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Stand together in face of layoffs: mayor

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez said at city council Wednesday night the recent layoffs of 686 Xstrata Nickel workers is "a devastating blow to this city, and it will have ripple effects acro
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Xstrata workers search for answers at union meeting

Xstrata workers search for answers at union meeting

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Two days after nearly 700 Xstrata Nickel employees were laid off, hundreds of members of Sudbury Mine Mill & Smelter Workers Union Local 598/CAW showed up to a union meeting Wednesday night demanding answers about
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Remembering - Jim Tucker was an outdoors man and larger than life on the job site

Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley James Tucker, a mining contractor, was quite a character. He was colourful and larger than life, said those who knew him.
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The Outdoor Classroom - Growing giants in the great outdoors

Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporters Geoff Hughes and Melissa McCulloch This is the first edition of The Outdoor Classroom, a monthly feature submitted by staff of the Learning Through Trails program, a Rainbow ROUTES Associatio
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Mayor to speak about Xstrata layoffs

Mayor to speak about Xstrata layoffs

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez will provide his official reaction to the Xstrata Nickel layoffs and other economic challenges faced by the city at tonight's (Feb. 11) city council meeting.
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Canada student loan debt passes $13 billion

Canada student loan debt passes $13 billion

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life For the first time in Canadian history, total Canada Student Loan debt surpassed the $13 billion mark last month.
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Sudbury Wolves' Feel Better Campaign wraps up

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Thanks to the Sudbury Wolves and Grand & Toy, more than 500 children receiving care at the Sudbury Regional Hospital (HRSRH), have had their spirits raised with tickets to Wolves home games.
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Local students urged to ask for help

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life The third annual Kids Help Phone school tour visited École Secondaire MacDonald Cartier in Sudbury and Lively District Secondary School on Friday.
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Commentary - Xstrata layoffs: short-term gain and long-term pain

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Columnist Stan Sudol Global commodity prices have fallen off the cliff.
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Information meetings about Xstrata layoffs

Posted by Sudbury Northern Life Sudbury Mine Mill & Smelter Workers Union Local 598/CAW stewards and members will be briefed on the recent Xstrata layoffs Wednesday, Feb. 11. The meetings will take place at the main hall at 19 Regent St.
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