Sudbury

Attendees at the Naturallia conference in Sudbury received an informative presentation by Jean Charest, Nov. 12, as the natural resource sector forum reached its peak.

Former deputy prime minister Jean Charest will be the keynote speaker at next week’s Naturallia networking forum in Sudbury. Charest, who served as Quebec’s premier from 2003 to 2012, is currently a partner at the law firm McCarthy Tétrault.

A Sudbury biomedical firm is receiving $250,000 from the Northern Ontario Heritage fund for ongoing research to develop a vaccine for a bacterium that can cause stomach cancer.

Latitude 46 Publishing will launch its first publication, Along the 46th, a short story anthology featuring new works of fiction from an eclectic mix of Northern Ontario authors, on Nov. 14.

Peggy Baillie of Sudbury is being recognized for her work in co-op advocacy. Baillie, the managing director of the Eat Local Sudbury Co-operative Inc. , will receive the Co-operative Spirit Award during the Co-op Conference and Celebration on Oct.

Sudbury’s Northern Centre for Advanced Technology (NORCAT) started in a basement room at Cambrian College in 1995, but has since expanded in scope and size to a multi-million-dollar facility over its 20-year history.

The Northern Ontario chapter of Women in Mining (WIM) is hosting a career-building panel discussion in Sudbury on Oct. 15. The panel discussion will include speakers Marcel C.

Marcotte Mining Machinery Services Inc. has appointed Alicia Woods as general manager, effective immediately.

Sudbury will host the 10th International Mines Rescue Competition in August 2016.

Sudbury will play host to a provincial food conference this November. Bring Food Home: Digging Deeper will take place Nov. 20-22 at the Radisson Hotel in downtown Sudbury.