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Some stories to start your weekend

Here's what's happening around Greater Sudbury
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The heavy workload as colleges try to make up for lost class time is one reason some Greater Sudbury college students say they chose to drop out following this fall's nearly five-week faculty strike.

 

Good morning, Greater Sudbury. 

Here are some stories to start your weekend.

Students say heavy workload following strike played a part in their decision to drop out:

The heavy workload as colleges try to make up for lost class time is one reason some Greater Sudbury college students say they chose to drop out following this fall's nearly five-week faculty strike. Numbers released by the province this week show 10.3 per cent of Ontario college students — that's about 25,700 — applied to the government for a special tuition refund. Locally, Greater Sudbury's two colleges — Cambrian College and Collège Boréal — revealed last week that more than 700 had withdrawn from their programs. More on this story here.

Queen’s Athletic skating oval open for the season:

Queen's Athletic skating oval opened at 4 p.m., Dec. 15. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from noon until 10 p.m. The oval will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Queen's will feature extended hours during the holiday season. From Tuesday, Jan. 2 to Friday, Jan. 5 oval hours will be from noon to 10 p.m. Regular hours will resume on Saturday, Jan. 6. Residents are reminded that hockey, ringette and shinny are not permitted on the skating oval. Due to fluctuations in temperatures, hours of operation may change without notice. For updates, residents are asked to call the City of Greater Sudbury at 3-1-1. 

Missing Ottawa woman could be in Sudbury:

The Ottawa Police Service is asking for assistance in locating 37-year-old Angela Banks (Bourdeau) from Ottawa. Her family is greatly concerned for her safety as she left without her medication, which she is required to take each day. Angela is described as a white female, 5-2, 130 lbs, mid-length brown hair with highlighted red tints, hazel eyes, wears glasses. She is believed to be driving a Black 2013 Volkswagen Jetta, with Ontario plates BSHV 795. Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to call Ottawa Police at 613-236-1222. If you have information that could assist investigators, but do not know where Angela is currently, please contact the Ottawa Police Service Missing Persons Unit at 613-236-1222, extension 2355.

In Sudbury, a unique intersection of Indigenous values and architectural principles:

With an interest in, and awareness of, Indigenous issues growing in Canada, the time is right to talk about how Indigenous values relate to architecture and design, says the director of the McEwen School of Architecture. David Fortin, who takes over as director of the Sudbury school on Jan. 1, 2018, said though it’s a fairly young conversation in this country, Canadians are ready to have it. It’s significant, he said, that there are currently just 16 registered Indigenous architects in all of Canada, even though Indigenous peoples make up 4.9 per cent of Canada’s population, leaving them grossly underrepresented in the industry. More on this story here.

Gift guide: The holidays mean visiting, so here are a few unique and local gift ideas for the host:

A thank you to your holiday party host has become as traditional as the visit, and a thoughtful host gift can truly recognize the hard work of planning a get-together, as well as how happy you are to arrive. The go-to gift is usually a bottle of wine. But what if your hosts – or you – don’t drink? It also requires the host to make a difficult etiquette decision – serve it now, or save it for later? This year, try something the host can enjoy once the party is over, so they can think of you, and entertain the idea of entertaining again. Check out Jenny Lamothe's gift ideas here.

Hickey family serves up new appliances at soup kitchen:

On Nov. 16, Mariette Hickey had a strong urge to head to downtown Sudbury and visit the Blue Door Soup Kitchen. It's not that she was a stranger to the place. In fact, her son, David, spent 20 years volunteering at the soup kitchen before he drowned in 2005 in a swimming hole in Falconbridge. He was 42. When she walked in, she learned the soup kitchen's dishwasher had just quit working. For most people, that wouldn't have any significant meaning. For Mariette, it meant the world. That dishwasher was purchased by her family and donated to the soup kitchen in David's memory. David spent the majority of his volunteer time doing the dishes. She set out on a fundraising mission with the goal to raise $5,000. However, once she got the ball rolling, the money just started pouring in, she said. The final tally was $14,075. Mariette and her family presented the money to the soup kitchen on Dec. 14 — David's birthday. He would have been 54.Read the full story here.


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