Guest Columns

Writer Erna de Burger-Fex shares some perspective from the octogenarian set

‘After listening to the residents living in the proximity of Lorraine Street, and after having time to fully evaluate the situation, I am in full agreement with the residents who have expressed their concerns to me,’ says Ward 5 Coun. Robert Kirwan

Ward 5 candidate Mike Parent wonders why, when it comes to arenas and casinos, North Bay managed to do what Sudbury could not

‘Commercial advertisers were sometimes frustrated that we couldn’t fit neatly into a single box. That was the goal: be defined by the limitless possibilities of the whole world of music,’ says former artistic director Paul Loewenberg, reflecting on five decades of Northern Lights Festival Boréa;

Mike Jakubo and Deb McIntosh, the chair and vice chair of the city’s finance committee, say despite new debt and rising costs, Greater Sudbury is in a good place

Bruce Bell continues his exploration of the historic Elm Street of 60 years ago, noting that while much has changed, the character of the neighbourhood is mostly intact 

‘What we need is to do better as a city and as a community. What we need is leadership’

‘It’s time for this city to elect visionary leaders that will fight for projects that will bring new sources of money into our community,’ says Ward 5 candidate Mike Parent

Eamonn Reil says the Sudbury Theatre Centre board should resign over handling of merger with YES Theatre

‘Abortion in Canada was decriminalized due to a 1988 Supreme Court decision, but no bill has ever enshrined that right into law. Today, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made good on one of our election promises and has tasked the ministers of health and the status of women to move forward with examining existing laws to ensure the rights of women are protected both now and under any future governments’