January 29, 2012 – Republic of Mining

The Sudbury Star is the City of Greater Sudbury’s daily newspaper.

Cliffs Natural Resources said Friday it still plans to open a chromite mine and plant by 2015, despite claims by a Conser vative MPP that development of the so-called Ring of Fire area has been pushed back to 2016.

“There has been no changes for the Ring of Fire chromite project timeline established by Cliffs,” said Patricia Persico, a Cliffs Natural Resources spokeswoman, when contacted by The Star.

Earlier Friday, Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli accused the McGuinty government of mismanaging the Ring of Fire, a huge, mineral-rich tract of land in Northern Ontario.

Fedeli said development of the Ring of fire has been delayed to 2016 from 2015, and he blamed the provincial government and its Ring of Fire coordinator, Christine Kaszycki.

The Sudbury Star is the City of Greater Sudbury’s daily newspaper.

Like a play that is a well-acted opening night after a chaotic dress rehearsal, there was no sign Thursday of the behind-the-scenes scrambling that went on this week at the new Steelworkers’ Hall at 66 Brady St.

By the time the ribbon was cut to the new Leo W. Gerard Hall, the multi-purpose union hall was ready for visitors.

There was no sign of the rolls of wire, lumber, sawdust and workers evident Monday when United Steelworkers Local 6500 president Rick Bertrand led a brief tour of the new facility. By Thursday afternoon, the main hall was transformed into an elegant ballroom — with a

musical trio playing on the main stage, a buffet of finger foods and an atmosphere reminiscent of a wedding or tiny social event.

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