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Project will preserve memories of Sudbury

VoicePrint Canada has launched a program to get the history of Sudbury on the record by the people who lived it. Sudbury Seniors Remembers is designed to record the experiences of seniors who grew up in the Sudbury area or moved here at an early age.

Veteran miner killed at Stobie

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Flags are at half mast across Sudbury today because a miner with more than 37 years of experience was killed at Inco's Stobie Mine Monday.

Firm picks Sudbury

An international engineering firm has picked the City of Greater Sudbury to open a new office. Wardrop Engineering has moved to 897 Cambrian Heights.

Inco miner killed

An employee was killed on the job Monday while working at the 2600-foot level of Inco?s Stobie Mine in Sudbury. Robert Nesbitt was operating a scoop tram from a remote platform at the time of the accident.

Family being treated for rabies exposure

By Rick Pusiak At least 15 people in Birkdale Village are undergoing rabies post-exposure treatment after a pet dog in the neighbourhood contracted the virus. bottom Rabies scare Chopper was put down Feb. 10.

College classes cancelled

Teachers, librarians and counsellors at Ontario's 24 community colleges formed picket lines this morning as last-minute contract talks weren't successful before the midnight deadline.

Science North gets $2m

Science North's Dynamic Earth project got a giant boost Thursday with the announcement of a $2-million grant from Cultural Spaces Canada.

College classes cancelled

Teachers, librarians and counsellors at Ontario's 24 community colleges formed picket lines this morning as last-minute contract talks weren't successful before the midnight deadline.

Marc Blanchette new Lion's president

By Tracy Vaillancourt Valley Life The Valley East Lions Club elected a new president at their general meeting Jan. 27. Marc Blanchette will serve as president for the 2002 to 2003 term.

Big money spent on Valentine's Day

Love was in the air and in wallets for Valentine's Day. A Visa Canada study says that 17.9 million adult Canadians demonstrated their affection by spending $1.7 billion on Valentine's Day gifts this year.