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Geoffrey and Gerry Lougheed Jr. said they couldn’t think of a better way to show their appreciation toward the Sudbury Regional Hospital’s Regional Cancer Program (RCP) than by sponsoring its 2011 concert series.

Greater Sudbury community calendar listings for Feb. 10-14. To put your listing on this board e-mail [email protected] , phone 705-673-5667 ext. 367. All locations for Sudbury unless otherwise indicated.

In the past five years, Lasalle Secondary School has raised more than $75,000 for the Sudbury and District Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) through hosting its own Relay for Life.

The cost to clean up vandalism in Greater Sudbury continues to rise, according to a staff report that will be presented to city council on Feb. 9. In 2010, the city spent $83,086 to repair or replace property that was damaged by vandalism.

A wide range of store-brand over the counter drugs are being recalled after an inspection of the manufacturing site noted production line deficiencies. The problems on the production lines of Pharmetics Inc.

Sudbury Regional Hospital is expanding its kidney dialysis program by increasing the capacity at its satellite sites in Elliot Lake, Little Current, Kapuskasing, and Parry Sound.

The eastbound curb lane on the Kingsway between Cochrane Street and Bancroft Drive will be closed from 10 p.m. on Feb. 8 to 6 a.m. on Feb. 9. EastLink will be accessing underground cables during that time.

Two groups of community members plan to show their support next week for the idea of the city getting its own positron emission tomography (PET) scanner. On Feb.

Preliminary figures released by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) show a strong start to housing construction in 2011 for the Greater Sudbury area.

Registrations are now being accepted for night school classes being offered by Rainbow District School Board.