Local News

The Sudbury and Espanola offices of the North East Community Care Access Centre raised a total of $9,690 for the United Way in November and December. The target was $7,500.

The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care is reminding citizens to get their flu shots as the flu season gains momentum.

Negotiations aimed at resolving the 17-month strike at the Voisey's Bay nickel mine collapsed today after mining giant Vale walked away from talks, according to a press release from the United Steelworkers union.

Many things people are taught about grief are unhelpful, according to Arthur Michalak, co-owner of Latitude Rehabilitation Consultants Ltd.

The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is inviting all parents who are considering enroling their children in French immersion programming to attend an information night Jan. 11.

The Xstrata Nickel Biodiversity Applied Research Centre at Collège Boréal will create a tree and shrub seed bank to assist with local re-greening efforts.

Survey work will see busy sections of two South End streets shut down to one lane until Jan. 7.

Residents in Garson may experience discoloured water and/or low water pressure due to upgrades to municipal groundwater wells on Jan. 6, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. During the construction, two of three Garson wells will be shut down.

Nothing can keep Lively native Mike Trauner down. The 31-year-old career soldier, based in Petawawa, served his first tour of duty in Bosnia in 2000.

Although they are increasingly at risk of developing the condition as they age, baby boomers lack knowledge about Alzheimer’s disease, according to an online survey conducted by the Alzheimer Society.