Local News

The pages of Sudbury Living magazine are coming to life. On Sept. 15, an Expo is being held in celebration of Sudbury's premiere lifestyle magazine's fifth anniversary.

YMCA Employment Centre and Total Personnel Solution are co-hosting a job fair for all community members interested in skilled trade and labour positions within the region. The event will take place Aug. 30 from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

A local racehorse owner, trainer and driver said he'll likely pack his bags and move to the United States if the province follows through with its plans to cancel the Slots at Racetracks program.

Canada's community foundations have gained recognition with an Impact Award from the U.S.-based Community Indicators Consortium for their leadership on Vital Signs, a tool used to measure quality of life in Canadian communities.

Another wide-load escort, scheduled from Aug. 28, will close sections of a route from Lively to Copper Cliff. The escort starts at 12:30 p.m. and involves transporting a large piece of industrial equipment that will take up two lanes of traffic.

With the last long weekend of the summer just around the corner, Canadian Blood Services said it needs 1,200 more donors to book an appointment to donate blood to help meet the needs of hospital patients.

The rejection of two major building projects are being appealed to the Ontario Municipal Board, and an expert on local government says the developers in both cases stand an excellent chance of winning. Dalron Ltd.

The Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation (OSSTF) is calling upon the provincial government to withdraw “draconian” legislation that would impose a contract on the province's teachers.

Cambrian College's Academy of Music is now taking registrations for fall classes. Individual and group lessons are available for those interested in learning in private or group settings.

Since the late 1980s, when breast screening was introduced in Canada, the mortality rate of one of the deadliest diseases for women has decreased by almost 40 per cent.