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Boréal opens curtain on new concert hall

Boréal opens curtain on new concert hall

The stage lights came on just in time to shine on the Silver Birch String Quartet as they let their instruments sing. It was the first time the curtain of the Collège Boréal concert hall had ever opened before an audience.

Highway 408 to the Ring of Fire?

The Ontario government wants a toll road for mining companies hauling ore out of the Ring of Fire.
Ribs Royale takes home Ribfest crown

Ribs Royale takes home Ribfest crown

Downtown Sudbury has released the winners of this year's Ribfest. The festival, which ran Aug. 31-Sept.
Plan aims to revolutionize policing in Sudbury

Plan aims to revolutionize policing in Sudbury

A new policing model being embraced by Sudbury police seeks to revolutionize the way the force fights crime.

Hospital board searching for new members

Health Sciences North's board of directors is searching for two new members. The composition of the 12-member board must reflect the geographic, cultural, ethnic, and linguistic characteristics of Northeastern Ontario.
Designing health care for an aging population

Designing health care for an aging population

When the country's health-care system was set up about 50 years ago, patients were much different than they are today, according to Dr. Samir Sinha, the lead for the province's seniors' care strategy.
Northern boards face possible amalgamation

Northern boards face possible amalgamation

Right now, the only place in the province where the school age population is growing is the 905 area of southern Ontario.
Matichuk accepts ombudsman’s offer to address council

Matichuk accepts ombudsman’s offer to address council

Greater Sudbury Mayor Marianne Matichuk has accepted an offer from Ontario’s ombudsman to come to town and address city council. In a release Sept.
Therapeutic riders seek sponsors

Therapeutic riders seek sponsors

“Horses are therapeutic.” The simple fact is enough to keep Paula Martel holding the reins of the Sudbury Therapeutic Riding Program.
Janis Foligno's 'giving, caring' spirit lives on

Janis Foligno's 'giving, caring' spirit lives on

Janis Foligno was always thinking about other people. She was always doing things to benefit others, particularly those in need and less fortunate.