Good morning, Greater Sudbury! Here are a few stories to start your day on this Monday morning.
Lockerby Legion marks 65 years with a musical afternoon
A musical afternoon marked the Lockerby Legion Branch No. 564 anniversary celebration on Sunday, at which they celebrated 65 years as an organization. “We’re excited to have everyone out and celebrate our rich history of service to loved ones and their families,” branch president Jennifer Huard told Sudbury.com prior to the event starting at All Nations Church. The Nickel City Wind Ensemble performed primarily wartime music led by director David Young, musician Andy Lowe sang a musical interpretation of the poem In Flanders Fields, and the Lockerby Highlanders Pipe Band and Dance Team performed for the crowd. The Lockerby Legion serves primarily the southern region of Sudbury, and has approximately 300 members, of whom six are Second World War veterans. “You’re a brotherhood in the legion,” longtime member and veteran Don Wilson told Sudbury.com, adding that with an aging population they’re looking to attract new members.
Still no resolve to education workers’ grievances
The fight waged by education workers in Ontario is ongoing while union representatives join the province in debating the legality of strike action regarding wages. Pending the results of this weekend’s Ontario Labour Relations Board hearings, the CUPE strike of 55,000 education workers is slated to persist as school resumes Monday. Local education workers under the auspices of OPSEU will return to work. Rainbow District School Board issued a letter to parents on Friday clarifying that although the situation remained fluid, they expected all in-person classes to resume as scheduled. This, after Rainbow District closed schools on Friday due to OPSEU members who work at their schools staging a walk-out in solidarity with CUPE, during which they were down 425 employees. “As far as OPSEU members, they will be returning to supporting students — it was a one-day protest,” OPSEU Local 614 president Lise Orsini told Sudbury.com on Sunday.
The Lingerie Shoppe reopens after fire
Several months after a suspicious fire a few units down wiped out her inventory, The Lingerie Shoppe owner Morgan MacLeod celebrated her business’s grand re-opening on Saturday. “You really felt like you were welcoming friends back who you haven’t seen in six and a half months,” she told Sudbury.com at her shop on Saturday. “It’s been long-awaited for all of us.” An early morning fire wiped out the interior of The Barber Shop at 1769 Regent St. on March 16, with various neighbouring businesses in the strip mall suffering damage in the blaze. Neither The Barber Shop nor its immediate neighbours, BB Gifts and Treats and Sudbury Steam Laundry and Dry Cleaners, have reopened their locations, though the balance of the strip mall is up and running again, including Eddie’s Restaurant and Pet Food Warehouse.
Safe Ride Home Sudbury is back to keep Sudbury safe
After a two-year break because of the pandemic Sudbury drivers can look forward to a safe ride home during the festive holiday season, thanks to the well-known efforts of the local organization known as Safe Ride Home (SRH). And Paul Pedersen, chief of the Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS), is more than happy to see SRH back in action because he said local impaired driving statistics have become worrisome. The annual call for Safe Ride volunteers and safety awareness was kicked off in Sudbury Friday morning at the NORCAT main building on Maley Drive. NORCAT is one of the many corporate sponsors in Sudbury that keeps SRH operating. The SRH organization provides a unique service where volunteers provide a car ride home to Sudbury citizens who celebrate the season but do not want to drink and drive. Whether it is a family gathering, an office Christmas party or any celebration where car owners have been consuming alcohol, the volunteers from Safe Drive Home can help you out and drive you and your car home, safely. The service is free but donations are gladly accepted.
Sudburians growing soup strainers for Movember
Nose neighbours, soup strainers, the ol’ push broom, grass grin, upper upholstery – whatever you call a moustache, Greater Sudburians are currently a few days into growing them. Several local teams have sprung up since the month kicked off on Tuesday, including Greater Sudbury Police Service, Sudbury Wolves and Sudbury Firefighters. Alongside a photo of Const. Nick Buttazzoni posted to social media this week, Greater Sudbury Police Service encouraged people to donate through their Movember team. “Movember aims to raise awareness on men’s mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer,” according to the Facebook post.
Cloudy with a chance of rain
Monday is poised to be cloudy with a 30 per cent chance of showers in the rain and early afternoon, according to Environment Canada. A west wind of 30 km/h gusting up to 50 km/h is also in the forecast, which includes a high of 6 C and a UV index of one or lower. It's poised to remain cloudy at night, clearing near midnight. A northwest wind is anticipated at night gusting 20 km/h to 40 km/h becoming light near midnight. A low of -5 C and a wind chill of -7 C is anticipated overnight.
