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Province to cut transfers to city by $3M in 2015

Province to cut transfers to city by $3M in 2015

As expected, the city will receive about $3 million less in transfer payments from the province next year than it received in 2014. Lorella Hayes, the city's chief financial officer, told councillors this week that further cuts of about $2.
More stores announce plans to open Boxing Day

More stores announce plans to open Boxing Day

More major retailers are announcing plans to open on Boxing Day and extend their operating hours, as word spreads that shopping has been deregulated in Greater Sudbury.
Horwath says province should make call on inquest

Horwath says province should make call on inquest

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says it should be the government's responsibility to call an inquest into the boating accident on Lake Wanapitae that killed three people last year.
Sudbury resident scores touchdown in lottery

Sudbury resident scores touchdown in lottery

Greater Sudbury resident Jacinthe Tellier of won $69,552.50 with Pools, a football-based game where players wager on who they think will win each matchup. The most correct matches wins.
When it comes to daycare, Horwath's wrong, minister says

When it comes to daycare, Horwath's wrong, minister says

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is wrong when she says the province is cutting daycare funding in Sudbury, Education Minister Liz Sandals said today in a statement issued to NorthernLife.ca. On Dec.

Possible lane closures on Brady tonight

Hydrant repair work could close a section of the westbound curb lane near 233 Brady St., across from Brady Square, from 6 p.m. Dec. 11 to 6 a.m. Dec. 12. Water disruption will occur from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

Maley down to one lane Dec. 12

Water main repair will reduce traffic on Maley Drive to one lane from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 12. Flag persons will direct traffic.
School boards elect chairs, vice-chairs

School boards elect chairs, vice-chairs

All of the trustees serving on local school boards over the next four years have been sworn in recently, and the leadership on these boards chosen for the next school year.
PHOTO: Pedalling for the Cancer Society

PHOTO: Pedalling for the Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society Sudbury and District community manager Cathy Keaney-Burns presented Tanner Levesque, a Grade 8 student, with the provincial Celebrating Impact in Community Youth Leadership award for his outstanding fundraising work in the Gre
PHOTO: Halloween hijinks benefit cancer research

PHOTO: Halloween hijinks benefit cancer research

Cathy Keaney-Burns , community manager for the Canadian Cancer Society, accepts a cheque for $3,165 from Tina Bertrand for lung cancer research.