Lifestyle

A well-known physician, cancer survivor and television show host will speak in Sudbury, May 12 as part of an oncology conference. Dr. Marla Shapiro, who hosts the CTV show Balance, will speak at the Holiday Inn on Regent St. from 1 to 2 pm.

BY TAMARA BELKOV Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe of the diocese of Sault Ste. Marie welcomed 27 new members to the Catholic Women's League of Canada (CWL) on the weekend.

BY KEITH LACEY Many mothers consider their children heroic, but Susan Clarke has more reasons than most to call her son a hero.

A Lively man and his co-worker for New Liskeard are each $50,000 wealthier after winning the $100,000 second prize on a March 10 Encore draw.

An Oshawa area woman who was severely injured after a large piece of concrete was thrown onto her moving car is determined to spread the word this type of prank can kill.

In the 1940s the Northern Brewery building on Lorne St. was considered one of the "showplaces of the north." The brewery, which dates back 1903, was rebuilt and re-equipped for the Sudbury Brewery and Malting Company's 37th anniversary.

The members of eight Beta Sigma Phi chapters in the Greater Sudbury area will attend a high tea to celebrate the organization's 75th anniversary  Sunday, April 30, at the Howard Johnson Hotel.

The Sudbury Regional Hospital Foundation and NIM Disposals Ltd. wants your junk. "We are turning your scrap metal into medical equipment to help save lives" says Erica Greenspoon, president of NIM Disposals Ltd.

CWL diocesan convention will be held in Greater Sudbury this weekend. An opening mass will be celebrated by Bishop Jean-Louis Plouffe at  Christ the King Church this evening.

Kelsey Scarfone, a 12-year-old student at George Vanier Public School, with some help from her aunt Tracey, designed the winning logo for the Walden Citizens' Action Committee.