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Science North honours Risto Laamanen

A memorial fund in honour of Science North's longest-serving Board Chair, Risto Laamanen, has been established to benefit disadvantaged children across Northern Ontario.

Suppliers unite in pan-Northern initiative

Northern Ontario companies are joining forces to seek out business opportunities in Western Canada.

Hard-Line Solutions adds to award collection

HLS Hard-Line Solutions Inc., a Sudbury company specializing in tele-operation and mining communications technology, was honoured with an Ontario Global Traders Award for Market Expansion at an awards presentation in November.

Chromite mine operator still to be determined

The discovery of a massive chromite deposit in Ontario's Far North will create thousands of jobs and trigger an estimated $1.

Mining supply veterans honoured by peers

North Bay businessman Ron Miller and Sudbury's Peter Matusch were inducted into the Sudbury Area Mining Supply and Service Association's (SAMSSA) Hall of Fame at its annual breakfast meeting in December 2009.

Actlabs grows to meet local and global demands

Activation Laboratories Ltd. is growing to meet demand from an increasing number of exploration and mining companies throughout Northern Ontario and the world.

Bestech expands into electrical construction division

Bestech, a system integration and industrial automation company based in Sudbury, has discovered an ideal way to overcome a depressed business environment.

Weather data beamed from Baffin Island

Underground mines aren't the only harsh environments in which there is a need for near real-time data.

The art of the deal

Michael Fox is a consummate practitioner of the art of the deal. Born and raised in Winisk on the shores of Hudson Bay, Fox went on to earn degrees in business and political science from Lakehead University.

Geoscience Symposium to focus on risks and rewards

Ontario is still a good place for mineral exploration despite the slowdown in the industry over the past year, according to Garry Clark, executive director of the Ontario Prospectors Association (OPA).