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Len Gillis

Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.

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Recent Work by Len

Obstetrics the canary in the coal mine of failing Northern health care

Obstetrics the canary in the coal mine of failing Northern health care

Two decades ago 20 of the North’s 35 hospitals delivered babies; today, only nine do
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Vale won’t reveal Sudbury impact of company-wide staff reductions

Vale won’t reveal Sudbury impact of company-wide staff reductions

'We have initiated staff reductions across all our corporate functions around the world,' says company spokesperson
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First Nations, foreign recruits bolster gold miner Agnico Eagle's workforce

First Nations, foreign recruits bolster gold miner Agnico Eagle's workforce

Executive Andre Leite pledges to continue supporting First Nations and Indigenous business partnerships in the North
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NOSM U dean spills the tea in her final interview

NOSM U dean spills the tea in her final interview

Retiring president and CEO recalls some of the worrisome moments that nearly shut down the Northern Ontario School of Medicine before it became NOSM University 
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Nairn Centre townships sign letter formally oppose niobium shipments

Nairn Centre townships sign letter formally oppose niobium shipments

Petition and letter of protest being sent to Premier Doug Ford opposing the provincial plan to ship naturally occurring radioactive materials  
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Lower breast screening age will save lives, northeast’s imaging lead says

Lower breast screening age will save lives, northeast’s imaging lead says

Dr. Supriya Kulkarni says Ontario’s move to lower the age of self-referrals for breast cancer screening will catch more cancers and save more lives
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Northern Ontario agency now province's official mining supply rep

Northern Ontario agency now province's official mining supply rep

At the massive MINExpo International conference in Las Vegas this week, the Nickel City-based mine supply and service agency signs agreement to represent mining supply and service sector for all of Ontario 
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Cancer is expensive — study looks at impact on patients' health

Cancer is expensive — study looks at impact on patients' health

Health Sciences North Research Institute will examine the health impact of day-to-day, out-of-pocket costs for cancer patients
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Lack of consultation sparks worry over niobium tailings shipments

Lack of consultation sparks worry over niobium tailings shipments

Meeting was held to discuss plans to truck niobium tailings and backfill is met with anxiety and concern over the lack of public consultation, including from two local First Nation chiefs who said their communities were not consulted
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How a northern mine walkout 50 years ago led to major health and safety changes

How a northern mine walkout 50 years ago led to major health and safety changes

In 1974, unionized miners in Elliot Lake walked off the job en masse to bring attention to unsafe working conditions in uranium mining in the community, a move that eventually led to the creation of Ontario’s landmark health and safety laws
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