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The Government of Ontario is investing over $6.2 million under the Forest Biomass Program in eight research, innovation and modernization initiatives throughout Northwest Ontario. The program funds projects that sustainably harvest more wood from Crown forests, increase regional economic growth and find new uses for underused wood and mill by-products, known as forest biomass. This latest round of investment follows ...

Confederation College has been recognized as one of Ontario’s top post-secondary institutions for improvements in energy efficiency, achieving third place for overall year-over-year gains among 36 participating colleges and universities. The College ranked second for improvements in gas efficiency and fourth in electricity efficiency, demonstrating significant momentum in its sustainability and cost-saving efforts. The rankings were announced at the Climate ...

  Canada’s steel workers are facing serious challenges due to the unjust and unprovoked U.S. tariffs and global trade disruptions. In response, the federal government is taking continued action to protect Canada’s steel workers.   Today, local MP Terry Sheehan welcomed Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the FedNor, to Sault Ste. Marie to announce ...

The Municipality of Wawa is pleased to announce the appointment of Maggie Culhane as Economic Development Officer (EDO), a role made possible through generous funding support from the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario (FedNor). This key position will play a vital role in advancing the community’s economic goals and supporting local growth and development. The Municipality would like ...

Alamos Gold Inc. (previously operating as Prodigy Gold Inc.), Fraser Drill Blast Management Inc. and Sigfusson Northern Ltd. have been fined a total of $177,500 for EPA Violations. On May 14, 2021, Fraser Drill Blast detonated a blast at the Magino Mine. At the time of the blast, a portion of Goudreau Road was not guarded. As a result of ...

AV Terrace Bay has been convicted on two charges: Failing to control the quality of discharged effluent to ensure that acute toxicity tests resulted in no more than a 50% mortality rate for the test organisms Failing to comply with an industry standard by discharging Total Reduced Sulphur compounds with concentrations greater than the prescribed limits more than two times ...

Algoma Steel Group Inc., a leading Canadian producer of hot and cold rolled steel sheet and plate products, today announced that it has achieved its first steel production at Unit One of its new, state-of-the-art electric arc furnace (“EAF”) project. The milestone follows over ten days of successful electric arc testing and tuning, including individual and tandem tests of all ...

PUC Services Inc. is alerting the public, particularly those in the real estate industry, about a scam involving fraudulent text messages falsely claiming to be from a PUC field technician. These messages typically warn of an upcoming service disconnection and may request a response or follow-up call. PUC would like to clarify that we do not send text messages regarding ...

A major new energy project is set to improve power reliability and sustainability in the Algoma District. Batchewana First Nation  and Alamos Gold Inc. has announced their partnership and the start of construction on a new $70 million, 115-kilovolt transmission line. This critical infrastructure will strengthen the electrical network in the Algoma district and deliver long-term grid electricity to Alamos’ ...

Canada’s new government has a mandate to build the strongest economy in the G7. While the government negotiates a new economic and security partnership with the United States, we will ensure workers and industry are protected against the unjust and unprovoked American tariffs. Today, the Minister of Finance and National Revenue, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, announced a series of measures ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. is pleased to announce further results from the ongoing drilling program at the Wawa Gold Project, Ontario. Near surface drilling completed since May 2025 was conducted as part of the Company’s assessment of the open pit potential. (See PR dated May 8, 2025). Highlights of the Open-Pit Evaluation Drilling 45.38 grams per tonne (g/t) gold (Au) ...

Jun 6, 2025 at 14:10 After months of collaborative efforts between Township staff, council members, and Cinnamon Toast New Media Inc. — the creative agency procured to execute the work — the Township of Hornepayne is proud to reveal its updated brand identity. The logo, which is based upon feedback collected from one-on-one interviews, focus groups, and a digital survey, ...

Alamos Gold Inc. reported a summary of the voting results of its Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) held on May 29, 2025. The Company is also announcing the retirement of David Gower from the Board of Directors, and the appointment of Alexander Christopher, Chana Martineau, and Richard McCreary. “On behalf of the Board and management team, ...

May 31, 2025 at 14:39 The new steel tariffs announced by Donald Trump are arbitrary, illegal, and completely unjustified. They threaten to further damage the vital relationship between our two countries and will raise costs for businesses and consumers on both sides of the border.   Canada’s and America’s steel industries are deeply integrated — we build together, and we ...

The Company is preparing to follow-up on areas of strong shearing, sulphide mineralization and quartz veining identified in the work programs completed late in 2024 on the northern part of the Hubcap project located immediately south of the Red Pine Wawa Project (Figure 1 above). Encouraging results and information from prospecting, geological mapping and a compilation of historic results has ...