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HSCDSB announces new superintendent – hails from Espanola
By Rosalind Russell – Sacred Heart School in Espanola will have a new principal this year. That is because long-time principal Syndy Withers has been named the new Superintendent of Education for the Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board. Withers says … Continue reading
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Feds invests $377,832 into Cambrian College to expand development
By Rosalind Russell – FedNor is investing over $377,000 to help Cambrian College accelerate research and development (R&D), support local businesses and create more jobs in Greater Sudbury. Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe made the announcement yesterday. She says the investment … Continue reading
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Radiothon to help kids set for today
By Rosalind Russell – Today the Moose 94.1 FM – CKNR in Elliot Lake is assisting the Elliot Lake Emergency Food Bank by hosting a radiothon from 8am to 2pm. The focus of the fundraiser is to help ensure that … Continue reading
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Rail strike goes to arbitration
By Rosalind Russell – The federal government has forced the ongoing labour dispute between some 93 hundred workers and C-N and C-P-K-C to arbitration. Federal Minister of Labour Steve Mackinnon announced yesterday (Thurs) that the two sides will be forced to … Continue reading
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Letter to Nairn & Hyman Township outlines process to dispose of low radiation material
By Rosalind Russell – The Ministry of Mines says the process to move low radiation material from Nipissing First Nation to the decommissioned Agnew Lake Mines site has been in the works for a while. In a letter to Nairn … Continue reading
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TEK Elders launch billboard campaign: Stop the Spray
By Rosalind Russell – The Traditional Ecological Knowledge Elders, TEK for short, has launched a billboard campaign called Stop The Spray. The Elders launched the campaign this Monday on Sagamok-Anishinabek First Nation to push the Ontario government to stop aerially … Continue reading
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Indigenous Ingenuity travelling exhibition opens today in Sudbury
By Rosalind Russell – An Indigenous exhibition has opened in Sudbury. The Indigenous Ingenuity: Timeless Inventions (Anishinaabewin Maamninendimowin: Pane Gii-Bite), presented by Indigenous Tourism Ontario is now open as a free special exhibition at Science North for a limited time. … Continue reading
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Rail lines on strike across Canada: Business and industry groups are warning of an economic catastrophe, as Canada’s railways shut down.
By Rosalind Russell – Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City shut down services at midnight, locking out more than nine thousand members of the Teamsters Union. The railways move about one billion dollars worth of goods daily, and experts … Continue reading
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New law on consumption sites forces several closures
By Rosalind Russell – The Canadian Public Health Association says each of the ten supervised consumption sites slated for closure in Ontario has saved hundreds of lives. The Ford government announced Tuesday that it is banning any supervised drug consumption … Continue reading
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Municipalities call on governments to halt transportation of nuclear material
By Rosalind Russell – Some 50 people took in an emergency meeting of the councils of Baldwin and Nairn & Hyman townships Monday afternoon calling on governments to halt the transportation of any low-grade radioactive material to the Agnew Lake … Continue reading
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