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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

Push being made for Indigenous student trustees on every school board

Push being made for Indigenous student trustees on every school board

'It's important for non-Indigenous students to learn about Indigenous education,' says student representing the Ontario Student Trustees Association
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Weather Network host explains why she shows the world her mastectomy tattoo

Weather Network host explains 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
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Mental health, period poverty go hand-in-hand: Help a Girl Out

Mental health, period poverty go hand-in-hand: Help a Girl Out

Province, Shoppers Drug Mart partnership to provide free menstrual products to students can be 'a game changer,' says charity founder who once made her own pads of cardboard
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'You've got to tell my story': Assisted dying pioneer tells patients’ stories

'You've got to tell my story': Assisted dying pioneer tells patients’ stories

A family physician for 50 years, Toronto author Dr. Jean Marmoreo believes in ‘cradle-to-grave care,’ and always wanted to be able to end her patients’ suffering on their own terms
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Tantrums aside, doctor says adults have lots to learn from toddlers

Tantrums aside, doctor says adults have lots to learn from toddlers

Dr. Hasan Merali, who grew up in Copper Cliff, is now a pediatrician with an impressive resume who’s penned a book called ‘Sleep Well, Take Risks, Squish the Peas’
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This giant inflatable water park could be yours for $60K

This giant inflatable water park could be yours for $60K

Splash N Go Adventure Parks operates in Sudbury’s Bell Park, among other northern communities, and it’s selling one of its older water park sets
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VIDEO: Weight is over — check out Moonwalk at Science North

VIDEO: Weight is over — check out Moonwalk at Science North

Mark Gentili rode Science North’s iconic gyroscope before it was decommissioned earlier this year, so we of course had to return to check out the science centre's new experience
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'Not for faint of heart,' says astronaut who hangs out of helicopters for photography

'Not for faint of heart,' says astronaut who hangs out of helicopters for photography

The exhibition features large, dramatic colour images taken by Dr. Roberta Bondar and selected NASA space images, as well as a video installation at Science North 
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Leafs 365: Book gives daily reasons to keep loving the Leafs

Leafs 365: Book gives daily reasons to keep loving the Leafs

Yes, the Leafs are under a ‘curse,’ having not won the Stanley Cup since 1967, but fans remain committed to their beloved team
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BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

BEYOND LOCAL: KFC’s new Colonel Sanders is from northern Ontario

Sudbury's Rob Wills plays the Colonel as a ‘grumpy, pouty grandpa’ upset about chicken promotion
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