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Heidi Ulrichsen

Heidi Ulrichsen

Heidi Ulrichsen is the assistant editor at Sudbury.com. She also covers education and the arts scene. Follow her on Twitter @HeidiUlrichsen. She can be reached by email at [email protected].

Recent Work by Heidi

‘It’s pretty cool’: Laurentian students can now dissect virtual bodies

‘It’s pretty cool’: Laurentian students can now dissect virtual bodies

‘You're able to actually conceptualize a human, instead of just a plastic model,’ said second-year biomedical biology student Jill Kusnierczyk of the university’s new virtual dissection table from Anatomage
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School underfunding leads to spike in violence in Northeastern Ontario, teachers' unions say

School underfunding leads to spike in violence in Northeastern Ontario, teachers' unions say

At a Sudbury press conference Jan. 8, presidents of local teachers' unions say Conservative government cuts to education spending have left schools without the necessary staff to manage an increasing number of students who respond with violence to school staff
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We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo

We catch up with ‘the other Son of a Critch,’ Sudbury’s Colton Gobbo

‘I'm incredibly lucky,’ says Gobbo, who also appears in the Netflix series ‘Ginny & Georgia’; fourth season of ‘Son of a Critch’ airs on CBC starting Jan. 7
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'I am not ashamed of what I do': Former Sudbury journalist a rising star at narrating romance novels

'I am not ashamed of what I do': Former Sudbury journalist a rising star at narrating romance novels

Sudbury native Angela Scappatura, or Angelina Rocca, as she goes by professionally, picks up Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Award for ‘romance and erotica’ audiobook narration at a Beverly Hills ceremony
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Laurentian confirms the Bell Mansion is going up for sale

Laurentian confirms the Bell Mansion is going up for sale

Historic building housing art gallery closed in 2023 due to repair issues, and Laurentian University, which owns the structure, decided in October it will be selling
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Former Sudbury filmmaker John Alden Milne passes away at 54

Former Sudbury filmmaker John Alden Milne passes away at 54

‘He loved Sudbury,’ where he lived for over a decade, said his sister
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Province repeatedly ignoring queries about Laurentian University's property sales

Province repeatedly ignoring queries about Laurentian University's property sales

With deadline now a year away, Sudbury.com has questioned Premier Doug Ford, Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma and others about the status of sales of Laurentian University properties to the province that are to fund post-insolvency creditor payouts, but to no avail
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MPP: Province could settle Laurentian U's land sales ‘right here, right now’

MPP: Province could settle Laurentian U's land sales ‘right here, right now’

Gélinas said Sudbury needs to be able to turn the page on the legacy of Laurentian’s insolvency, which has ‘hurt our community tremendously,’ but as long as creditors aren’t paid out, the issue drags on
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Sudbury artist Jorge Cueto, who lived life on his own terms, has died

Sudbury artist Jorge Cueto, who lived life on his own terms, has died

‘He loved life’: The artist and photojournalist, who passed away suddenly this month at age 48, survived a brutal beating at age 22 that forced him to re-learn to walk 
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Ontario launches $100M partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink

Ontario launches $100M partnership with Elon Musk’s Starlink

'Reliable internet connectivity is just not a luxury': ONSAT program to bring broadband to 15,000 eligible underserved homes and businesses in rural, remote and northern parts of the province
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