Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM)
Ministère du Développement du Nord et des Mines  (French)

Ministry of Northern Development and Mines head office in Sudbury.
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Ontario
Headquarters 159 Cedar Street and 933 Ramsey Lake Road
Greater Sudbury, Ontario
Agency executive
Parent agency Province of Ontario
Website http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca

The Ministry of Northern Development and Mines (MNDM) is responsible for assisting economic development in the Northern Ontario region and for mining in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The ministry's head office is located in Sudbury. The current Minister of Northern Development and Mines is Michael Gravelle.

MNDM's programs also include the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund, and the creation and funding of local services boards to provide essential services in remote Northern Ontario communities which are not served by incorporated municipal governments.

History

List of Ministers

1867–1970

Period Name Minister (Commissioner before 1905)
18671905 Department of Crown Lands
19051906 Department of Lands and Mines
19061920 Department of Lands, Forests and Mines
19061970 Department of Mines

1970 to present

Mines and Northern Affairs
Northern Affairs
Mines and Northern Affairs
Northern Development and Mines
Mines (1987–1991)
Northern Development (1987–1991)
Northern Development and Mines
Natural Resources, Northern Development and Mines
Northern Development and Mines
Northern Development, Mines and Forestry
Northern Development and Mines

OBM Progress Medal

The OBM Progress Medal was given out by the Ontario Bureau of Mines and the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines in 1991 to celebrate 100 years of progress. Featuring a Trillium grandiflorum laid over a Pickaxe, the Medal weighs 17 grams.[1]

References

  1. GUIDE TO TOKENS and MEDALS, Millar (1992), p.67

External links

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