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The owner of A&J Home Hardware and Gloria’s Restaurant will be presented with the Mérite Horace-Viau 2012 by the Richelieu Clubs of Greater Sudbury June 21. The presentation will be made at a gala at Collège Boréal.

Amber Salach is often outnumbered at work — when meeting with clients, sitting down in a boardroom or overseeing work at a construction site, she’s typically the only woman around.

The City’s Official Plan review process is currently focused on Greater Sudbury’s recent growth and development patterns, as well as strategies for the future. The numbers show that Greater Sudbury has been growing steadily since 2001.

Since 2003, enrolment in Ontario has declined by 128,000 students, prompting the province to begin consultations to find ways to reduce administrative expenses, streamline services and find savings in the province's school boards to help preserve fun

A rare celestial event that historically has been used to measure the size of the solar system will be the highlight of a free star party June 5 at Science North.

École St. Joseph has claimed the title of “Ugliest Schoolyard” in the annual contest put on by VETAC, Greater Sudbury’s Regreening Advisory Panel. St.

Almost two hours after discussing several cost-sharing options between the city and landowners of the Lasalle/Elisabella Industrial Park, the matter has been deferred to a future meeting at the behest of Coun. Fabio Belli.

One of the eight Steelworkers Local 6500 members fired during the 2009-10 labour dispute with Vale has decided not to go forward with an arbitration process to get his job back. Adam Cowie was scheduled to undergo arbitration May 17 and June 14-15.

Greater Sudbury's firefighters are stepping up to the plate in an effort to deliver fire safety messages through the use of Toronto Blue Jays baseball cards. These aren't typical baseball cards, though.

Legislation introduced on Monday to end a strike by the Teamster Canada Rail Conference could see trains moving again by Thursday.