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A free skin cancer clinic hosted by local dermatologist Dr. Lyne Giroux, the Canadian Dermatology Association and the Sudbury and District Health Unit will take place June 5. The clinic, located at 336 Pine St.

Editor's note: Alyssa Smania is a 10-year-old Sudburian who loves animals almost as much as she enjoys writing. A future author or reporter, Alyssa approached Northern Life with the idea, and teamed up with reporter Jenny Jelen to produce this story.

Greater Sudbury Community Calendar starting May 24. To put your listing on this board post it online at NorthernLife.ca or e-mail [email protected], phone 705-673-5667. All locations for Sudbury unless otherwise indicated.

NDP Northern Ontario Caucus Chair and Sudbury MP Glenn Thibeault denounced the Conservative government’s recent decision to cut the Freshwater Institute’s Experimental Lakes program in northern Ontario.

Fire activity slowed May 22 with 11 new fires confirmed, all but one in the northeast region, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources . Ontario FireRangers moved swiftly on these new starts and only three remain out of control.

Provincial funding totalling $19,882 from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) will allow six local organizations to more effectively play up their events.

A strike at Canadian Pacific started shortly after midnight on May 23, affecting the VIA Rail passenger service between Sudbury and White River.

While it was couched in technical terms that made it difficult for laymen to follow, a review of Sudbury’s audit general’s office came to a clear conclusion: Brian Bigger is doing an great job.

Claude Ferguson might never have become a paramedic if it hadn't been for an incident many years ago on Kukagami Lake Road. He stopped at the scene of an accident and ended up performing CPR.

New Democratic consumer affairs critic Jagmeet Singh and Timmins-James Bay MPP Gilles Bisson claim it’s time for an open, honest debate on getting Ontario’s sky-high auto insurance rates under control.