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Good morning, Greater Sudbury.
Here are some stories to start your day.
Atkins: Council clearly didn’t consider the implications of event centre decision:
President and owner of the Laurentian Media Group, Michael Atkins shares his thoughts on council's recent decision regarding the city's new arena plans. Atkins says council disregarded expert opinion and its own plans to back the Kingsway event centre. You can find the full column here.
Summer's Best kicks off today:
Sudbury.com is bringing you a brand new video series called Summer's Best, which kicks off today. We're asking our readers to vote on their favourite summer time hangouts, such as patios, beaches, golf courses, and more. This week we take a look at Sudbury's best chip stand. Be sure to check back with us later today to find out who the winner is and to see what's up next in our Summer's Best series.
Funeral for John Rodriguez set for July 11:
Family members, friends and likely a significant number of dignitaries will be on hand next week at the funeral for John Rodriguez. The former Nickel Belt MP and mayor, who famously described himself as the "bus driver" of city hall, passed away at his home on July 5 after a long bout with a respiratory illness. Sudbury.com has learned that a funeral mass for Rodriguez will be held on July 11 at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Walford Road. Visitation is scheduled for July 10 at the Lougheed Funeral Home on Regent Street. Visitations times are 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. that day.
OPP investigating mysterious death in Spanish:
At around noon on July 4, OPP officers were called to the small community of Spanish after a man was found unresponsive outside a residence. Officers from the from Manitoulin and East Algoma detachments, as well as members of the Emergency Response Team unit, were called out to the scene. The OPP is not releasing the man's name at this time. A post-mortem examination is scheduled for today to determine the cause of death. It is being conducted by the Office of the Chief Coroner-Ontario Forensic Pathology Service (OCC-OFPS) in Sudbury. If you have information on this crime, the OPP ask that you phone 1-888-310-1122.
Sudbury slips down the rankings in best places to live:
The rankings are in and Greater Sudbury placed 169 on the Canada's Best Places to Live list of 2017. This was a steep drop off for the Nickel City, as Sudbury placed 84th in Canada on the 2016 edition of the list. The annual list, compiled by MacLean's magazine takes into account a variety of factors including, robust economy, high wealth and income, home affordability, low taxes, transit friendly, and more. Find the full story here.
Celebrate 20 years of LGBTQ+ Pride in the North:
Greater Sudbury's annual Pride Week, a celebration of the city's queer community, takes place July 10-16. This will be the 20th anniversary of Pride Week in Sudbury — with LGBTQ2SIAAP events having been organized in the city since 1997. The organization behind Pride celebrations, Fierté Sudbury Pride, has a full slate of events planned to mark the milestone anniversary. Festivities get underway July 10 with the official Pride flag raising ceremony at the James Jerome Sports Complex at 11 a.m.
You can shape Sudbury's transit system:
Residents who have not already completed the Greater Sudbury Transit Action Plan survey still have time to participate and help transform the local public transit system. The Greater Sudbury Transit Action Plan survey is available online and on paper at the Greater Sudbury Public Library and the Downtown Transit Terminal until midnight on Sunday, July 9. The Transit Action Plan is a comprehensive review across all transit services in Greater Sudbury with a focus on identifying key ways the system can achieve “Better Routes. Better Schedules. Better Service”. To take the survey click here.
Rock Solid Wrestling kicks off Italian Festival:
Sudbury wrestling enthusiasts packed into the Caruso Club on July 6 for the unofficial kick off of the 45th annual Italian Festival, hosted by the Societa Caruso. A number of roster members of Rock Solid Wrestling were in the house for Vendetta 8, to square off and entertain the crowd. Check out some photos of the action here and be sure to check out what's happening this weekend at the Italian Festival.
Friday weather:
Thunderstorms just missed Sudbury on Thursday, but there's a chance we could get one today. Friday's forecast is calling for mainly cloudy skies with a 40 per cent chance of showers and risk of a thunderstorm. Today's high will be 23. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
