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The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce has won its fight to change the wording of the questions that will be used in the 2014 referendum on deregulating store hours.

Like the early bird she is, 13-year-old Trinady Parkhill is usually on the road by 8 a.m., making the 20-minute walk to Princess Anne Public School.

For medical student Heather Smith, Sudbury's downtown is "kind of an eyesore.

Shortly after a pedestrian was struck by a minivan and injured March 18 while in the crosswalk in front of the Rainbow Centre, several bystanders said they had almost been hit more than once crossing at that crosswalk.

The Greater Sudbury Taxpayers Association has gathered more than 8,600 signatures for its petition calling on city council to reverse its decision to fire Ontario Ombudsman André Marin.

The city’s planning committee has approved plans for major housing development along Algonquin Road in the city’s South End. The plan calls for a 154-unit project that will be built by Dalron, a Sudbury-based builder.

Seven local not-for-profit organizations will split $632,500 in provincial funding that will help support various programs to benefit the community, said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci.

A $34,450 investment from the province will help eight athletes in Greater Sudbury be better prepared for the challenges that lie ahead in their quest for excellence, said Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci.

It's a little-known fact that it costs families an additional $10,000 to $40,000 a year to raise a child with a physical disability.

The same firm that gave Auditor General Brian Bigger a glowing review last year is being asked to come up with options for the future of the internal audit department in Greater Sudbury.