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Risto Laamanen Fund to benefit disadvantaged kids

Risto Laamanen Fund to benefit disadvantaged kids

A memorial fund in honour of Science North’s longest-serving board chair, Risto Laamanen, has been established to benefit disadvantaged children across northern Ontario.
Jack Layton meets with Local 6500 strikers

Jack Layton meets with Local 6500 strikers

UPDATED - Jan. 27, 4:45 p.m. Federal NDP leader Jack Layton is in Sudbury Jan. 27 and Jan. 28 to show his support for striking members of Steelworkers Local 6500 and speak with students at Laurentian University.

Cambrian hosting career fair Feb. 9

Cambrian College will be hosting a career and job fair Feb. 9 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the college's Barrydowne campus.

Vale Inco to resume production in Newfoundland

Vale Inco Newfoundland and Labrador announced Jan. 25 that it will resume production at its mining and milling operations at Voisey's Bay, Labrador. The Steelworkers represent 120 workers in Voisey's Bay, who have been on strike since Aug. 1, 2009.
Regreening: 3,350 hectares done, but 30,000 hectares to go

Regreening: 3,350 hectares done, but 30,000 hectares to go

Greater Sudbury has done a lot to restore its ravished landscape over the past three decades, but there is much more to accomplish, said Stephen Monet, Greater Sudbury manager of environmental planning initiatives.
Greater Sudburians to receive Order of Ontario today

Greater Sudburians to receive Order of Ontario today

Three Sudburians — Gerry Lougheed Jr., Peter Crossgrove, and Jean Gagnon — will become members of the Order of Ontario today, Jan. 28. The announcement was made Jan. 25 by the office of Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario.
Callaghan ‘actively pursuing’ city’s top job

Callaghan ‘actively pursuing’ city’s top job

Ward 8 Coun. Ted Callaghan said he is considering running for mayor in the Oct. 25 municipal election, although the papers aren’t filed yet, and the decision isn’t finalized. “I’m actively pursuing the idea of running for mayor.

Retiring miners won't be replaced: Vale Inco

Most of the roughly 200 Steelworkers Local 6500 striking mine workers who have retired and taken their pensions over the last six months will not be replaced by Vale Inco, according to a spokesperson for the company.
Ward 1 residents ask for more green spaces

Ward 1 residents ask for more green spaces

Greening Ward 1 in the city’s West End has become a rallying cry for residents.

House of Kin benefits from NOHFC grant

Patients traveling to Sudbury for health care services will have access to improved accommodations at the House of Kin, thanks to a provincial government investment of $250,000 through the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC).