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Vianet purchases southern Ontario Internet provider

Sudbury-based Vianet has finalized a deal to purchase Zing Networks , a wireless Internet service provider with more than 100 antenna sites, covering 7,500 square kilometres of south-central Ontario.

Sudbury organizations creating training opportunities in film

Science North and Music & Film inMotion in Sudbury have established a filmmaker mentorship program, through which film-industry professionals will mentor aspiring filmmakers from the North.

Sudbury manufacturer expanding

Specialty Alloys and Stainless Ltd. in Sudbury is getting provincial help to expand its custom metal fabrication production company and create six jobs. The company manufactures products for mining and other industrial sectors.

Killarney gets funds to develop growth strategy

Federal funding of $22,500 will help Killarney establish a community development and growth strategy.

Microbes could help recover metals in tailings

Can tiny microbes help clean up tailings left over from decades of mining and smelting? Nadia Mykytczuk thinks so, and there is potential to recover billions of dollars’ worth of metals in the process.

Collège Boréal names new president

Sudbury’s Collège Boréal has named Pierre Riopel as its new president. He succeeds Denis Hubert-Dutrisac, who served as the school’s president since 2003 and announced his retirement from the role last November.
Book archives Sudbury’s Finnish business community

Book archives Sudbury’s Finnish business community

The arrival of Finnish immigrants in Sudbury in the early 1900s has left a rich legacy of entrepreneurialism in the city—one that’s chronicled in a new book published by the Finnish-Canadian Historical Society of Sudbury.

Mining research centre gets funds for software tool

The Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corp. ( MIRARCO ) is receiving $100,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

Sudbury councillor to sit on municipal advisory board

Sudbury’s Councillor Dave Kilgour has been elected by his peers to sit on the board of directors for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM).

More Influential Women winners announced

Influential Women award winners from northeastern Ontario were recognized today during a Sudbury ceremony at the Radisson Hotel. The event was hosted by Northern Ontario Business and Union Gas.