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Motorists in Copper Cliff are advised that Subway St., between Rink St. and Serpentine St., will be reduced to one lane of traffic starting Tuesday, Feb. 7 to Friday, Feb. 10, during overhead bridge repairs by an Inco Ltd. contractor.

Starting today, Greater Sudbury Transit riders will have to dig a little deeper into their pockets for an extra nickel to board the bus. Cash fare is now $2.30 for adults and students and $1.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Just call her Madame Prime Minister. That's what 24-year-old Deirdra McCracken of Sudbury jokingly calls herself now that she's won the Next Great Prime Minister competition, which aired on CTV last weekend.

Mayor Dave Courtemanche made the first entry on an electronic guest book today that allows Sudburians to send their best wishes and words of encouragement to Greater Sudbury's three Olympic athletes.

The Gift Show, held in North Bay for the past 19 years, has been renamed The Northern Ontario Gift Show and is being relocated to Sudbury. It will be held at the Copper Cliff Curling Club April 30 and May 1.

BY JASON THOMPSON [email protected] The 33rd edition of the Franco-Ontarian music festival, La Nuit sur l'etang is returning to Sudbury March 25. Two featured musical groups will grace the La Nuit stage for the first time.

Sudbury's only major book fair in either official language, Salon du livre Grand Sudbury, will be held at the Rainbow Centre downtown for the second time and is attracting a guest-list of more than 50 authors and performers from French-Canada and Fra

Motorists in Copper Cliff are advised that Subway St., between Rink St. and Serpentine St., will be reduced to one lane of traffic starting Tuesday, Feb. 7 to Friday, Feb. 10, during overhead bridge repairs by an Inco Ltd. contractor.

A section of Hwy. 69 N. (MR 80), between Fifth St. and Valley View Rd. in Val Caron will be reduced to one southbound lane of traffic from Feb. 1 to 3, for pole relocations and inspections contracted by Bell Canada.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN [email protected] Based on a poll of voters conducted by Oracle Research on Jan. 14 and 15, Nickel Belt incumbent Ray Bonin can probably forget about retiring from politics any time soon.