Morning North from CBC Radio Sudbury (Highlights)

This week the story of a woman who lost her family camp in a forest fire, a look at the ecological benefits of forest fires, charges are laid against Vale in the death of two miners, Sudbury city council debates an apartment development, a man from Markstay saves money through electricity efficiency, we crunch the census numbers for Northeastern Ontario, Laurentian researches study northern plants for medicinal properties, a talkback call about casinos, a mining claim is renewed in the Wolf Lake Forest, the Junction Creek Stewardship Committee builds a wetland in Sudbury.

Forest fires become extreme in Northern Ontario, a first nations chief has a meeting with Prince Charles, Dr. Brian Goldman shares his thoughts on the Body Worlds exhibit at Science North, the old General Hospital in Sudbury may be transformed into condominiums, we meet a kayaker paddling to raise money for Cystic Fibrosis research, a Timmins miner shares his story of losing then regaining his sight years later.

This week the town of Westree is evacuated because of a forest fire, Sudbury is hit by a rash of suspicious fires, the MPP John Vanthof vows to fight for Ontario Northland, a gun seller in Sudbury talks about gun registration, we learn about the Good Food Box, we check out square foot gardening, the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory gets renovated, we look at the idea of nurse practitioners in hospital emergency rooms, and there's a growing number of alpaca farms in the Algoma district.

This week on the Morning North podcast: Cliffs Natural Resources chooses Sudbury for a proposed chromite smelter... find out what people complain about to the Sudbury hospital... a northern connection to the SNC-Lavalin story that's been making international news... and much more!

This week College Boreal President Denis Hubert-Dutrisac talks about losing his wife to a brain tumour, the Sudbury hospital has some of the longest emergency room wait times, Attawapiskat is getting midwives, kids share tips on emergency preparedness, shepherd Elizabeth Creith talks about her new book, we look at the fake versus real fishing bait debate, we discuss cycling on Sudbury streets, and public health dietician Tammy Cheguis talks about eating your greens.

This week MPP Gilles Bisson tells us how an election was averted in Ontario, we visit an illegal backyard chicken coop in Sudbury, the parents of a murdered woman speak out about abuse, we check out the Body Worlds Vital exhibit of dead bodies at Science North, we also talk about organ donation, students at Laurentian University write their final exams of the year, dietician Tammy Cheguis tell us about some outrageous foods, and we have a conversation with Survivorman Les Stroud.

This week we meet an online call girl in Sudbury, the Sault Ste. Marie chief of police talks about how that city is dealing with prostitution, Kapuskasing learns it's losing its experimental farm, an old arena in Sudbury may get a new life as a movie studio, mining company starts raising fish underground, and a new indoor sports complex is announced for Sudbury.