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To celebrate International Women's Day, Laurentian University's presidential advisory committee on the Status of Women honoured the achievements of three Greater Sudbury women during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, March 8.

Northeastern Secondary School will become a huge elementary school in September.

To celebrate International Women's Day, Laurentian University's presidential advisory committee on the Status of Women honoured the achievements of three Greater Sudbury women during its annual awards ceremony Wednesday, March 8.

The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation has approved $21,398 spread over two years to support a bio-composting research study that could divert as much as 65 percent of the city's solid waste from landfills.

The Collège Boréal community learned last Friday that two of their students died while camping near Parry Sound.

While it will be no Olympian battle, Old Man Winter and the sun will be battling it out for domination in Canada throughout the early part of March, says The Weather Network in their just-released monthly forecast available on www.theweathernetwork.

The Greater Sudbury Development Corporation has approved $21,398 spread over two years to support a bio-composting research study that could divert as much as 65 percent of the city's solid waste from landfills.

By Rick Pusiak Sudbury's deputy police chief has announced publicly he will not be applying for the chief's position. Jim Cunningham told Northern Life Tuesday he will remain second in command of the department.

bottom Dennis Dewey Huntington University will present the annual Dick Lectureship this Thursday at 7:30 pm at St. Andrew's United Church, 111 Larch St. in Sudbury. Admission is free.

In striving to ensure the comfort and safety of patients, staff and other clients, the Sudbury Regional Hospital is reminding visitors of its scent-free policy, stating the importance of public co-operation in not wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave