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Industrial park upgrade plan leaves doubts
Industrial park upgrade plan leaves doubts Building capacity Lindsay Kelly News that the City of Greater Sudbury has decided to go forward with upgrades to a pair of industrial parks is good news, but leaves lingering doubts, said a mining industry observer. “There are more questions than there are answe
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Foreign francophone workers filling need in Sudbury shops
Foreign francophone workers filling need in Sudbury shops
Immigration? Oui!
Lindsay Kelly
Robert Brouillette shakes his head in disbelief when recalling the challenges he’s faced while trying to retain employees at his family’s Sudbury business. Specializing in custom welding projects for mining and other
Sudbury finalizes immigration settlement strategy Sudbury finalizes immigration settlement strategy
Welcome, bienvenue, aanii
Lindsay Kelly
Arriving in Timmins from Mexico City five years ago, Carlos Siller, a civil engineer who specializes in concrete, was lured to Canada by a work contract with De Beers. When it came time for his family to choose a perma
HR firm provides insight into recruitment biz HR firm provides insight into recruitment biz
Lindsay Kelly
The job interview. It's a nerve-racking experience, often for both job seekers eager to make a good impression and employers searching for their next employee. So the professionals at Insight Search aim to remove the stress from the process to ens
Pilot shortage propels Sudbury flight school Pilot shortage propels Sudbury flight school
Learning to fly
Lindsay Kelly
When it comes to flying the big blue skies, there's very little grey area, according to Matt Neumann: either you love it or you hate it.
There are those who complete one flight and can't wait to get into the cockpit again, while
Sudbury Profile
| Quick Facts | 2010 Municipal Tax Rate |
Population: 157,857 Location: 390 km north of Toronto Main industries: mining |
Commercial occupied: 0.448 Industrial occupied: 0.573 |
| Target Growth Areas | Real Estate |
Mining supply and services Advanced Education Tourism Regional Health Care Arts and culture |
Average cost of a four-bedroom home: $350,000 |
| Developments for 2011 | Top 5 Employers |
Industrial Infrastructure Land Assessment Project Downtown Master Plan Laurentian University School of Architecture Vale Inco Living with Lakes Centre Xstrata Nickel Sustainable Energy Centre |
Vale: 4,000 employees Sudbury Regional Hospital: 3,659 employees City of Greater Sudbury: 2,166 employees Revenue Canada Taxation Centre: 1,200 employees Laurentian University: 850 employees |
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'We will find you': cyber crime unit Over the past couple weeks, the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) has identified, located and arrested three local men who have been allegedly involved in child pornography. The arrests were made as part of a provincewide strategy designed to protect children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the Internet. The...
Collège Boréal hosts OCAA badminton regionals Tighten your shoelaces badminton fans, Ontario’s finest collegiate badminton players from the East Region will take to Collège Boréal’s court in Sudbury, looking to earn a berth into the Ontario Colleges Athletic Associations (OCAA) championships. The regional championships event is running on Feb. 3 and 4. The East Regional Championships is...
Xstrata confirms merger talks with Glencore One of the world's leading Swiss-based commodities traders is looking to merge with Xstrata, a Swiss-headquartered international miner, in an all-share merger to become a global mining leader. Glencore International Plc already has a 34 per cent stake in Xstrata and does the marketing for Xstrata's ferrochrome, coal and nickel...
Community Builder Awards celebrate community achievements Outstanding achievements are meant to be celebrated. For the last nine years, that's exactly what the Community Builders Awards of Excellence have been doing — champions from every sector of the community are brought into the limelight for the work they've done to better Greater Sudbury. This year's awards gala,...
Mourners say goodbye to fallen miner Hundreds of people packed Christ the King Church in downtown Sudbury Feb. 3 to say goodbye to 47-year-old Stephen “Steve” Joseph Perry, who was killed in an accident at Vale's Coleman Mine late last month. Rev. Alex Saurianthadathil, who led the traditional Catholic funeral mass, offered words of comfort for...
Vale employees scrap their way to donation Employees at Vale's Copper Cliff Mine walked away with the Scrap Metal Cup after winning a scrap metal collection challenge in support of the Northern Cancer Foundation last year. Each October, the fundraiser encourages individuals and businesses to donate any scrap metals, such as old lawn mowers, barbecues, bikes, cars...
Science North invites teens to murder mystery Teens can spend Feb. 4 in the shoes of a CSI agent — a murder, a love triangle and at least one person's greed make up the Valentine's Day murder mystery. The evening, which is open to teens 13 to 19, is part of Science North's satURday Night event series....
Teaching kids about cancer St. Anne Catholic Elementary School students recently learned about Camp Quality, an organization which provides children with cancer the opportunity to experience summer camp. The camp location in northern Ontario can be found on the west arm of Lake Nipissing near Monetville. During the school year, the camp sends volunteers...
NDP hosting benefit for locked-out workers, Saturday NDP leadership candidate Paul Dewar is hosts a fundraising concert at the Townehouse this Saturday for locked-out Caterpillar workers. In a media release, Dewar said because Caterpillar has locked out 450 workers from its locomotive plant in London, and is demanding wage cuts of over 50% from workers, he decided...
10 home games remain for Wolves The Sudbury Wolves will embark on their last 10 home games of the season this Friday night when they host the Soo Greyhounds. Game time is 7:30 p.m.Friday’s game is also the first meeting between the two clubs since the Wolves and Greyhounds completed a trade on Jan. 10. The Wolves...
