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Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley Emotions ran high Tuesday night at a jam packed event about the recent Xstrata layoffs organized by local federal and provincial NDP politicians.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Liam McGill, Northern Ontario Heritage Fund (left), Katherine Gauthier, Royal Bank, and Mike O'Connor, Nickel Basin and Canadian Youth Business Foundation, spoke to entrepreneurs about how to obtain money, credit and l

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  A community forum about contaminated soils called Toxic Tresspass: A Tale of Three Cities has been organized by the Community Committee on the Sudbury Soils Study for Feb. 28.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  The Sudbury Women's Centre has created a support group for women directly and indirectly affected by the recent layoffs at Xstrata Nickel. The first meeting takes place Feb. 24 at 1:30 p.m.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley Federal NDP leader Jack Layton is slamming the federal government for what he calls secrecy about the deals signed in 2006 during mining takeovers by Xstrata and Vale Inco.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Sabrina Byrnes  A gathering was held over the weekend to at the Canisius Hall at the University of Sudbury to honour Canada's missing and murdered aboriginal women.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life St. Anne Catholic School in Hanmer has entered into a partnership with Science North in piloting an in-class videoconference session.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  GEODE, Greater Sudbury's community economic development organization, and the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency, is hosting a free tax education workshop Feb. 17 at 6 p.m.

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life The Supportive Care Program of the Sudbury Regional Hospital Regional Cancer Program (RCP) is offering ongoing information sessions for cancer patients in Sudbury, as well as those staying at the Daffodil Terrace Lodge

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life  The issue of Xstrata's three-year commitment to no layoffs until July 25 is not dead, said Mine Mill and Smelter Local 598/CAW officials.