Good morning, Greater Sudbury.
Here are some stories to start your day.
Sudbury man missing since June victim of homicide, OPP says:
The OPP confirmed Monday the body found near Wawa in June is a missing Sudbury man, and they are treating the case as a homicide. Devon Collin, 32, has been missing since mid-June when his family reported they were unable to locate him. He was homeless at the time. The 6-3, 200-pound Collin was the subject of a city-wide alert in January 2017 when he failed to follow probation orders. He was wanted for two counts of accessing child pornography, two counts of possessing child pornography and three counts of breaching an order of prohibition in relation to children. He also went to a schoolyard and interacted with students. Police said at the time Collin was actively trying to stay hidden from them, but he turned himself in Jan. 18 that year. He stayed out of the public eye until he went missing this spring. He was last seen May 29, and human remains were found in Wawa on June 29. Get the full story here.
Bag tag confusion as new garbage limits near:
Residents in Greater Sudbury are receiving garbage bag tags in a mass mailout that started last week, and many are confused about the purpose of the tags. City spokesperson Kelli Sheppard said the mailout is part of preparations for the Oct. 1 switch that will limit residents to throwing out one bag of garbage a week. To ease the changeover, every household is receiving bag tags. “We're providing 10 bag tags in every envelope and those tags are used for occasions when you have more than your allotted bags of garbage,” Sheppard said. “So for now, it's two bags and as of Oct. 1, it's one bag. So if you have more than that, you can attach those tags to the top of the garbage bag and we will pick them up.” The tags only have to be attached to garbage bags when you exceed the limit – two bags a week now, and one bag after Oct. 1. Get the full story here.
Sheshegwaning woman shot and killed, man charged with second-degree murder, says OPP:
A 30-year-old woman from Sheshegwaning First Nation on Manitoulin Island was shot and killed Aug. 25, said the Ontario Provincial Police. A 37-year-old man has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder. He is scheduled to appear in the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay today. He was arrested without incident. Members of the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service and the OPP were called to a disturbance on the First Nation on Aug. 25 around 4:40 a.m. The investigation is ongoing under the direction of Det.-Insp. MaryLouise Kearns of the Criminal Investigation Branch.
Elgin Street Mission kitchen gets an efficiency boost with help from Lougheeds:
Given the Elgin Street Mission serves about 190 meals daily to Sudbury's homeless and vulnerable citizens, the agency goes through a lot of potatoes and lettuce. Enter the Lougheed Foundation. With funds donated to the foundation, the Elgin Street Mission was able to purchase an industrial potato peeler as well as an industrial salad spinner. Volunteers were previously doing 312 hours of work peeling potatoes and 208 hours of cleaning and drying salad greens each year. With these new tools purchased by the Lougheed Foundation, it now only takes about 62 working hours a year to peel potatoes as well as wash and dry salad, said a press release. The new machines will save 458 volunteer hours per year. “This is imperative for the Elgin Street Mission to use valuable volunteer hours as best as possible, which it relays on from the community to function,” said the press release.
Whether go or va, Nickel City’s new transit routes kicked in Monday:
Promising better routes, better schedules and, above all, better service, Greater Sudbury’s redesigned transit system — a.k.a. GOVA — took effect Monday. During this first week of the new GOVA service, riders can expect to find front-line “transit ambassadors” riding buses and stationed at key boarding locations to help passengers learn about new maps, route numbers, departure times and fare structures. The city’s goal for GOVA is ambitious: to transform local public transit and offer higher frequency and more reliable service to the most popular destinations, improved Sunday and late evening service, easier to understand schedules and route information, and fares that reward frequent riders. More on this story here.
Maley Conservation bush fire located a kilometer from roadway:
The forest fire found in Maley Conservation Area Sunday, has been confirmed by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry (MNRF) to be of no threat to public safety. Sudbury 40 is located one kilometre north of Maley Drive and is currently being held at 0.6 of a hectare. Based on information provided by Isabelle Chenard, fire information officer with MNRF, this means the fire is not likely to spread beyond existing or predetermined control boundaries under forecasted conditions. One fire ranger crew has been assigned to the site. The fire hazard currently ranges from moderate to extreme across the Northeast region. This is likely to improve over the next few days said Chenard, based on reports of unsettled weather including some precipitation, moving into the region by Tuesday morning. Full story here.
Police release name of Garson resident killed in Hwy 144 crash:
Police have released the name of the Garson resident who died after the vehicle he was driving struck a rock on the edge of Highway 144 on Aug. 20. Police, EMS, fire and an Ornge Air Ambulance were called out to the crash at Crab Lake in Cartier Township at around 7:45 a.m. that day. An OPP crash reconstructionist pieced together what likely happened that morning. Preliminary investigation revealed the northbound pick-up truck veered off the highway and struck a large rock. Police have not said why the truck veered off the road. The driver of the pick-up, and the vehicle's lone occupant, was airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries. On Aug. 23, three days after the crash, the driver died from his injuries in hospital. Police have identified the driver as Wayne Smith, 63, of Garson. The northbound lane of Highway 144 was closed for approximately three hours while officers conducted their investigation. The investigation is ongoing under the direction of the Office of the Chief Coroner and Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-FPS).
Wolves open training camp this Wednesday:
The Sudbury Wolves will kick off their 2019 Training Camp this Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Sudbury Arena as they get set to welcome 50 players to the 48-hour camp. Camp participants include Quinton Byfield, THE 2018-19 OHL and CHL Rookie of the Year and U18 Silver Medalist, as well as Carolina Hurricanes prospect Blake Murray. Additionally, all three of the Wolves top picks from the 2019 OHL Priority Selection, Landon McCallum, Chase Stillman and Ethan Larmand, will be on hand and are eager for camp to begin. Overage players Macauley Carson, David Levin and Shane Bulitka are all set to return and are looking to leave their mark on the league with big seasons. Training camp schedule can be found here.
Tuesday Weather:
Rain showers expected throughout the day Tuesday. There's a risk of a thunderstorm in the afternoon. Tuesday's high will be 20, feeling more like 28 with the humidity. Mainly cloudy this evening with a 40 per cent chance of showers early in the evening with risk of a thunderstorm. Overnight low will be 16. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
