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BY BILL BRADLEY bbradley@northernlife.ca Sudbury?s two mining majors dominated the worst polluters list in Ontario this week.

Shania, the movie about music superstar Shania Twain, airs tonight on CBC television, (channel 9, cable channel 8), at 8 pm. The made-for-television film was shot in Sudbury and tells the rags-to-riches tale of Twain, played by Meredith Henderson.

BY KEITH LACEY klacey@northernlife.ca After months of negotiations, Sudbury?s downtown mall has signed a new deal with Hart Stores Inc. to occupy 45,000 square feet, replacing much of the space left after Zellers closed shop 11 months ago.

By Andrii Krawchuk for northern life Review: The Monument, by Colleen Wagner. Directed by H. Ulrich Sikora. Cast: Richard (R.J.) Comeau and Valerie Senyk. Thorneloe University Theatre, through September 18th. Information: 673-1730.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN heidi@northernlife.ca Artsy types might not want to admit it, but science has a profound impact on the world.

The Independent Living Resource Centre of Sudbury-Manitoulin is holding several seminars entitled Building Blocks to Empowerment on Wednesday, May 19 at Laurentian University.

Select image to visit the Community Builders Awards of Excellence wesite.

BY KEITH LACEY klacey@northernlife.ca Amber Woods is the kind of person who makes other people forget their troubles.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN heidi@northernlife.ca The chair of Sudbury Regional Hospital?s board of directors says CEO Vickie Kaminski?s 52 percent raise in 2004 is justified.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is holding two events next week to protest the increase in the use of ?public-private partnerships? to build public buildings.