Wood cutlery maker eyes northwest partnerships – Northern Ontario Business
July 24, 2014 A British Columbia entrepreneur, who makes award-winning compostable wooden cutlery, said he wants to expand his presence in northwestern Ontario. Aspenware president Terry Bigsby sources poplar veneer…
NS: Fracking panel unlikely to recommend continued moratorium – Daily Business Buzz
Continuing the moratorium will be a political decision, and the goal of the independent review is to help inform those decisions, says David Wheeler, who is currently leading the study…
Trade group revamps to improve training, help fill market gaps – Times Colonist
The Greater Victoria construction sector is steady but not booming, leading some Camosun College carpentry students to head off to the oil patch or up to Kitimat for jobs. That’s…
Atlas Copco, Sandvik Chiefs Signal End to Mining-Equipment Woes – Mining Life
Jul 22, 2014 Upbeat comments from Swedish mining-equipment makers Atlas Copco AB (ATCOA) and Sandvik AB (SAND) may be an early sign of a recovery for a business that’s been…
Editorial: Land rule changes good for Membertou – TheChronicleHerald.ca
As Membertou First Nation gears up for a possible referendum this fall on giving management of its land to the band council instead of the federal Indian Act and Aboriginal Affairs and…
Gibraltar a rock in stormy waters for Taseko – Vancouver Sun
With New Prosperity on hold, central Interior mine could fund acquisitions VANCOUVER — The battle over Taseko’s New Prosperity copper-gold project has played out in the media, corridors of political…
Challenge issued – TbNewsWatch.com
THUNDER BAY — Mayor Keith Hobbs says it’s time to wake up the elephant in the room. Hobbs, reacting to news of the city’s fifth homicide of 2014, issued a…
Documentary producer eyes the Ring of Fire – Northern Ontario Business
Lalita Krishna has no intention of following the same contrived script that’s evident in the mining reality shows currently being embraced by network television. The award-winning Toronto producer of television…
Pan Arctic Inuit discuss unified front on wildlife, changing North – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 21, 2014 17:03 INUVIK, N.W.T. _ Hundreds of Inuit from across the circumpolar world are meeting in the Northwest Territories this week to discuss a unified front on everything…
Agreements in place with customers for Nova Scotia liquefied natural gas plant – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Jul 21, 2014 17:25 HALIFAX _ Nova Scotia’s energy minister says he welcomes news that Indian company H-Energy has signed memorandums of understanding with customers for half of the planned output…
