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Queen’s Athletic Skating Oval is now re-opened for the season after city staff worked on the ice surface to make it safe for residents to use. The Oval will open today at 4 p.m. and close at 10 p.m.

Ron Dupuis was appointed chair of the Sudbury and Distrct Health Unit (SDHU) board for 2014. Dupuis, who is also the Greater Sudbury councillor for Ward 5, served as the health unit's chair five times previously, including last year.

For an event not taking place for another nine months, there's a lot of action going already ahead of the Oct. 27 municipal election. On Jan. 21, the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is hosting an open forum on the structure of city council.

Treating an inpatient with congestive heart failure costs Health Sciences North about $1,000 a day. On average, a patient with the disease is admitted to hospital for 10.8 days.

The Sudbury and District Health Unit said it has received reports of increased gastrointestinal illness likely due to Norovirus in daycares and in the community.

The City of Greater Sudbury has approved enhancements to funding for not-for-profit arts and cultural institutions in the community.

It was 100 years ago that the Copper Cliff Curling Club formed. Back in those days, all of the curling was done on natural ice. The members were largely Inco miners looking for recreational activities.

Confederation Secondary School took home the Hennessy Cup at the 14th annual Mock Trial Competition at the Sudbury Court House Jan. 10.

Believe it or not, students from Lasalle Secondary School’s Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) in Energy slept with the sharks Jan. 9.

The Sudbury Chamber of Commerce expects economic growth in the Greater Sudbury area to be sluggish over the next two years. “It's not strong growth in the mining sector,” said David Boyce, the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce's chair.