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reThinking Green: SUN Coop’s bright days ahead

reThinking Green: SUN Coop’s bright days ahead

The cost and sustainability of energy is affecting everyone and some people in Sudbury are taking action. The Sudbury Unlimited eNergy Cooperative Board (SUN Coop) is working on its first 500kw solar project.
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Selling Hydro One will help consumers (or not)

Selling Hydro One will help consumers (or not)

Long ago, Ontario’s Liberals lost interest in telling the truth about our power situation. Energy Minister Bob Chiarelli repeats endlessly his talking points that Ontario’s massive power exports are profitable and conservation is saving you money.
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It’s a busy summer for the Rotary Sunrisers

It’s a busy summer for the Rotary Sunrisers

The Rotary club of Sudbury Sunrisers has been very busy during the month as many of our projects in the community have come to fruition.
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Column: Will your cat live a full nine lives?

Column: Will your cat live a full nine lives?

What is true for people is also true for cats. Just like us, how well they age is a matter of looking after the basics along the journey.
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Good to the last drop: The Mission needs our help

Good to the last drop: The Mission needs our help

Editor's note: The Elgin Street Mission does a wonderful job helping feed and warm many of the people in Greater Sudbury who need a hand up from time to time. In his own unique way, Gerry Lougheed Jr.
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Column: Drivers who 'door' cyclists face demerit points

Column: Drivers who 'door' cyclists face demerit points

People of all ages are cycling on our roads to go to work, to get to school, to shop, to run errands and to get to festivals and fun activities. People are biking in the rain, and more are biking in the winter.
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Column: Friendships the best souvenir, says exchange student

Column: Friendships the best souvenir, says exchange student

Bonsoir from Nancy, France! My move from my second to my third host family was among a swirl of activity. On my last weekend with my second host family, they took me to Versailles. The castles were breathtakingly lavish and rich with history.
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Column: Rotary Club gears up for busy summer

Column: Rotary Club gears up for busy summer

The Rotary Club of Sudbury Sunrisers continue to be quite busy as the summer season approaches. This is an exciting time. Sue Lekun, the current Sunrisers president, is set to step down as her term comes to an end.
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Column: How can the Ring of Fire make life better in the Far North?

Column: How can the Ring of Fire make life better in the Far North?

What is the one thing that would make living in Ontario’s Far North communities better? If you asked that question to seven people knowledgeable about the North, you might very well get seven different answers: clean drinking water, functional sewer
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Column: My first retirement lesson? Taking the plunge

Column: My first retirement lesson? Taking the plunge

What I have discovered in my first month living the F Word Freedom? Retiring is like dying … in a good way. Your crossover to the other side is eulogized in many formats: cards, hugs, gifts, messages.
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