Business

The Mask-wa Transportation Association Inc. (MTA Inc.) Board is pleased to announce we have received funding from Community Foundations of Canada through the Investment Readiness Program. This funding of $50,120 will enable the MTA Inc. Board to hire a local marketing firm, Jeronamo Solutions, to develop, distribute and analyze a market survey to assess who is interested in travelling on ...

Red Pine Exploration Inc. has announced that it has entered into a definitive securities purchase agreement with the holders of the partnership interests in Citabar Limited Partnership, which will result in Red Pine consolidating a 100% ownership in the Wawa Gold Project located near Wawa, Ontario. All amounts in this press release are denominated in Canadian dollars. Highlights: Red Pine ...

On April 14, 2021, Workplace Safety North (WSN) expects to host 500 online attendees at its annual Mining Health and Safety Conference.   The event brings together Ontario’s mining industry to share knowledge and innovations regarding safety programs and hazards specific to mining.   Usually the three-day in-person Sudbury event is sold out, but this year the conference is being ...

Autonomous passenger vehicles have become ubiquitous in news feeds around the world and even the realm of commercial trucking is working toward a future where trucks will one day be driverless. In Northern Ontario, there is a shortage of truck drivers to haul timber on logging roads that can be challenging to navigate due to both adverse road and weather ...

Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. has sold its Moss Lake Project to Goldshore. Goldshore will acquire all of Wesdome’s property, assets and rights related to Moss Lake. Wesdome purchased the remaining shares in Moss Lake in the first quarter of 2014. In 2016, Wesdome completed the acquisition of mining properties adjoining the Moss Lake property, creating a block of land comprised ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. has announced that the province of Ontario has filed the Closure Plan for the Magino project.  Argonaut explains, “Site preparation, such as tree removal and clearing, is expecting to commence imminently, with construction scheduled to begin as soon as site preparation is complete.”  Construction should take two years, with first gold production at Magino during the first ...

Economic recovery, future growth, job creation and sustainability were all topics that were discussed in the Northern Ontario Circular Economy Symposium that was hosted virtually on January 19.   The circular economy movement is one of the biggest ideas in sustainable thinking at the moment. Visualize an economy where we minimize waste and generate prosperity for future generations. Creating more ...

Harte Gold announced that last year’s gold production from the White River Sugar Zone Mine was 25,649 ounces, exceeding the upper range of production that was estimated of 20,000 to 24,000 ounces. The fourth-quarter production of 10,835 ounces, is the highest quarterly period of production on record for the young mine. In 2021, gold production of 60,000 to 65,000 ounces ...

Argonaut Gold Inc. is pleased to announce that it has executed a fixed bid engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning contract (the “EPC contract”) with Ausenco Engineering Canada Inc. (“Ausenco”), a leading engineering and construction management company, for the construction of the Magino processing facility and other parts of the Magino construction project.  The EPC contract totals approximately 40% of Magino’s ...

The Ontario government is supporting jobs at local restaurants, bars, breweries, wineries and distilleries during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding opportunities in alcohol sales, including making the sale of alcohol with food takeout and delivery orders permanent. “Ontario’s vibrant hospitality sector and its workers have been hard hit by COVID-19 in every community across our province,” said Attorney General Doug ...

Le gouvernement de l’Ontario favorise le maintien d’emplois dans les restaurants, bars, brasseries, établissements vinicoles et distilleries locaux pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 en augmentant les possibilités de ventes d’alcool, notamment en rendant permanente la vente d’alcool avec des commandes de nourriture à emporter ou à livrer. « Le secteur dynamique de l’hôtellerie de l’Ontario et ses travailleurs ont été durement ...

Advanced manufacturing is a cornerstone of Canada’s economy, producing important goods for the domestic and international markets while supporting well-paying jobs for Canadians across the country. As technology transforms manufacturing, Canadian companies are innovating and modernizing their processes to stay on the cutting edge. This involves transforming operations, adopting advanced automated equipment, investing in research and maintaining a highly-skilled workforce. ...

The Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre (SSMIC) challenges you to be a part of a solution. With the launch of the “Up For The Challenge” section on their website, SSMIC has consolidated national and global challenges and competitions for you to tackle.   The website will eventually feature local challenges that are specific to the Algoma region. SSMIC is currently ...

There is a longstanding frustration in Northern Ontario that Queen’s Park does not ‘think North’ when developing policies and programs. As such, Northern Policy Institute’s latest commentary Does Ontario need a Northern Lens? by Dr. Heather Hall dives into the possibilities and lessons around the creation and implementation of a northern policy lens.   A policy lens is a tool ...

The Ontario government is providing $9 million to help the only steel pipe manufacturer based in Canada, Tenaris Algoma Tubes, upgrade its facility, purchase new equipment and expand operations in Northern Ontario. The investment will lead to the creation of 153 new high paying full-time jobs and enable the company to better support Canada’s energy sector. “From the moment I ...