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Conditions in the Greater Sudbury labour market were strong in December as employment increased nearly two percent, the strongest monthly gain since July. The labour force also expanded, but at a slower pace.

The City of Greater Sudbury is hosting a forum for residents who are interested in pursuing a career in mining. Titled "Making the Match to Mining", the forum will take place at Tom Davies Square Friday, Jan. 12.

BY JASON THOMPSON Community Solutions Team chair Floyd Laughren doesn't know how much recommendatons in his report will cost but he said not implementing them would be costly.

Paul Finley, an economic development officer with the City of Greater Sudbury, is the seventh person who has announced he will seek the federal Liberal nomination in Nickel Belt.

Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox Christians in Greater Sudbury are celebrating Christmas today, Jan. 7. Canadians from many Eastern European countries follow the Julian Calendar which delays Christmas 13 days.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The union representing 40 workers who care for mentally disabled people in Espanola was ordered by the Human Rights Commission to run a newspaper advertisement. The advertisement, which ran in the Dec.

Cambrian College’s Medical Laboratory Technology program has received national accreditation from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA).

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN There's less chance the city's economy will grind to a halt during an influenza pandemic if business owners and managers develop pandemic plans, says Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce president John Bonin.

BY MAREK KRASUSKI His voice is muffled by the accumulated weight of decades, but J.N. (Pat) Charette, 97, walks down a long hall at Pioneer Manor with the brisk gait of a military officer: precise, erect and firm.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The city's mental health services will be back in local hands by spring.