.(JUST DO THIS)
David Wells exudes the energetic silence of a boundless explorer. His finger points beyond the smooth rocky shore to the horizon of Lake Superior: "Look from left to right," he says. "You can actual . . .

Premier Gold Mines Ltd.: staying aggressive with $15-m project.(5 JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES TO WATCH)
Tumbling world markets offered the perfect opportunity for Premier Gold to make its move in the Geraldton exploration camp. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Thunder Bay exploration outfit promises to . . .

Brett Resources Inc.: strong relationship build key projects for the future.(5 JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES TO WATCH)(Treaty 3 Commun
Patrick Soares believes there is strength in numbers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The president of Brett Resources along with Atikokan Mayor Dennis Brown and First Nation Treaty 3 communities, know t . . .

Planet Exploration Inc.: persistence pays off for junior explorationist.(5 JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES TO WATCH)(Company overview)
Junior miner Planet Exploration is proving there is still high grade mineable reserves to be found in the already established gold camp of the Red Lake Mining District. The Calgary-based firm has . . .

West Timmins Mining Inc.: pumping up the resource volume.(5 JUNIOR MINING COMPANIES TO WATCH)
Darin W. Wagner admits it is kind of cozy exploring a property so close to Lake Shore Gold Corp.'s mine development project. With only about 800 metres separating the Rusk Gold Zone from Lake Shor . . .

Take advantage of an auto industry bailout?(OPINION)
While governments prop up the automobile industry for a short term economic renewal, we should also look at a long term strategy to assist the North. We know the auto sector is in trouble. People . . .

Sault launches immigration web portal.(IN BRIEF)
The City of Sault Ste. Marie is hot on the trail of attracting talented newcomers. Provincial Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Michael Chan was in the Sault, Jan. 19, to deliver a $300,000 . . .

North Bay home buying market slips in '08.(IN BRIEF)
North Bay realtors are reporting the local homebuying market started to soften last year. The North Bay Real Estate Board said there were increases in average selling prices but there were decline . . .

A new kind of harvest: provincial off-coal promise speeds prospects for northwestern Ontario peat fuel development.(SPECIAL REPO
A test burn of peat pellets this spring at an Atikokan generating station could build a case for a new type of forestry in northwestern Ontario. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Peat Resources Ltd. is wor . . .

Thinking outside the Crown forest: government, business must change to revitalize local economies.(FORESTRY)
With the forestry in survival mode, business and community leaders in Northern Ontario are looking at trees and industry fibre waste by-products in a new way. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If the provi . . .

Around the North forestry.(NEWS)
Government reaches out for investment Ontario's value-added forest economy is taking shape with a new provincial plan to attract private investment through forest slash. The Ministry of Natural . . .

Confidence beats in the golden heart of Timmins: construction activity, gold mining keeping community confident.(SPECIAL REPORT
While many communities in the North struggle with the repercussions of the global economic crisis, one doesn't have to scratch Timmins' surface too hard to see a golden sheen of optimism. [ILLUSTR . . .

City increasing industrial space.(TIMMINS)
The many companies struggling to find available industrial land space in the city with the Heart of Gold will soon be able to breathe a little easier following a series of development initiatives cu . . .

Keeping the faith for real estate: sales down, prices up over 2008.(TIMMINS)
Cautious optimism has settled in Timmins, with local representatives anticipating a positive year in spite of the global economic downturn. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] "Things look okay," says Scott . . .

Putting the pedal to the metal: Panels and Pipes owner has big expansion plans.(TIMMINS)
With a dense flurry of projects both big and small scattered throughout Timmins and beyond, Jean-Paul Legault makes for a dizzying high-energy entrepreneur, whose rapid speech and big ideas make way . . .

Melkior resources snapping up land, surveys in Timmins area.(IN BRIEF)(Melkior Resources Inc.)(Survey)(Brief article)
Melkior Resources Inc. is seeking to perform a 530-kilometre airborne magnetometer-electromagnetic survey over its fully-owned Eldorado Nickel property, 25 kilometres south of Timmins. The 3,504-h . . .

Sturgeon on the way back: suburban economy, new manufacturing is re-powering Sturgeon Falls.(NEWS)
Sturgeon Falls was like many one-industry towns along the Trans-Canada Highway. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The local economy was precariously tied to the cyclical nature of the forest products indus . . .

The month starts here.(NEWS)(Interview)(Brief article)
Some things that you need to know--and a few you probably don't The Collected wisdom of ... Name Spacek Title: Mayor, Town of Kapuskasing Residence: Kapuskasing Q What's the best advice yo . . .

Figuratively speaking.(NEWS)(Survey)(Brief article)
Percentage of Canadians who think that it is important to their work-life balance to have access to text-messaging, phone and e-mail while commuting, according to IMS Inc.: 3223 Percentage of Cana . . .

Vale Inco whacked by global crunch: new Sudbury mines postponed, wave of retirements.(NEWS)
Never before has the business world felt so vulnerable to other countries' economies and yet this is the situation as global nickel demand has come to a grinding halt. John Fera, United Steelworke . . .

Don't forget what your mama used to say.(PRESIDENT'S NOTE)
It has to be noted, although it will soon be forgotten, that the business class in the United States in particular has squandered its reputation to be trusted and influential. Yes, the crooks and . . .

A 10-point northern stimulus package.(ECONOMICALLY SPEAKING)
Harper has adopted the coalition budget. He will spend up to $30 billion to moderate the recession that he recently discovered. That is $895.66 for each man, woman and child in Canada. Northern On . . .

Trophy case gets bigger at Cementation: North Bay mine builder recognized by engineering peers.(SPECIAL REPORT ENGINEERING)
The fall of 2008 was one to remember for North Bay's Cementation Canada and President/CEO Roy Slack. " The highly successful 1,400-employee mine building company celebrated its 10th anniversary in N . . .

Warm sun, cool savings: solar heating system gaining international popularity.(ENGINEERING)
On a frosty, cobalt blue Sudbury morning, Richard Munn at the Greater Sudbury Housing Corporation won't complain too much about heating bills. An innovative heating system installed on a high-rise . . .

Sudbury hosting 2010 mine symposium: event will attract world experts in underground ventilation.(ENGINEERING)
Sudbury will have the stage to showcase its deep mine expertise with an industry symposium in 2010. Laurentian University's mining innovation company, MIRARCO, has been selected to host the 13th U . . .

Seeding for First Nation growth: TBay engineering firm specializes in Aboriginal work.(ENGINEERING)(Tony Afonso)
Working with First Nation communities to build their economies and preserve their culture has been an eye-opening experience for Tony Afonso. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The manager of Cook Engineeri . . .

Short-term need for engineers: report says Western Canada petroleum sector in the most need.(NEWS)
The demand for engineers and technologists is expected to increase more than three per cent over the next two years, before hiring levels off because of the slumping North American economy. That i . . .

Nipissing U researchers building biomass prediction tools: five-year, $1-million project looking at plants, trees.(university)
While forest bioproducts are becoming of increasing interest to the Northern economy, knowing exactly where to look for their source plants and trees across the region's broad natural expanses can b . . .

Contractors struggle to keep up with Sault construction pace: new hospital, Essar Steel gobble up skilled trades.(NEWS)(Sault St
An immigration push by Sault Ste. Marie contractors and labour to attract foreign workers has attracted only a dribble of new recruits from the U.S. A growth spurt across all construction sectors . . .