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A total of 61 projects have been identified for downtown Sudbury through the city's draft Downtown Master Plan and Action Strategy. The Master Plan draft document had a “soft” launch at the city's planning meeting on Jan. 13.

A fire believed to be electrical in nature caused about $100,000 worth of damage to a home on Auger Avenue on Jan. 23. Greater Sudbury Fire Service responded to the call at 11:09 a.m.

Cliffs Natural Resources has released estimates of how much it will cost to bring its northern Ontario chromite deposits into production. The information was released Jan. 19 as part of its 2012 capital expenditure plan.

City council will look to finalize the naming of a Val Caron park in honour of Leo Gerard. A request is under consideration to name the land between 1679 and 1703 Main St. in Val Caron, a matter that was deferred at the Sept.

Although she has plenty of her own ideas about what should be in the upcoming provincial budget, Andrea Horwath said she planned to close her mouth and open her ears during a visit to Sudbury Jan. 23.

Lasalle Secondary School seems to be a theme in Kristina Rivard Gobbo's life. She attended the high school for five years, meeting seven people she's still the “best of friends” with today.

Greater Sudbury Community Calendar starting January 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.

The city is “eager” and “ready” to begin gathering input into a revised Official Plan, the city's chair of the planning committee said. Ward 7 Coun.

UPDATED Jan. 24 at 9:10 a.m. The Greater Sudbury Taxpayers' Association (GSTA) is calling on Steelworkers Local 6500 to repay almost $100,000 in landfill tipping fees that the city waived for the union in 2008.

School boards in the Sudbury, Espanola, Massey and Manitoulin districts have cancelled school buses today (Jan. 23) due to road and weather conditions. All schools will remain open; however, no transportation will be provided.