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The presidents of Cambrian, Confederation College in Thunder Bay and Northern College in Timmins signed a  transfer agreement via a video conference recently to promote  the transferability of mining credits earned at each instituti

"Smile, pass it on!" That's the message the Sudbury and District Health Unit is promoting during Oral Health Month this April.

BY JUDI KOSKI Since The Swifty's  inception in 2002, Shawn Jonasson, Jody Johnson and Grant Stovel have been determined to make no-nonsense, heartfelt country music, said their press agent Yvonne Valnea at Last Tango Productions.

BY LAUREL MYERS One woman is making her dream to make a difference come true in a selfless journey to make the dreams of children come true as well.

Legendary American singer/songwriter Don McLean, best known for his 1971 folk anthem American Pie, is one of the headline acts at the 2008 Northern Lights Festival Boreal this July.

The Sudbury Theatre Centre's long anticipated The Buddy Holly Story will run from May 1 to 25. One of the best musicals of all time will have audiences wanting to dance in the aisles, stated a news release. Ticket prices are $20.

The Northern Ontario All-Star Jazz Band, a hand-picked ensemble made up of high school students from across northern Ontario, will perform in Sudbury on April 18.

Laurentian University and the Northern Ontario Music Festival (NOMF) will present the NOMF All-Star Concert Band with guest conductor John Phillips on April 12,  7 pm,  at Lockerby Composite School, stated a news release.

IDEAL-WAY and its founder, Robert Pio Hajjar, who was born with Down syndrome, are inviting the Ontario community to participate in a contest to recognize poets among persons with intellectual disabilities.

Guests from the world of architecture will attend Sudbury's French book fair, le Salon du livre, stated a news release. At the monthly Diner de la francophonie, organizers announced northern architecture will be one of this year's prominent themes.