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BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Like many Second World War veterans, 83-year-old Wilbert Spencer considers himself lucky to be alive. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, the man was one of a wave of soldiers who braved enemy fire to wade onto the beaches of Normandy, France.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN At one time, the Anderson Farm Museum and Cultural Centre used to be a focal point for the Lively community. There were square dances, Canada Day celebrations, and on one memorable occasion, a medieval-themed dinner.

BY VICKI GILHULA The key to success is being passionate about what you do, says the Greater Sudbury woman who was selected as the Influential Woman of the Decade in Northern Ontario earlier this week.

Businesswoman Dodie Dabous was professional figure skater Dorothy (Dodie) Dabous, a well known Sudbury businesswoman, died Sunday, June 3 at York Central Hospital in her 74th year following a brief illness.

The Service Canada Centre for Youth (SCCY) in Sudbury will host a “Shoot for the Loot” hockey game and barbecue on Thursday, June 14 at Sudbury Secondary School from 2:30pm -4:30pm.

About 600 members of the Labourers International Union of North America (LIUNA) Local 493 walked off the job Monday to protest a lack of progress at the bargaining table.

Shelley Martel gave her monthly pay increase for May to the Sudbury Manitoulin Children’s Foundation, a registered non-profit organization that provides opportunities for disadvantaged children to attend summer camps.

France Gelinas is seeking to replace Shelley Martel as the Nickel Belt New Democratic Party MPP. The Nomination Meeting is scheduled for June 28. Gelinas has lived in the Nickel Belt riding with her husband for twenty years and has three children.

A Chelmsford native who is a well known lawyer and francophone rights activist was presented with an honourary diploma by College Boreal Friday.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN Minnijean Brown Trickey wiped away tears as she walked to the podium to address Laurentian graduates Thursday after she was presented with an honourary doctor of laws degree.