Heidi Ulrichsen

Sudbury

Associate Content Editor at Sudbury Northern Life

Associate content editor for https://t.co/N6JU42HCGv.

Articles

Northern artist feted for a lifetime of music

2 weeks ago | timminstoday.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

CHELMSFORD - Beloved for his “iconic” annual Christmas concert school tour across Ontario, Chelmsford-based francophone musician Jean-Guy “Chuck” Labelle has become something of a celebrity to kids, even to the point of getting “recognized.” “It’s unbelievable,” said Labelle. “I’m always surprised myself. Yes, I’m recognized everywhere from it. I remember the youngest fan.
Chelmsford’s Chuck Labelle feted for a lifetime of music

3 weeks ago | elliotlaketoday.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

Beloved for his “iconic” annual Christmas concert school tour across Ontario, Chelmsford-based Francophone musician Jean-Guy “Chuck” Labelle has become something of a celebrity to kids, even to the point of getting “recognized.” “It’s unbelievable,” said Labelle. “I’m always surprised myself. Yes, I’m recognized everywhere from it. I remember the youngest fan.
Damage to ‘brand Canada’ means Laurentian international applications down 64 per cent

1 month ago | northernontariobusiness.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

With “brand Canada” damaged due to cuts to foreign student permits and immigration levels by the federal government over the past year, international student applications to Laurentian University in Sudbury are down by 64 per cent. The university’s provost, Malcolm Campbell, revealed this information at the Feb. 21 meeting of its board of governors. “We, like other universities in the sector, are seeing a decline in interest in our university from an international perspective,” Campbell said.
$8M pricetag on LU research building sold to province

1 month ago | northernontariobusiness.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

A motion passed by Laurentian’s board of governors in December approved the sale of the Vale Living with Lakes Centre building to the province for $8 million. The sale of the building to the province and the subsequent lease agreement is part of real estate deals intended to fund payouts to Laurentian’s creditors.
We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Ontario's Colton Gobbo

Dec 28, 2024 | burlingtontoday.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

As Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo quips, he’s the “other Son of a Critch.” Since 2022, Gobbo has appeared in the CBC television series “Son of a Critch,” the semi-autobiographical series created by Canadian comedian Mark Critch (who you may know from “This Hour has 22 Minutes”). The show follows an adolescent Mark (played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as he grows up in the 1980s in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo

Dec 27, 2024 | flamboroughtoday.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

As Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo quips, he’s the “other Son of a Critch.” Since 2022, Gobbo has appeared in the CBC television series “Son of a Critch,” the semi-autobiographical series created by Canadian comedian Mark Critch (who you may know from “This Hour has 22 Minutes”). The show follows an adolescent Mark (played by Benjamin Evan Ainsworth) as he grows up in the 1980s in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
Northerners lead push for Indigenous student trustees on every school board

Dec 12, 2024 | thetrillium.ca | Heidi Ulrichsen

This article was first published by Sudbury.com, a Village Media publication. Efforts are underway to bring the position of Indigenous student trustee to every school board in Ontario, and two students from Northern Ontario are leading the charge. Representing the Ontario Student Trustees' Association (OSTA-AECO), Tia Nootchtai and Nanak Sidhu met with Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop in October, and brought up the matter of Indigenous student trustees, among other issues.
Laurentian University to put historic Sudbury mansion up for sale

Dec 12, 2024 | northernontariobusiness.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

A little more than a year after its closure due to repair issues, Laurentian University said it will be selling the historic Bell Mansion. The university’s board of governors passed a motion regarding the future of the building at 251 John St., which has been the home of the Art Gallery of Sudbury for many years, in the closed session of their Oct. 18 meeting. The historic century-old stone building, located near Sudbury's lakefront, has been owned by the university since 1968.
MPP: Province could settle Laurentian land sales ‘right here, right now’

Nov 28, 2024 | northernontariobusiness.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

A damaging period in Sudbury’s history, Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas said Laurentian University’s 2021-2022 insolvency is something best put behind us. However, this can’t truly happen until the university is able to fulfill its obligations under its post-insolvency plan of arrangement, notably paying out its creditors. The deadline for Laurentian creditors to be paid is the third anniversary of its exit from insolvency, so on Nov. 28, 2025. Most creditors haven’t received any money to date.
‘Reviewed upside down and sideways,’ Laurentian undergoing even more reviews

Nov 21, 2024 | northernontariobusiness.com | Heidi Ulrichsen

Laurentian University, as president Lynn Wells puts it, has already been “reviewed upside down and sideways” following its 2021-2022 insolvency, but that hasn’t stopped the province from mandating even more reviews. Earlier this month, Laurentian undertook the process of meeting with a credit rating agency, Wells wrote in her report presented to the Nov. 19 meeting of Laurentian’s senate.