Pier 1 Imports officially opens its 10,000 square foot store on Marcus Drive in New Sudbury this Saturday.
Pier 1 is one of the North America?s largest specialty retailer of imported decorative home furnishings and gifts. It has plans to open 100 new stores in the United States and Canada this year.
The Sudbury store has more than 30 full- and part-time employees. Chad Olson is the store manager.
There was a ?soft? opening last Saturday. According to Olson, 3,000 people visited the new store.
Sudbury and District Health Unit is looking for new Eat Smart! restaurants.
Eat Smart! is a province-wide program that awards restaurants for meeting high standards in food safety, healthier menu choices both on the menu and by request, and smoke-free seating for their patrons.
Public health inspectors check out all Eat Smart! restaurants to ensure program standards are met.
Smoke-free, clean restaurants that offer healthy food choices and have staff trained in safe food handling procedures are the ultimate Eat Smart! goals.
Free publicity consultations, displays and an annual awards ceremony are offered as incentives for restaurants to join the program.
Eat Smart! partners include the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, Canadian Cancer Society and the Sudbury Heart Health Coalition.
More information is available by phoning 522-9200.
Marc Huneault of the law firm Paquette Renzini, and Brad Peacock and Andrea Bonhomme of RBC Investments are offering a free investment seminar, Tuesday, March 4 at 7 pm at the Parthenon Restaurant, 3045 Highway 69 N. in Val Caron.
Topics of discussion include the dangers of dying without a will, powers of attorney, will drafting trouble spots and probate fees.
For more information, phone 969-6809.
Gifts Galore, Ideas and More, a unique business idea combining the food industry, giftware and fund-raising venues, all support community efforts, is celebrating its first anniversary.
The small outlet at 873 The Kingsway is bursting at the seams with all that it has to offer.
Owner-operator Betty Turgeon-Cadorette offers home-made-style food. The anniversary date for the business is March 13.
Laurentian University?s Placement Centre will host its annual Career Grad Night Thursday, March 6, from 7 to 10 pm, in the Science II cafeteria, located in the Fraser Building. More than 40 employers from various sectors will be in attendance in the hopes of recruiting students and future graduates.
It is expected more than 400 students will take advantage of this career session.
All Laurentian University, Cambrian College and College Boreal students are invited to attend.
Bell Canada recently announced a $300,000 donation to the Heart and Soul Campaign to fund Sudbury Regional Hospital?s picture archiving communications systems (PACS.) This is a computer network system designed to transmit, store, display and retrieve digital medical images and associated text.
