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Six Rainbow District School Board secondary schools will be sharing a total of $300,000 in additional supports.

Grade 7 and 8 students from R.L. Beattie Public School are moving to Lo-Ellen Park Secondary School, effective September 2016. The move was approved at the regular meeting of Rainbow District School Board on March 22. “R.L.

If you're visiting Lowe's this week, you might consider forking over an extra toonie to help YWCA Genevra House do some much-needed repairs. Until April 3, the home improvement store is selling tags for $2 in benefit of the local agency.

An actor was injured last week during a shoot in Sudbury. According to the Vancouver Province newspaper, Vancouver-based actor Brendan Fletcher was taken to hospital after he was injured March 23 during filming of a new CTV series called Cardinal .

Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for North Bay and West Nipissing with 10 to 15 centimetres of snow expected to fall Monday. North Bay, Powassan, Mattawa and the French River region are expected to be hit by heavy snowfall.

On March 24, Cambrian College dropped off six boxes (1,000 pairs) of socks for clients of the Samaritan Centre. Howler's visit to the centre was a big hit with the clients who were there during the donation.

Frederic Diebel, a 16-year-old student at École secondaire catholique Franco-Ouest in Espanola, had the unique opportunity to meet Canada's Prime Minister and even to take a selfie with Justin Trudeau.

Sudbury's first ever Yogathon for Mental Health will be held at the Caruso Club on April 17. This one-day yogathon is geared to be gentle, enjoyable and accessible for all ages and experience levels.

Most gas stations in town are currently charging 97.6, a price that's unchanged after the Easter weekend. The cheapest gas in the city is 95.9 at Independent at the Pumps on Lorne, according to GasBuddy.com . The most expensive gas in town is 97.

Sudbury Platinum Corp. (SPC) and Transition Metals Corp. have announced that SPC has raised more than $3 million for its drilling campaign.