Local News

Ron MacDonald, former president of United Steelworkers Local 6500, died Friday, Sept. 12, at Maison Vale Hospice. MacDonald served as union local president for two terms, and worked at Inco for several years.

City Surplus completed its move out of downtown recently, opening in its newly renovated spot in the Flour Mill.

The Greater Sudbury Taxpayers’ Association will be hosting moderated debates for each of the City’s 12 wards over the next five weeks during the municipal election campaign.

Anderson Farm Museum Heritage Society Fall Fair organizer Glen Doyle said her heart dropped when she woke up on the day of the event — Sept. 13 — and realized it was pouring rain.

It may be a rather humble vegetable, but the potato now has its own celebration. Nearly 500 people showed up at Valley Growers Sept. 13 for the first Spudsbury Potato Festival.

This year's Sudbury Brain Tumour Walk will have a special significance for Christy Tario. Her infant son was diagnosed with a rare brain tumour last year and it was removed through an invasive surgery.

JDRF Canada, formerly known as the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, will host its annual Ride for Diabetes Research at Memorial Park on Friday, Sept. 26.

An error with Health Sciences North's computer system delayed 2,700 patient test results conducted over a period of nearly one month.

The City of Greater Sudbury unveiled its new transit garage on Sept. 12 at 1160 Lorne Street. The new centre combines mechanics and equipment from depots in Capreol, Chelmsford, Lively and Sudbury, in addition to the Greater Sudbury Transit garage.

A local homebuilder is considering leaving the Greater Sudbury, a result of high costs of building in the city and a softening housing market in the short and long-term.