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The Ministry of Natural Resources will be heightening its enforcement activities in the northeast region with the start of the summer camping season this Victoria Day weekend.

Off-road vehicle deaths have reached a four-year high, and the causal factors have the Ontario Provincial Police concerned heading into the Victoria Day Long Weekend.

Fire caused about $800,000 in damage to a home on St. Charles Lake Road on May 12, leaving four people homeless, said Greater Sudbury Fire Services. Nineteen firefighters were called to the house fire. Fire and smoke damage were listed as severe.

Huntington University will host a presentation on healthy brain aging, and the impact of respiratory fitness on vascular regulation in older adults on Thursday, June 5. Dr. Marc J.

“People are shocked when they open their electricity bills,” Horwath said, which would cost about $700 million a year when fully implemented. It was the second time Monday she announced the hydro plan.

Sudbury is expected to see showers with a risk of thunderstorms resulting in 15-22 millimetres on Tuesday. Temperatures will reach a high of 15 C.

A flood watch has been issued for residents along the French River. The Ministry of Natural Resources said the French River area is experiencing increased flows and water levels. Caution is advised.

A staff report on filling the vacancy recommends that whomever is chosen agree not to run in the October vote.

A Sudbury man is going to tonight's meeting of the planning committee in hopes of saving his roadside blueberry stand. Arthur Choquette has sold the berries at the South Lane location for the last 10 years.

The first gathering of the Greater Sudbury Food Policy Council will be taking place May 14 at 4 p.m. at the Motley Kitchen, 70 Yonge St.