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Three community organizations providing Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS education and support services will receive a combined $652,364 from the provincial government to assist with increased needs and growing service demands.

BY MARTHA DILLMAN Fewer damage claims have been filed this year due to potholes, and city crews are spending more time out fixing them.

Smart meters have been installed in homes and businesses throughout Ontario so customers' bills will reflect actual usage and not an estimate. Time-of-use pricing means hydro will cost different amounts during different times of the day.

Sudbury Regional Hospital (HRSRH) was recently designated as a regional stroke centre. “This is a very important designation,” says Darren Jermyn, the Regional Stroke Program manager at the hospital, said in a press release.

Schools in Greater Sudbury are invited by the city to participate in the “Ugliest Schoolyard Contest.

The provincial government is in the process of eliminating or merging a total of 14 government agencies, including the Northern Ontario Grow Bonds Corporation and the Northern Ontario Development Corporation.

Watching the steady flow of people who turned up at the New Sudbury Centre to sign up as a potential stem cell donor was a “very emotional” experience for Mariolen Hagen.

Editor's note: On Feb. 17 Northern Life hosted the eighth annual Community Builders Awards of Excellence . Profiles of the winners are being published in the Thursday editions of Northern Life. For a complete list of winners, go to www.cbawards.ca .

Tristan Emiry was at a 4-H Club Camp during the March Break last week when he learned through a text message that Espanola High School had won Rick Mercer's Spread the Net Challenge.

Time spent waiting at the hospital and area walk-in clinics will pass by a little more quickly for children and families thanks to a massive donation of books from the community.