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Ernie Checkeris Public School opens centre for parents

Families of students attending Ernie Checkeris Public School are invited to the opening of a parental resource centre on Wednesday, June 4 from 4 to 6 p.m. The ribbon-cutting will take place at 5 p.m.
Corbiere clinches Cambrian gold medal

Corbiere clinches Cambrian gold medal

BY JANET GIBSON Cheri Corbiere found the going tough at Manitoulin Secondary School. A mother at 17, she found the subjects hard to grasp.
Changing the lives of African children

Changing the lives of African children

The African Children's Choir is about hope. By helping the most vulnerable children today, these children will help themselves and their villages tomorrow, the group's website states.

Hitting the trails for the health of it

Rainbow routes, the Sudbury Heart Health Coalition, and the Sudbury & District Health Unit are hosting the Great Trail Event on Sunday, June 8.
RBC Hike for Hospice a great success

RBC Hike for Hospice a great success

The annual RBC Hike for Hospice held on Sunday, May 4, raised more than $43,000 for operational costs of the new 10-bed residential hospice, set to open this summer on the shores of Bethel Lake.

Look who is singing American Pie

"Bye-bye, Miss American Pie. Drove my Chevy to the levee, but the levee was dry. Them good old boys were drinkin' whiskey and rye Singin' 'This'll be the day that I die. This'll be the day that I die.

Citizens' council to create policy on prescription drugs

BY JANET GIBSON The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is looking for citizens across the province to help shape a policy on prescription drugs. The Ministry will select 25 citizens to sit on a grassroots council that will meet twice a year.
Queen Elizabeth named Ugliest Schoolyard

Queen Elizabeth named Ugliest Schoolyard

VETAC (Greater Sudbury's regreening committee) announced that Queen Elizabeth Public School has won this year's Ugliest Schoolyard Contest.

Helping people with physical disabilities

By Valerie Scarfone ICAN- Independence Centre and Network has been providing support, resources and services to people with physical disabilities in the Sudbury area since 1979.

The Weather Network's summer outlook

"Fluctuating temperatures will be the main weather story across the country," said Diar Hassan, Meteorologist with The Weather Network.