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Andre Ruest, the vice-president of operations at Chelmsford-based B&D Manufacturing, passed away Nov. 19 after a year-long battle with cancer.

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The funds collected through the past six months of fundraising by the Sudbury Food Bank and its volunteers were disbursed Wednesday through the fall give campaign.

Before the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) was established in 2005, it was difficult for many communities in the North to attract and retain physicians. “So many people were without a family doctor,” said Dr.

Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas rose in the Ontario Legislature on Wednesday to call on the Liberals to fund a PET scanner in northeastern Ontario.

Gas prices in Greater Sudbury have dropped another cent. Most gas stations in town are currently charging 103.6, according to GasBuddy.com . The cheapest gas in town is 101.9, at Independent at the Pumps on Lorne.

The prelude to a possibly very snowy weekend in on tap for Friday. Flurries are expected in the morning, ending in the afternoon then mainly cloudy with 30 per cent chance of flurries.

Maison Vale Hospice welcomed nearly 500 people to their annual fundraiser gala, held Nov. 19 at the Caruso Club. The palliative care facility is entering its eighth year.

Bob Johnston, the city's former interim CAO, says he can no longer stay silent on what he describes as the most toxic and dysfunctional working environment he has ever seen at city hall.

The Sudbury and District Health faces a funding shortfall of $562,645 that could grow to more than $750,000 by 2017 without decisive action, says its medical officer of health.