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When nurse practitioner Jennifer Fournier moved to Capreol in 2006, she asked one of the family doctors working in the community at the time if she could work with him. Unfortunately, she wasn't able to secure any provincial funding to do so.

A standing ovation from union representatives and a thumbs up from Ward 5 Coun. Ron Dupuis signalled the end of a controversy over the naming of a memorial park in Val Caron. In a recorded vote on Jan.

Steelworkers Local 6500 president Rick Bertrand was close-mouthed Jan. 24 after Vale released the results of its investigation into the June 8, 2011 deaths of two miners at Stobie Mine.

A unanimous decision from council to support a cost-sharing agreement with Vale to rebuild a local road will pave the way to even more agreements of that kind, the city's general manager of infrastructure services said.

Gas valve repairs will close a lane on Regent Street at Hyland Drive today. The closure affects the northbound curb lane, which will remain closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to a city news release. Posted by Arron Pickard

When a tragedy occurs, there's a “natural inclination to want to know who or what is to blame,” Kelly Strong, Vale's vice-president of North Atlantic mining and milling operations, said.

An “outdated” apprenticeship policy in the province is driving potential skilled workers to seek their education elsewhere, Ontario's PC leader said.

The city will get about $3 million from the province for its Ontario Municipal Partnership Fund grant, according to the chair of the city's finance committee. That falls about $1 million short of what was expected, Ward 11 Coun. Terry Kett said.

A multi-use facility located in Sudbury's downtown core will bring the municipality to a new level, according to Mayor Marianne Matichuk.

One of Sudbury's most recognizable symbols — the superstack — is celebrating its 40th birthday this year.