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Innovative Sudbury companies make the funding cut

Innovative Sudbury companies make the funding cut

Thirteen projects to share in $3.6 million in provincial capital
Building permits hold steady in Greater Sudbury, with last year’s total hitting $290.2M

Building permits hold steady in Greater Sudbury, with last year’s total hitting $290.2M

The City of Greater Sudbury issued 1,839 building permits in 2021, which lags behind the five-year average of 1,952, but building services director and chief building official Guido Mazza said it positions the city as remaining on track in a broader picture
Minimum wage coming for gig workers at companies like Uber, Door Dash, Instacart and Uride

Minimum wage coming for gig workers at companies like Uber, Door Dash, Instacart and Uride

Data shows as many as one in five Canadians work in the gig economy, a number that is predicted to increase
Place des Arts will officially open its doors on April 29

Place des Arts will officially open its doors on April 29

After many construction and pandemic woes, the arts centre is about to welcome its first audiences
Funding available to help attract, retain workers to agri-food industry

Funding available to help attract, retain workers to agri-food industry

Province, feds launched Ontario Agri-Careers Support Initiative on Feb. 24
Bill to make Northern highways safer passes second reading

Bill to make Northern highways safer passes second reading

Bill 59, introduced by northern MPP Guy Bourguin, will now move to committee stage
Mining CEO Tony Makuch departs Kirkland Lake camp

Mining CEO Tony Makuch departs Kirkland Lake camp

Agnico Eagle Mines keen to build 'value through the drill bit' in outlying plans for northeastern gold camp
Prolonged layoffs start next month at Thunder Bay's Alstom plant

Prolonged layoffs start next month at Thunder Bay's Alstom plant

Three hundred employees will be jobless for four to 12 months
A more compliant Laurentian University hands over documents, emails to provincial oversight committee

A more compliant Laurentian University hands over documents, emails to provincial oversight committee

Overhaul of university board brings about new "tone and attitude," says Nickel Belt MPP
'Modern-day pioneers' see Northern Ontario's vast potential for farming

'Modern-day pioneers' see Northern Ontario's vast potential for farming

Saskatchewan transplants Selina and Jim Rogers are prepping for fourth crop at former Kapuskasing demonstration farm