City council not likely to re-subsidize consumption site
Public Health Sudbury and city officials are pleased with the two-day opioid drug summit held in Sudbury, but it doesn't appear anyone is ready to rethink municipal support of the supervised consumption site.
Organizers of the two-day summit held to discuss the opioid crisis said they're hoping the event will unite the health and social communities to be able to improve harm reduction for people with addiction and to use ideas that came out of the summit to come up with new strategies.
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Job fair looking for those who can help Sudbury’s vulnerable
The City of Greater Sudbury and The Homelessness Network are hosting a job fair at Tom Davies Square on Wednesday, Dec. 13 to open the call to those looking for work in the social services.
A diverse slate of job opportunities await, said Raymond Landry, co-ordinator of housing services for the Homelessness Network. He told Sudbury.com the agencies that deal with Sudbury’s most vulnerable have been in a constant state of hiring.
Running from 12 to 8 p.m., the job fair will feature social service agencies including the Sudbury Action Centre for Youth (SACY), Ontario Aboriginal Housing Services (OAHS), N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre, the Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario, the Elgin Street Mission, YWCA Genevra House, the John Howard Society, Salvation Army Cedar Place, the Centre de santé communautaire du Grand Sudbury , as well as outreach work with the Homelessness Network.
For more information about the Job Fair, click here.
Wolves pound IceDogs in dominating 8-4 victory on Friday night
The Sudbury Wolves were in action on Friday night, Dec. 8, against the visiting Niagara IceDogs after a daytime trade between the two made some noise, with Niagara sending goaltender Marcus Vandenberg to the Wolves in exchange for a pair of draft picks.
Owen Flores was the starting goaltender for the IceDogs while the Wolves set Jakub Vondras between the pipes.
the Wolves would go on to defeat the Niagara IceDogs by a score of 8-4.
The Wolves outshot the IceDogs by a margin of 50-24, with Flores making 42 saves in the loss.
With the win, the Sudbury Wolves now hold a record of 14 wins, 10 losses, two overtime losses, and one shootout loss on the season.
The Sudbury Wolves are back on the ice at home Sunday afternoon against former Sudbury Captain Jacob Holmes and the Kingston Frontenacs with a scheduled start time of 2:05 p.m. before hitting the road in the USA against the Flint Firebirds in Michigan on Friday, Dec. 15 at 7:05 p.m.
You can read the full game report here.
Cambrian College names two new vice-presidents
Two long-serving employees of Cambrian College are joining the executive team.
Janice Clarke has been chosen as Cambrian’s new vice-president academic, and Janneke Nicholls has been selected as Cambrian’s new vice-president of finance, administration and applied research.
Both positions take effect December 11.
You can read more about the new vice-presidents here.
Sudbury Cubs put a spell on the Voodoos in 4-3 win
The Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League front-running Greater Sudbury Cubs continued their winning ways Dec 8 as they defeated the Powassan Voodoos 4-3 in an inter-divisional match-up at the Powassan Sportsplex.
The Cubs collected a league-leading 12th win on the road, while raising their overall record to a NOJHL-best 26-7-0-0.
In defeat, the Voodoos fell to 17-11-0-2.
The Greater Sudbury Cubs next hit the ice at Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex on Dec. 14 against the Espanola Paper Kings. Puck drops at 7:05 p.m.
For the full game report, click here.
Events venue hosts its grand opening in downtown Sudbury
A new events venue has opened in downtown Sudbury, with a pair of entrepreneurs renovating an almost 100-year-old church to accommodate two concert halls and a recording studio.
Jazz crooner Alex Bird performed to a packed audience for Knox Hall’s opening on Dec. 7.
It took “blood, sweat and tears” to get to that point, co-owner Dan Guillemette told Sudbury.com during a pre-opening night tour of the facility, while municipal inspectors did a final walkthrough.
“We’ve been going nonstop for days, nights and weekends since we took possession in early June,” he said, later adding that unexpected delays almost always come up in construction projects, and this was no exception.
For more about the new centre, and a video taking you inside, click here.
Wolves snag forward Lucas Signoretti from the Erie Otters
Signoretti is from Kinburn and was drafted by the Erie Otters 40th overall in the 2020 OHL priority selection.
During his OHL draft year, he registered 35 points through 24 games with the Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 15s going on to collect eight points during his rookie season with the Erie Otters.
Currently playing with the Espanola Paper Kings Lucas was awarded the NOJHL trophy for the Best Overall Team Player following his 2022-23 campaign where he finished the regular season with 39 goals and 40 assists for a total of 79 points.
Most recently, he averaged 2.24 points per game this season with the Paper Kings, notching 65 points in 29 games consisting of 27 goals and 38 assists.
