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BY TREVOR STEWART It was about five years ago when Second Avenue Home Hardware owner Peter Stefanuto answered the phone at 1 am to the panicked voice of one of his customers.

The world market for nickel is strong, and this has resulted in significantly improved earnings at Inco Ltd. in the third quarter of this year.

The west end of Notre Dame St. (MR 21) in Azilda will be reduced to one lane of traffic between Montee Principale and Rayside Avenue from Monday, Feb. 20 to Friday, March 3. The lane closure will be in effect between 7 am and 7 pm, Monday to Friday.

Adamsdale Public School will be hosting an open house on Sept. 15 for students and their families as well as members of the public.

Voters can cast their ballots Monday from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm at all polls in Sudbury and Nickel Belt Northern Life will be publishing a special election results issue Tuesday, Jan. 24. The regular Wednesday issue will be cancelled.

Greater Sudbury Utilities unionized employees are on strike, but customers still have to pay their bills. The office at 500 Regent St.

Within a couple months, close to 150 primary and secondary school principals from Lebanon will have undertaken an online leadership program through College Boreal.

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW [email protected] Lisa Moore is Northern Life?s Coach of the Year. The Salto Gymnastics Club nominated Lisa Moore as its favourite coach.

Activity at the Northern Ontario School of Medicine may not fill the cash boxes of local businesses immediately, but the short-term economic gains are already being felt and the forecast economic impact is even brighter.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY [email protected] The plight of the Kashechewan evacuees has touched the hearts of millions of Canadians, including Greater Sudbury residents.