Good morning, Greater Sudbury and very Happy New Year
Here are some stories to start your day.
A 21-year-old tradition that feeds 300 families
An initiative by the Boardwalk Gaming Charities’ Sudbury Charities Foundation and ACT/UCT Sudbury made the holidays a little brighter for 300 Sudbury families. To find out how click here
Community plays together in memory of Jordan Fram
An annual hockey event held in the memory of Jordan Fram, an avid hockey player who passed away in a mining accident at Stobie Mine seven years ago, raised $9,500 this year for the Jordan Fram Memorial Fund. To read more on this story click here
Business, club step up for blood donations over the holidays
The season of giving continued with Fionn MacCool’s and The Rotary Club of Sudbury partnering with Canadian Blood Services to give the most significant gift of all – the gift of life. Learn more about their contribution by clicking here
Claire's cosmetics pulled from shelves over asbestos fears
Popular cosmetics maker Claire's has pulled some of its products from the shelves in Canada after reports emerged that they contained asbestos. In an email, Health Canada said it's against Canadian law to sell products that “may cause injury to the health of the user." The product list has been made public to ensure public safety. Find the names of the products here
Funky Brett in store as Stack Brewery prepares its 1,000th batch
Stack Brewing celebrated its 1,000th batch by preparing a funky brett beer with the help of local beer lovers. The beer will be aged for roughly six months before it will be available to purchase which will be just in time for their five-year anniversary. To find out how the brewery came to be and what direction it intends to take click here
Sudbury Laurels hit first qualifier with flying colours
The Sudbury Laurels kicked off a new season of competition by sailing through your first meet with flying colours. The coaching staff could not have asked for much more as their relatively inexperienced crew returned from the first qualifier of the year in Orangeville, ON. Click here to read more about their accomplishments
Monday weather:
A mixed start, in terms of weather to 2018. Sunny with some cloudy periods and 40 percent chance of flurries. A High -22 C. With the northeastern winds feels like -38 C. Clouds take control on Monday night as temperature drops to -29 C. For current weather conditions, short-term and long-term forecasts visit Sudbury.com's weather page at www.sudbury.com/weather.
