Latest News from NorthernLife.ca http://www.northernlife.caWed, 19 Jun 2013 06:17:08 EDT30en-usCopyright 2010, Northernlife.ca Jeanie Poirier-Rochon, a Grade 11 student at École secondaire catholique l’Horizon (Val Caron) won two gold medals in the 200-metre and 400-metre wheelchair event at the Ontario secondary schools (OFSSA) track and field championship.The event was held June 8 in Oshawa. She improved her personal record in the 400-metre event... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/sports/2013/06/18-jeanie-poirier-rochon-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/sports/2013/06/18-jeanie-poirier-rochon-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 4:10:27 EDT Cambrian College’s John Lussier narrowly missed the podium at the annual Skills Canada National Competition, which took place in Vancouver June 5-8.Lussier placed fourth in the heavy equipment technician category, only 0.7 per cent off the third-place winner.The competition is an Olympic-style event organized by Skills Canada that brings together... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-cambrian-skills-comp-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-cambrian-skills-comp-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 4:04:19 EDT A Charles C. McLean Public School teacher who has made the Canadian Forces part of her classroom has been named an “Honorary UN Peacekeeper.” Heather Jefkins received the recognition from Lt. Col. Richard Quinn, Task Force Commander for Operation Soprano for her “professionalism, dedication and service to the United Nations... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-honorary-peacekeeper-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-honorary-peacekeeper-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 3:56:55 EDT Dancers with Sudbury's Dance Evolution recently raised more than $3,500 for the organization Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer from their last performance.Last year, one of the studio's competitive dancers, Kameryn VanWallengham, was diagnosed with leukemia at the age of six. Dance Evolution quickly created a fundraising show to... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-dance-evolution-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-dance-evolution-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 3:50:04 EDT Greater Sudbury is seeking two former or current Market vendors and four members of the public to serve on a New Downtown Market Working Group.The working group will be involved in making operational decisions for the new downtown public market, which opens for the season Saturday at the former CPR... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-market-working-group-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-market-working-group-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 3:41:37 EDT The Sudbury Airport Community Development Corporation announced recently it has four new members coming aboard.They'll replace founding members Paige Bisset, Mark Laberge and Claude Lacroix, who each served nine years, as well as Sylvain Séguin, who has served since 2010.“The recent success of the airport can certainly be attributed,... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-airport-board-members-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-airport-board-members-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 3:38:49 EDT A 21-year-old woman from Rayside-Balfour was charged for possession of marijuana after being stopped for speeding by West Parry Sound Ontario Provincial Police on Highway 69.Officers stopped her car on June 15 at about 12:54 p.m. Through initial investigation, it was learned the driver had a suspended licence. She was... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/policeandCourt/2013/06/18-speeding-drug-charges-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/policeandCourt/2013/06/18-speeding-drug-charges-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 12:26:14 EDT Local business owner Ritchie Mayotte of Big & Rich DJ Service has gotten the nod from his peers in the wedding industry.Wedding Industry Experts, a panel aimed at encouraging success among wedding service providers, has certified Mayotte as an industry “expert.”The expert status has several requirements including the verification by... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-dj-service-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-dj-service-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 12:03:49 EDT Specialty Alloys and Stainless Ltd. is getting provincial help to expand its custom metal fabrication production company and create six jobs.Assistance is being provided through a $500,000 investment from the province’s Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation (NOHFC), said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci.The company manufactures products for mining and other industrial... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-specialty-alloys-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-specialty-alloys-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 12:00:25 EDT Because hunger isn't seasonal, Greater Sudbury Transit is shifting its annual food drive into a summer event, said the city in a news release.In the past, Sudbury Transit focused its non-perishable food collection blitz around the holiday season in December. However, the Sudbury Food Bank has asked that effort be... http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-transit-food-bank-sudbury.aspx http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/06/18-transit-food-bank-sudbury.aspx18 Jun 2013 11:56:56 EDT