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The company's operations in Copper Cliff were in a planned maintenance period and washing the sulfiric acid reservoirs is a routine part of that maintenance, Kuzenko said.

Kate Jordan, a spokesperson with the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, said the monitoring station is in downtown Sudbury, and don't reflect concentrations nearer the acid plant in Copper Cliff. Their data shows levels peaked at 6:37 a.m.

Update at 1:22 p.m.: Limited Internet access at the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre in Azilda is impacting NorthernLife.ca's ability to livestream the press conference concerned the gas leak at Vale's Copper Cliff smelter. Our apologies.

NorthernLife.ca had a great time hanging out with the cast and crew for the day and following them to the different locations around the city. Patrick Demers, who was NorthernLife.

Dairy Queen hosts its annual Miracle Treat Day today! All proceeds from Blizzard ice cream treats will be donated to Children’s Miracle Network member hospitals.

Many Sudbury residents were awoken this morning around 6 a.m. by the sound of an emergency siren after routine maintenance resulted in a gas leak this morning at Vale’s Copper Cliff smelter.

The City of Greater Sudbury is holding a press conference at the Lionel E. Lalonde Centre at 1 p.m. regarding a nitrogen dioxide leak that occurred in Copper Cliff Thursday morning.

The City of Greater Sudbury has cancelled the off-site program for all playgrounds at Grace Hartman Amphitheatre today.

Updated at 9 a.m.: This is the latest update from Vale: During the planned maintenance period of the Vale Acid Plant in Copper Cliff, there was a release of nitrogen oxide and nitrogen dioxide (NOx) mist.

Rain clouds will roll in during the day on Thursday and there's a 60 per cent chance of showers in the afternoon with risk of a thunderstorm. High 26.