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Good morning, Greater Sudbury! Here are a few stories to start your day on this Wednesday morning.

Council greenlights $98.5M Junction East project

Newly projected to cost $98.5 million, the Junction East Cultural Hub received city council’s go-ahead during tonight’s meeting, eliciting cheers from supporters sitting in the gallery. The vote in favour of the new central library/art gallery building was near-unanimous, with only Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc and Ward 2 Coun. Michael Vagnini standing against it. “Let’s get the priorities done and let’s leave the niceties for another time,” Vagnini said, adding that he wants to “err on the side of caution,” given today’s economic realities. While also concerned about the project’s cost, Leduc argued that a property overlooking Ramsey Lake should be looked at instead, as it would carry much greater potential. Mayor Brian Bigger shot this notion down by pointing out that its current proposed location, on what is now a parking lot next to the Sudbury Theatre Centre on Shaughnessy Street in downtown Sudbury, has been long-established and worked toward by city administration.

Read the full story here.

Downtown outdoor theatre gets $1.2M in fed funding

A FedNor investment of more than $1.7 million announced June 29 will support the construction of an outdoor theatre in downtown Sudbury as well as support the revitalization of eight city playgrounds. Sudbury MP Vivian Lapointe and Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré made the announcement today in at the YMCA on Durham Street. Durham Street, incidentally, is also the spot where local theatre company YES Theatre plans to built the 180-seat outdoor theatre, the Refettorio, which is set to be built at 131 Durham. The project is receiving $448,420 through the Canada Community Revitalization Fund toward the project, while $750,000 through the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund was also announced toward the construction of the outdoor theatre. A further $35,000 was also announced to help YES Theatre hire a youth intern to “expand marketing and promotional efforts.” As well, a $34,100 investment through the Building Communities through Arts and Heritage program will support the theatre’s festival programming, it was announced today.

Read the full story here.

Sudbury-born actor takes on role in ‘steamy’ new CBC series

Sudbury-born actor Ace (Aason) Nadjiwan is going to be featured as one of the eight lead roles in the new CBC drama series ‘SkyMed’. The show itself is described as a ‘steamy’ TV series that will turn up the heat this summer. Each episode is about an hour long and tells the stories of young nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote northern Canada. Nadjiwan plays the character Captain Austen Bodie who is described as a “cocky, handsome and brave” pilot, otherwise known as the “golden boy” by his peers in the series. “Over the season, the trials, triumphs, and heartbreaks of a high-stakes job in the unforgiving North will challenge each of them to face their fears and grow up,” a press release said. The series was shot in Northern Ontario and Manitoba, and for Nadjiwan – who lived most of his life in B.C. – the colder temperatures took some getting used to. 

Read the full story here.

Sudbury Innovation Quarters supports new business start-ups

A special place has been created in downtown Sudbury to help new businesses get up and running. The new business incubator is called The Innovation Quarters and is located at 43 Elm St., inside the TD Bank Building. The initiative is a partnership between the City of Greater Sudbury Development Corporation (GSDC), FedNor, Norcat and the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce. "The incubator program is designed to support local start-ups who are leveraging technology to create operational efficiencies, improve customer experience and provide goods or services in innovative ways," said a GSDC news release. Lisa Demmer, chair of the GSDC board, said she was pleased and proud to see the new facility as a place where "innovative and forward thinkers" could work on moving their businesses forward. "In Greater Sudbury, entrepreneurship is a cornerstone of the local economy, with nearly 9,000 small and medium sized businesses operating within the city. The entrepreneurial spirit of our community has its foundation in the mining industry. However, today, entrepreneurship is also occurring in many other sectors and spaces." Demmer said. 

Read the full story here.

Kirwan blames unruly teens for vandalism, thefts in the Valley

It was a busy weekend in the Valley on June 25 and June 26 after a string of thefts and acts of vandalism plagued the area. With social media posts ranging from security videos showing people approaching vehicles to check if they are open, a stolen vehicle, shed break ins, and large gatherings of people near the Val Est Mall. But while the thefts are often considered crimes of opportunity, said GSPS, one city councillor thinks something else is going on behind the scenes, something more organized and involving both young people and “pit parties.”  Greater Sudbury Police confirm that there were a number of calls for service, relating to mischief, vehicle theft and property theft occurring in Val Caron and the surrounding area this weekend, said GSPS spokesperson Sarah Kaelas, and that in Sudbury, vehicle theft often involves “amateur” thieves who take advantage of an opportunity by grabbing the first vehicle they can find that’s been left unsecured. “During the summer months, there is always a slight increase in these types of crimes given the nicer weather and increased pedestrian traffic in residential neighbourhoods,” Kaelas told Sudbury.com. “Also, with the warmer weather and school concluding for the summer, there will be increased visibility of youths outside and in the community.”

Read the full story here.

Time to get weird! Up Here 8 drops eclectic musical lineup

Up Here, which returns to downtown Sudbury for an eighth year on Friday, Aug. 19 to Sunday, Aug. 21, has just released its musical lineup. Just who’s playing? Headlining on Saturday, August 20, they’ve got La Luz, all the way from California, capturing sizzling summer in song with their psychedelic “surf noir,” and Pierre Kwenders, from Kinshasa, Congo by way of Montreal, singing and rapping stories across boundaries of language and geography on Sunday, August 21. On Aug. 19, the festival will also host another of their now-famous hip-hop nights, with two Torontonians taking the stage: DijahSB — whose music is a raw look into the mind of a Black non-binary artist rapping their way through hope, heartbreak, and breakthroughs — and Exmiranda — rapper, advocate, entrepreneur, curator, and cultural connecter.  As always, Up Here boasts a famously wide range of programming, a contrast illustrated best by melancholic Ghostly Kisses from Quebec City and Sister Ray from Edmonton at one end of the spectrum and Backxwash’s horrorcore metal-inspired performance at the other end. 

Read the full story and get the full lineup on the Sudbury.com homepage.

Mainly cloudy, high of 23 today

Expect a mainly cloudy day today with a 40-per-cent chance of showers. There is a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. The wind will be out of the south at 20 km/h, becoming light earlier in the morning, before swinging to the south at 30 km/h with gusts of 50 later in the morning. Today’s high is 23 with a UV index of seven, or high. Tonight, expect mainly cloudy skies with a 40-per-cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Winds from the southwest at 20 km/h. The overnight low is 16.

Current Weather

Light Snow

Light Snow

-2.3°C

Pressure
101.5 falling
Visibility
24.1 km
Dewpoint
-3.3 °C
Humidity
93%
Wind
SW 7 km/h

Radar Satellite


Hourly Forecast

Today
8 AM
-2°C
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Today
9 AM
-2°C
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Today
10 AM
-1°C
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Today
11 AM
-1°C
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Today
12 PM
0°C
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Today
1 PM
0°C
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Today
2 PM
1°C
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Today
3 PM
1°C
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Today
4 PM
0°C
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Today
5 PM
0°C
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Today
6 PM
-1°C
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Today
7 PM
-2°C
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7 Day Forecast

Chance of flurries

Today

1 °C

Mainly cloudy with 60 percent chance of flurries. Wind southwest 30 km/h. High plus 1. Wind chill minus 9 this morning. UV index 3 or moderate.


Chance of flurries

Tonight

-9 °C

Cloudy. 30 percent chance of flurries early this evening. Wind southwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 9. Wind chill minus 7 this evening and minus 12 overnight.


Overcast

Friday

3 °C

Overcast. Wind up to 15 km/h. High plus 3. Wind chill minus 14 in the morning. UV index 1 or low.


Clear

Friday night

-6 °C

Clear. Low minus 6.


Chance of flurries

Saturday

4 °C

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. High plus 4.


Chance of flurries

Saturday night

-4 °C

Cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 4.


Sunny

Sunday

6 °C

Sunny. High 6.


Cloudy periods

Sunday night

-4 °C

Cloudy periods. Low minus 4.


Cloudy

Monday

4 °C

Cloudy. High plus 4.


Chance of flurries

Monday night

-2 °C

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 2.


Chance of flurries

Tuesday

5 °C

Cloudy with 40 percent chance of flurries. High plus 5.


Chance of flurries

Tuesday night

-6 °C

Cloudy periods with 40 percent chance of flurries. Low minus 6.


Chance of flurries

Wednesday

5 °C

A mix of sun and cloud with 40 percent chance of flurries. High plus 5.


Yesterday

Low
0 °C
High
0 °C
Precipitation
0.3 mm

Normals

Low
-7.4 °C
High
2.9 °C
Average
-2.3 °C

Sunrise and Sunset

Sunrise
7:10 AM
Sunset
7:49 PM

Record Values

Type Year Value
Max 1993 15.3 C
Min 1959 -18.3 C
Rainfall 1977 34.3 mm
Snowfall 1971 11.7 cm
Precipitation 1977 34.3 mm
Snow On Ground 1959 99.0 cm

Based on Environment Canada data