Good morning, Greater Sudbury.
Here are some stories to start your day.
Brewer Lofts redevelopment proposal passes to the next stage:
They have a lot of questions, but members of the planning committee voted Monday to direct staff to prepare a business case on a $9.5 million request for a mix of grants, tax relief and loan to redevelop the former Northern Breweries building. The approval means the proposal will become part of budget deliberations and will be voted on as a line item as city council gets further into the 2018 budget process. Greg Oldenburg has been working the last few years to turn the derelict Northern Breweries building into the Brewer Lofts, a 50-unit condominium development. He's seeking the funding through existing city programs, but his requests significantly exceed the budget for the programs, so require special approval. Full story can be found here.
Wanted on warrants, police arrest man who barricaded himself inside Cambrian Heights residence:
It took four hours and the tactical unit, but Greater Sudbury Police managed to extricate a Sudbury man wanted on numerous outstanding warrants from his apartment on Tuesday night. Around 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 21, GSPS attended a residence on Bruce Avenue in Cambrian Heights regarding a man who was wanted on three outstanding arrest warrants. Police said when officers arrived at the residence, the 47-year-old man barricaded himself inside and caused significant damage to the home. This triggered a call to the GSPS Tactical Unit, which was called out to assist and set up a perimeter. Tactical officers tried to convince the man to give himself up and leave the residence, but he continually refused, GSPS reported. Finally, at about 8 p.m. and nearly four hours into the standoff, tactical unit officers ended the incident by entering the building and arresting the man. No one was injured during this incident. The Greater Sudbury resident faces a charge of resisting a peace officer, two counts of failing to comply with a recognizance and one count of mischief over $5,000.
Ontario's excess green electricity sold at a loss of $500M a year, engineers say:
The Ontario Society of Professional Engineers (OSPE) wants Queen’s Park to take the politics out of energy planning and design. The OSPE said in 2016 the provincial government exported 14.6 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean electricity at a financial loss of more than $500 million, according to a new report by the group’s energy task force. Earlier this year, the OSPE reported that in 2016 Ontario dumped 7.6 terawatt-hours of clean electricity, an amount equal to powering more than 760,000 homes for one year, or $1 billion – a 58 per cent increase over 2015. Since 2014, Ontario has exported surplus hydroelectric, wind, and nuclear generation to adjoining power grids in the U.S. at a lower price than the cost of production. That’s because the province produces more clean electricity than it can use, so it is sold at a discounted rate. Total energy exports in 2016 were 21.9 TWh compared to 22.6 TWh in 2015. More on this story can be found here.
Wanted Wednesday: Man allegedly drove dangerously, resisted arrest:
Sudbury Rainbow Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to the arrest of 24-year-old Kyle Hoffman, who's wanted after an Aug. 1 incident. Hoffman is wanted on an outstanding warrant by the Manitoulin OPP on the following charges: dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, flight while pursued by a peace officer, assault with intent to resist arrest, resisting peace officer and possession of drugs (cocaine) for the purpose of trafficking. Hoffman is described as 5-11, 153 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. He's known to reside in Greater Sudbury. If you know this person and where he is presently located, you are urged to call the crime stoppers tip line toll-free at 1-800-222-TIPS or locally at 705-222-TIPS (8477).
Subban family has special connection to Sudbury:
It's been a few years since Karl Subban made the trip north to Sudbury, but at the end of this month, he will be in the city that helped shape the future of his three sons. The father of five (two daughters, three sons) recently released his first book, "How We Did It" and he will be holding a book signing at Chapters in Sudbury on Nov. 30. Karl moved to Sudbury from Jamaica at just 12 years of age and had never seen or played a game of hockey in his life. Moving to a Northern Ontario city however, it's almost impossible to avoid Canada's game, and it wasn't long before Karl was hooked on hockey. Karl's father worked at Falconbridge Mine and his uncle worked for Inco, and while his parents worked their hardest to provide for Karl and his three brothers, they weren't able to afford to put their son in hockey as a child. Learn more about Karl's story and his next trip to Sudbury here.
Quilters raffling off their creations for NEO Kids:
For Catherine Sloan, quilting is a way to give back to the community. For the past year Sloan and a group of 30 women from across Greater Sudbury and the Nipissing District have designed, sewed and assembled 50 quilts of all shapes and sizes to raise funds for NEO Kids Foundation at Health Sciences North. After inheriting boxes of fabric from her friend last spring, Sloan turned to her friends, a network of quilters from across the region, to collaborate on what would be their largest project to date. All proceeds from each quilt sold will be donated to NEO Kids Foundation. The auction will run until Friday, Dec. 8 at 10 p.m. Winning bidders will be contacted on Monday, Dec. 11. Find out how to bid on the quilts here.
Thursday weather:
Snowy periods expected throughout the day with up to 4 cm falling. Thursday's high will get up to 1. There's a 30 per cent chance of flurries this evening with the low falling to -4. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
