Good morning, Greater Sudbury.
Here are some stories to start your day.
More bones located in Hanmer near where human skull was found:
Additional human bones have been located in the vicinity of where a human skull was found on Saturday in Hanmer. Greater Sudbury Police provided an update to media at around 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The bones, located in an area off Nelson Lake Road in Hanmer, were found in the vicinty of where two people found a human skull on Saturday evening. The bones have been turned over to the Coroner's Office and the Centre for Forensic Science. Additional tests will be done in hopes of determining who the bones belonged to, and how that person died. A post-mortem exam is scheduled for Wednesday. The scene has been released and an update will be provided when more information is known. The search team included forensic scientist Dr. Scott Fairgrieve of Laurentian University, coroner Dr. Laura Piccinin, North Shore Search and Rescue, the OPP canine cadaver team and members of the GSPS search team. Anyone with information is asked to call Greater Sudbury Police Services at 705-675-9171, or Crime Stoppers at 705-222-TIPS (8477) or at their website, SudburyCrimeStoppers.com. Video can be found here.
Trial in 2017 Minnow Lake murder case gets underway:
The man accused of killing Kennth Edwards in March 2017 will finally have his day in court. Darcy Sheppard, 32, was charged two years ago with first-degree murder, causing indignity to a human body, arson, breach of probation and theft under $5,000. Jury selection began Monday morning in a case expected to last five weeks. Sheppard has been in jail since his arrest two years ago. To recap, in March 2017 the burned remains of Kenneth Edwards, 59, were found in a detached shed outside a home on Bancroft Drive. Sheppard and another man were arrested a short time later. Charges against that second man Patrick Sweeney, were stayed a few months later, in September 2017.
Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame moving to the KED:
The Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame will formally announce the location of its new home at the annual inductee dinner on June 12. The Hall of Fame will executives will provide details of the hall's new home as part of the Kingsway Entertainment District - which will also support a new community arena, casino, conference center and ancillary entertainment and tourism attractions. Up until recently, the home of the Sudbury Sports Hall of Fame was part of the Countryside Arena. Unfortunately, this location did not garner the support required by senior levels of government to bring this project to fruition. More on this story can be found here.
Ontario tears up Beer Store contract, introduces legislation allowing for suds in corner stores:
It looks like we may soon be able to purchase beer and wine at our local corner store after Doug Ford's Progressive Conservatives tabled legislation Monday that would terminate a contract with The Beer Store. While tabling Monday's bill, Finance Minister Vic Fedeli said the current system is a monopoly that is a bad deal for consumers and businesses. The previous Liberals signed a decade-long deal with Brewers in 2015 to allow beer and wine sales in grocery stores and some industry sources warn breaking the deal could cost Ontario millions in damages, though the Globe and Mail reports the province could simply declare that contract void.
Doug Ford gov't backs down on some retroactive cuts:
Doug Ford's Ontario Progressive Conservative government has backed down on retroactive funding cuts to municipalities, including child care, public health and ambulance services, national media reports. Future cuts will go ahead as planned, however. Ford said he heard from municipalities that they could find savings in their own budgets, but they needed more time to do so. "We've come up with a conclusion that we're going to work together," he's quoted as saying by the Canadian Press. "We're going to maintain the funding throughout this year. Every mayor I talked to said they can find savings. So that's good news. But they said they needed more runway." The Canadian Press reports the Tories are tackling an $11.7-billion deficit and had announced a host of funding cuts to municipalities, including for public health, child care and ambulance services. Municipalities had been pushing back hard against the funding cuts, which were announced after they already passed this year's budgets and would have been retroactive.
Carpenters union gets $129K for apprenticeship training:
The Carpenters Union Local 2486 in Sudbury got a financial boost on May 22 from the federal government. A total of $128,975 will go towards the union's Northern Development and Union Pre-Training program. It will help the union improve the quality of training with up-to-date equipment and materials, as well as support innovation and enhanced partnerships to address longstanding challenges that limit apprenticeship outcomes in Canada. Training equipment includes a wacker excavator, robotic total stations and pro-layout systems. As a result of this investment, more apprentices will be able to develop their skills, complete their training and find good, well-paying jobs, said a news release. Nickel Belt MP Marc Serré made the announcement on behalf of Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour. Full story can be found here.
Tuesday Weather:
Mainly cloudy today with rain showers expected. Overcast start to the day with rain falling into the afternoon. Today's high will get up to around 16. Mainly cloudy into the evening and clearing overnight. Low will be sitting at 8 this evening. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
