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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

Northerners lead push for Indigenous student trustees on every school board

Northerners lead push for Indigenous student trustees on every school board

Representing the Ontario Student Trustees Association, two northern students brought the matter up with Ontario Education Minister Jill Dunlop this fall. Sidhu is a Grade 12 student at Chippewa Secondary School in North Bay, and the president of OSTA
Unravelled by HIV, schizophrenia: 20 years later, he’s a university grad

Unravelled by HIV, schizophrenia: 20 years later, he’s a university grad

Once class president at Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, in his twenties Mathew Kennealy ended up on the streets, ‘lost in daydreams’: In honour of World AIDS Day, he tells us his story
VIDEO: Come along on a virtual hike up Killarney’s Granite Ridge

VIDEO: Come along on a virtual hike up Killarney’s Granite Ridge

Missed out on the fall colours? We've got you covered with a little help from folk musician Andy Lowe
New NOSM U dean has advice for Ford on family doctor supply

New NOSM U dean has advice for Ford on family doctor supply

And it doesn’t involve banning international students from medical schools, as they’re already very small in number, with Northern Ontario’s school having none at all
Author asks how equal women are in 2024, really

Author asks how equal women are in 2024, really

You only need to look south of the border to the United States, where reproductive rights have been restricted with the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade
TWN’s Kim MacDonald on why she shows the world her mastectomy tattoo

TWN’s Kim MacDonald on why she shows the world her mastectomy tattoo

‘There was something about this tattoo that made me feel beautiful and strong and a bit of a badass,’ said the broadcaster and breast cancer survivor, speaking at the 26th annual Luncheon of Hope fundraiser in Sudbury
Shot locally, Cinefest entry inspired by a black sheep story

Shot locally, Cinefest entry inspired by a black sheep story

Starring British actor Alan Cumming, ‘Drive Back Home’ was shot in the North Bay, Bonfield and Mattawa areas — you might recognize landmarks such as the Valois Motel and the iconic wooden statues in Mattawa
Vaping detectors coming to a school near you

Vaping detectors coming to a school near you

Province is strengthening the rules around students caught vaping at school
Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay

Forget hockey rivalry: Sudbury’s Cinéfest 2024 showing love for North Bay

With four North Bay films screening, Thursday, Sept. 19 will be ‘North Bay Day’ at Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
Signed jersey owned by child who died from cancer stolen

Signed jersey owned by child who died from cancer stolen

Ottawa Senators jersey was to be used in an upcoming fundraiser for the local organization Northern Ontario Families of Children with Cancer
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