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Ontario is now on credit watch after Moody's Investors Service revised the province's outlook to Aa1 negative from Aa1 stable.

In August 1969, I came to Sudbury to accept a teaching position at the newly founded Cambrian College. One of the first people I met outside the college was Don Scott, who had been the NDP candidate in Nickel Belt in the 1967 provincial election.

The four-laning of Highway 69 will be able to move forward more quickly now that the province and the federal government have come to an agreement regarding environmental assessments.

Greater Sudbury Community Calendar starting December 22. 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.

Grade 3 student Alexandre Rhéaume has been the backbone of his school's food drive.

Grade 5 and 6 students at École Ste-Marie in Azilda participated in a leadership day focusing on bullying and intimidation Dec. 12.

The Sudbury Trail Plan isn't writing off winter yet. Mother Nature may have thrown a curve ball into the organization's operations, but its president is confident that when the snow arrives and stays, the snowmobile season will get back to normal.

Veteran Rainbow District School Board trustee Doreen Dewar was acclaimed as chair of the board at the trustees' Dec. 20 meeting. Trustee Dena Morrison was acclaimed vice-chair of the board.

Although he found out he would be receiving the Order of Australia about a year ago, Dr. Roger Strasser said he still has to pinch himself to realize it's true.

Vale and the United Steelworkers have raised $734,710 for United Way Sudbury's 2011 campaign through their yearly joint employee/company fundraising campaign.