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Despite the best efforts of city councillors and an admission by the city’s lawyer that he’d like to try the track himself, the owner of a motocross track in Hanmer is being forced to close.

The chair of Sudbury’s operations committee was not impressed by a city press release last week that said everything was on track with the city’s annual street-sweeping program. Ward 2 Coun.

For most of his life, Dwayne Backer has lived with dystonia. For him, that means debilitating muscle spasms and poor fine motor control, preventing him from performing day-to-day tasks such as shaving his own face or writing a grocery list.

Each spring and summer, the risk of rabies exposure increases as wild animals become more active and people spend more time outdoors.

Two Cambrian students brought home hardware from the Ontario Technological Skills Competition , which took place April 30-May 2 at RIM Park in Kitchener-Waterloo.

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.