Good morning, Greater Sudbury.
Here are some stories to start your day.
Sudbury woman reported missing in the U.K. has been found:
Michelle Pelletier has been found, according to a British website and a post on her GoFundMe page. "Michelle has been found safe," the post reads. "Word from her sister Pam: 'I have been in contact with my sister. She is in a hospital in England and is safe. Now we are working on bringing her home. 'My mom and aunt will be traveling to England in order to bring her home safely. I can’t say thank you enough for all the prayers and support. I will continue to try to answer everyone as I can. Love you all so much and I don’t have the words for how thankful I am.' "
Job cut fears: Hospital workers worry as budget review nears release:
While some employees of Health Sciences North fear they will receive bad news about layoffs this week, the president of CUPE Local 1623 does not believe anyone will actually receive a pink slip. Union and non-union employees are waiting for the final report of a third-party validation review of HSN’s 2018-2019 budget, ordered three months ago by the North East Local Health Integration Network. Kevin Empey, advisor at St. Michael’s Hospital, Providence Healthcare and St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto, was to oversee the review and BDO Canada LLP was to undertake the analysis for it. The team was to report directly to the LHIN’s chief executive officer, Jérémy Stevenson, and provide a report to the NE LHIN no later than June 30, this coming Saturday. Dave Shelefontiuk said HSN president and chief executive officer Dominic Giroux promised him earlier this year that his CUPE members would be notified before the report was made public. Shelefontiuk is convinced the hospital will be able to trim about 75 union positions without causing direct layoffs. Employees with the most seniority would have to be offered severance packages of up to a year’s wages in the process though, and Shelefontiuk doesn’t see that happening. Neither the hospital nor the LHIN would confirm that a draft report has been presented to them. In a statement, the LHIN would only say that the report is in its final stages and is “on track” to meet its deadline. More on this story can be found here.
You can celebrate Bike Month this week by going for a pedal with the mayor:
June is Ontario Bike Month, and this year mayor Brian Bigger proclaimed June as Bike Month in Greater Sudbury. To help celebrate Bike Month locally, the Sudbury Cyclists Union is hosting a community bike ride with Mayor Brian Bigger on June 28. Come on out, meet fellow residents who bike and explore some of the new cycling infrastructure that has been installed recently. Marisa Talarico, the City’s Active Transportation Coordinator will also be on the ride, and a few city councillors may take part as well. Interested participants are asked to meet at the Elgin Street Farmer's Market location at 6:15 p.m. for registration, with the ride set to get underway at 6:30 p.m.
Summer's Best: Revisit Sudbury's best beach, chip stand, patio and more!
Last summer, Sudbury.com introduced a new video series named Summer's Best. Each week we asked you, the readers, to vote for the best our city has to offer. Sudbury's best beach, best patio, best golf course...you gave us your top picks and our reporters had a lot of fun filming the winning locations. The response was so great, we've decided to do it again - only this time, we are dedicating the series to food and drink. It's the Summer of Food, SudburyIn the coming weeks we will ask you to tell us who serves the most delicious, most mouth-watering, finger-licking feasts in Greater Sudbury. By the end of season, you will have a guide to Sudbury's best steak, burger, summer dessert, cocktail and more! Check out last year's winners of Summer's Best right here.
Sudbury to help develop worldwide curriculum for Indigenous education:
Greater Sudbury is going to help shape a curriculum that will ultimately improve First Nations student outcomes across the world. The city was awarded a $250,000 grant over two years to conduct a research project titled Strengthening Education and Improving Academic Success. Working with schools, community leaders and project partners, Laurentian University will lead the research, and its findings will directly contribute to the global United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) research project, titled Reorienting Education and Training Systems to Improve the Lives of Indigenous Youth. The announcement was made June 25 by MPPs Marc Serré and Paul Lefebvre at Laurentian University's Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre. Full story can be found here.
Owner of Massey silica property raising funds for company operations:
Rogue Resources is selling company shares in an effort to raise half a million dollars for operational expenses. The company announced on June 25 it intends to issue and sell up to 1,818,182 units of the company at a price of 22 cents per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $400,000 and up to 333,333 flow-through units of the company at a price of 30 cents per per flow-through unit for aggregate gross proceeds of $100,000. Rogue’s assets include the Snow White silica-quartz property near Massey (west of Sudbury), the Silicon Ridge quartz project in Québec, the Radio Hill iron ore property southwest of Timmins, and the Langmuir nickel-copper-PGM property near South Porcupine. Most recently, the company has been conducting work at its Snow White project, completing an 1,800-drill program in May. Rogue said it expects to file a National Instrument 43-101 resource report at the end of July, following which the company will make a decision on advancing the project.
Concerned citizens gather in Wahnapitae to express concern about proposed ferrochrome smelter:
A group of approximately 40 concerned citizens gathered at the boat launch across from the Wahnapitae Community Centre in Wahnapitae in an effort to encourage citizen engagement with the city’s bid to host the Noront Resources ferrochrome smelter. No Ferrochrome Sudbury formed in response to Greater Sudbury’s proposal to host the smelter at a preferred site in Coniston, a $1 billion operation that would bring an estimated 350 full-time jobs to the city. In January, Greater Sudbury Development Corporation chair Wendy Watson called the smelter a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for city residents, but the group is concerned that the proposed site is too close to watersheds, homes and parks, and some of its members worry that the work that has been done to repair environmental damage to the area could be undone if the city wins its bid. Full story can be found here.
Give blood this Canada Day long weekend:
Canadian Blood Services in Sudbury is looking for more donors to donate blood this Canada Day. More than half of all Canadians will either need blood themselves or will know someone that does. New and returning donors are urged to book an appointment to give life during the Canada Day long weekend to ensure patients receive the blood they need. There are 70 appointments to fill in Sudbury on Monday, July 2. The Sudbury blood donor clinic is located at 944 Barrydowne Rd. and is open Monday, July 2 from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.
Wednesday Weather:
Chances of a thunderstorm for Wednesday. Mainly cloudy today with a 40 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon and risk of a thunderstorm. Daytime high will be 24. Partly cloud heading into the evening with chances of showers and an overnight low of 13. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
