Vol. 37 No. 11, September - September 2017
Index
- Applying a fresh-eyed view to Northern tourism: new director takes the helm at Northeastern Ontario Tourism.
- North made cancer tool: Sudbury research institute plays major role in global clinical trials for cancer treatment tool.
- Province wants feedback on Northern transportation strategy.
- Sault airport gets funds for new firefighting equipment.
- Track defect caused fiery 2015 Gogama derailment: Safety board recommends better track data gathering by Transport Canada.
- It's time to put your mouth where your money is.
- Less of the same: Northern multimodal planning.
- Riding the National Dream becomes nightmarish.
- Putting emerald ash borer in its place: Sault forestry centre rearing wasps to combat destructive beetle.
- Policy move puts forestry at risk, say Northern leaders: communities, First Nations outraged over lack of consultation on environmental legislation.
- Byron LeClair left an abiding legacy: economic developer empowered First Nation communities in energy, natural resource partnerships.
- Sault eyeing China for local business expansion.
- Mattawa-Bonfield sawmill proposal looks to create 90 jobs, export product overseas: forest products proponent eyes January 2019 production start.
- Truly green fairways: Sudbury golf club strives to be an environmental haven for humans and wildlife.
- Kashechewan residents undergoing beef cattle farming training: the pilot project introduces participants to the key principles of responsible beef production.
- Ontario Northland test runs natural gas bus: new motor coach technology reduces GHG emissions, cuts maintenance costs.
- Energy storage plant launches in Sault Ste. Marie: pilot project is designed to store energy and release it during peak electricity use.
- Feds help out solar plant with interest-free loan.
- Thunder Bay makes smelter pitch: mine developer expected to pick processor site in late 2017.
- Northwest graphite miner spins off European subsidiary: Zenyatta Ventures establishes UK presence to develop markets.
- Pure Gold adds ounces to Red Lake project: Vancouver junior miner seeks to bring Madsen Mine back to life.
- Lung cancer still haunts mining industry: Unique symposium looks specifically at prevalence of disease due to diesel fume and radon exposure and how to curb it.
- Home away from home: Homewood Suites opens its doors in North Bay.
- Inadequate infrastructure hurting national competitiveness.
- Affordable housing developments across the North get funding.
- Clean water coming to Neskantaga.
- North Bay firm partners up to build First Nation homes: Innovative energy-efficient homes fit Indigenous lifestyle.
- A new generation of mining vehicles: Atlas Copco unveils full suite of battery-operated mining vehicles, covering everything from bolting and blasting to mucking and hauling.
- Soucie Salo Safety joins big family: Safety clothing and equipment business partners with national company through majority share sale.
- Growing a new attitude toward local food: College Boreal studying local food sources as part of a procurement initiative through Mohawk College.
- Farming for mostly fun, and profit: former Nova Steel Systems owner turns hobby into second career, seeks people to join him.
- Research mine receives nearly $1m in expansion funding.
- A new way to make spills history: made-in-Sudbury cleanup material activated white aims to revolutionize mining health and safety.
- FedNor commits $100,000 to Health Sciences North Research Institute.
- Sudbury council OKs scaled back version of Elgin Greenway.
- Worker injured at Sudbury work site.
- Sudbury junior miner breathing new life into Far North, Quebec projects: exploration, not litigation, is what's driving Northern Superior Resources in James bay, Chibougamau.
- Sault overhauls economic development corporation: Sault EDC boss Tom Dodds resigns following restructuring.
- Thunder Bay's hotel boom shows no sign of slowing: Tourism, conference activity stays hot in northwest city.
- Wasaya eyeballs northeastern expansion: Thunder Bay air carrier says Sudbury, Sault, Timmins in long-range plans.