Good morning, Greater Sudbury
Here's some stories to start your day.
ICYMI: Solid Gold closing its doors for good:
Solid Gold VIP Lounge owner Dean Scopazzi says it's time to close a chapter and begin a new one, as the adult entertainment venue on Falconbridge Road will be closing its doors for the final time on Jan. 22. Check out the full story here.
What to do with the Sudbury Arena?
The Sudbury Arts Council will host a public input session on Jan. 18 to discuss the future of the Sudbury Community Arena. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the arena to discuss what the building could become when a replacement facility is built. Those planning on attending are asked to use the Minto Street entrance. Sudbury.com will bring you more from this evening's meeting.
ICYMI: Dog owners face additional charge in Tonka's death:
As their first appearance date of Jan. 30 approaches, the owners of two canines who viciously attacked another dog in Lively are facing an additional charge. In addition to the two charges under the city's municipal bylaw, the owners have also been charged under the Provincial Offences Act for failing to exercise reasonable precautions to prevent a dog from biting or attacking a person or domestic animal. Read the full story here.
HSNF donates $50,000 to PET Scan fund:
Members of the Northern Cancer Foundation and Health Sciences North Foundation gathered in the lobby of the lobby of the Northeast Cancer Centre on Jan. 18 to recognize a generous $50,000 donation made by HSNF to the Sam Bruno PET scan fund. Sudbury.com has the full story here.
City extends subsidy program for sumps, backwater valves:
Greater Sudbury Council has extended its municipal preventative plumbing subsidy in hopes of getting more residential property owners to apply. The subsidies cover about 50 per cent of the cost of purchasing and professionally installing a mainline backwater valve and/or sump pit drainage system. Sudbury.com will have more on this story today.
ICYMI: Sudbury.com sits down with Mayor Brian Bigger:
Mayor Brian Bigger is two years into his term as the Nickel City’s head of council. Sudbury.com editor Mark Gentili took him out for tea last week to chat about some of what council has accomplished in the first two years of its four-year term, as well as some of the issues that have been making headlines in the city. You can check out the full chat with the mayor here.
Wednesday weather:
Wednesday's forecast calls for mainly cloudy skies with a mix of sunshine here and there. The daytime high will be zero. Chances of flurries and ice pellets in the evening with the low dropping to -3. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
