Lifestyle

For local artist Sue Lampinen, nature has been her creative inspiration. Lampinen was born in Sudbury, and remains here to pursue her art career.

Canada in the Rough, a Canadian-produced hunting television show, is going to have a new, local flavour.

Families who want to get a head start on celebrating the New Year can visit Science North on Thursday, Dec. 31 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. Tickets are $15 for members and $20 for the general public.

Greater Sudbury's Meagan McGrath is continuing her solo adventure, on foot, to the South Pole in Antarctica. Those who want to sign a map and send her messages of encouragement can do so at Science North until Jan. 31, 2010.

The annual Science North IMAX movie festival is coming up in January, and for the first time, several of the eight offerings will be in IMAX 3D. Tickets are now on sale the festival at Science North, which happens Jan. 15 to Jan. 31.

Joshua Murphy enjoys photographing unusual sites and scenes. “I like to get shots that other people don't get,” said the Laurentian University psychology student.

It takes about a week to set up Gisele Tessier's "Santa's North Pole Village" in her home, even with help from her daughter, Joanne.

Greater Sudbury has finalized its biodiversity plan for increasing the variety and number of plant and animal species in its landscape. The plan, entitled Living Landscape: A Biodiversity Action Plan for Greater Sudbury, was released Dec.

The Greater Sudbury community pulled together to collect for the needy this Christmas. More than 280 businesses and employees and 24 schools participated in the food drive.

The season of winter has finally arrived, a fact to which this little dog will joyfully attest. Lex belongs to Jerry and Heather Leroy of Vermilion Lake Road.