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About 150 members of Steelworkers Local 6500 gave their support to some fellow strikers in Pembroke, Ont. May 26. Steelworkers Local 1-1000 members have been on strike against Pembroke-based Commonwealth Plywood since April 26.

Talks between striking Steelworkers in Voisey's Bay, Nfld. and Vale have ended without agreement, according to media reports.

Steelworkers Local 6500 received donations and pledges totalling $70,000 at the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Ontario Convention May 27.

As part of the festivities surrounding its 15th anniversary, at 15:00 hours (3 p.m.) May 26, Collège Boréal co-ordinated the planting of more than 15,000 trees distributed free to the schools and community agencies in 45 cities in the province.

A group of citizens and politicians called the “Committee of Community Leaders” is calling upon those involved in the labour dispute between Vale and Steelworkers Local 6500 to focus their energies on the upcoming talks, and refrain from “public comm

About 20 pharmacy workers from Greater Sudbury gathered outside Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci's office at 2 p.m. on May 27 to protest changes in pharmacy funding.

As part of the city's effort to engage the community and reduce poverty, part of Delki Dozzi Park in Gatchell is being transformed into a community garden. The sloping grassed area will be shaped into the starts of the garden this Saturday, May 29.

Vale Inco announced May 27 that it is changing its name to Vale so that it “aligns more fully with other Vale operations worldwide and reflects its position as part of the world's second largest mining company.

City residents are being asked to reduce the use of water used outdoors during the current heat wave, as the hot temperatures and dry spring have water reserves running low in some parts of the city.

UPDATED — May 27 at 2:20 p.m. Vale has agreed to resume mediated talks with Steelworkers Local 6500 on June 4.