Sudbury

Housing starts in the City of Greater Sudbury continued their brisk pace in June bringing the first half of 2002 to a successful conclusion, according to preliminary figures released on July 9 by Canada Mortage and Housing Corp.

Home building starts in Sudbury have jumped almost 50 per cent in the first six months of this year compared to 2001. After languishing in the doldrums for years, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp.

Sudbury’s jobless rate fell for the third month in a row. Statistics Canada reported a drop in June to 9.2 per cent compared to 10 per cent in May. Oshawa and Sudbury were the only cities reporting a decline in the unemployment rate.

A proposal to commission a strategy for growing the health-research industry in Northern Ontario is rapidly picking up steam, says Jim Gordon, mayor of the City of Greater Sudbury. Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

A strategy to foster research and development in an effort to stimulate new private and public sector investment received a financial boost from the Greater Sudbury Development Corp. on July 9.

Officials in the City of Greater Sudbury have expressed opposition to a proposal that calls for electricity prices to be set based on where people live in the province.

Laurentian University's Denis Mayer has been appointed the president of the Canadian Association for Distance Education (CADE) during the organization's annual conference in June.

The Ontario government has appointed City of Greater Sudbury tourism head Rob Skelly as chairperson of an interim steering committee charged with overseeing marketing efforts until a permanent organization is in place.

Inco superintendent Samantha Espley has been appointed as an external adviser to Laurentian University Mining Automation Laboratory (LUMAL) research and educational activities.

Morry Brown was appointed by Mayor Jim Gordon to the position of general manager of Net Central Community Communications Network.