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City using some of that extra gas tax cash for road repair experiment

City using some of that extra gas tax cash for road repair experiment

Hot-in-place recycling hasn't been used in Ontario since 2003, but MTO trying to bring it back
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If city wants a dividend payment, GSU customers will pay higher rates, utility says

If city wants a dividend payment, GSU customers will pay higher rates, utility says

Only way to pay a dividend, Greater Sudbury Utilities says, is to either charge customers more or stop fixing infrastructure, city councillors who sit on utility's board say
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City utility has never shared its profits with its only shareholder — taxpayers

City utility has never shared its profits with its only shareholder — taxpayers

Report calls for Greater Sudbury Utilities to share profits with city, as anaylsis finds other municipally owned utilities pay dividends
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City cuts development charges by 50%, but not for residential builds

City cuts development charges by 50%, but not for residential builds

Council hopes cut will attract more commercial development
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CUPE gives negotiators overwhelming strike mandate in talks with city

CUPE gives negotiators overwhelming strike mandate in talks with city

Local 4705 represents about 1,500 inside and outside municipal workers 
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Here's how the city is spending $10M in surprise federal funding (Hint: mostly on roads)

Here's how the city is spending $10M in surprise federal funding (Hint: mostly on roads)

A big chunk of the funding is being spent on Kingsway and Regent, two roads on this year's CAA Worst Roads list
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Judge upholds city's acquittal for Cecile Paquette's death

Judge upholds city's acquittal for Cecile Paquette's death

Province had argued city was responsible for elderly pedestrian's 2015 death downtown
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Use firefighters to help combat the opioid crisis, councillor says

Use firefighters to help combat the opioid crisis, councillor says

Bill Leduc suggests they patrol downtown areas, but idea meets resistance
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City agrees to make indoor tennis centre tax free

City agrees to make indoor tennis centre tax free

Facility was facing closure after MPAC ruled it had to pay property taxes
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Greater Sudbury ended the year with a $2.1M deficit

Greater Sudbury ended the year with a $2.1M deficit

Winter weather, overtime costs, lower user fee revenue contribute to red ink
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