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Around 40 members of Steelworkers Local 6500 were present at the March 24 policy committee meeting at Tom Davies Square when councillors agreed the housing of temporary workers on Vale Inco property breaks city bylaws.

The number of striking Steelworkers Local 6500 members picketing at Vale Inco plants is now limited to eight after a March 24 ruling by Superior Court Justice Robbie Gordon.

Vale Inco president and CEO Tito Martins met with Northern Life at the company’s corporate office in Toronto March 24, and answered questions about a number of topics, including the past and future of the business and the more than eight-month-long s

There is no specific time of year that is “normal” for Ontario’s black bears to come out of hibernation, but early warm temperatures have resulted in the Ministry of Natural Resources receiving bear calls weeks earlier than expected.

If there was one predominant theme among the speakers addressing the crowd at a rally in support of striking members of Steelworkers Local 6500 March 22, it was the need for anti-scab legislation in Ontario.

Editor’s Note: BESTECH was the recipient of a Community Builders Award of Excellence for Economic Development. The award was presented at a gala event Feb. 18, hosted by Laurentian Media, parent company of Northern Life.

After joining thousands of other concerned citizens in Monday's rally to support Sudbury's striking Vale Inco workers, provincial NDP leader Andrea Horwath slammed the provincial government during the Tuesday, March 23, question period.

The city will be out today, March 24, repairing damage caused by yesterday's broken water mains. The intersection of Elm Street and Frood Road will be reduced to one lane in each direction between noon and 7 p.m.

Four Laurentian University engineering students have taken first place at the Canadian Engineering competition, which was held March 18-21 in Toronto. The team of students came in first in the Senior Team Design category.

Laurentian University is one of five Ontario Universities that will play host to Stephen Lewis as he speaks with the People vs. Cancer speaking tour. Lewis will be at Laurentian's Fraser Auditorium March 24, and speaks between 7:30 and 9:30 p.m.