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City council has instructed staff to investigate the possibility of granting Maison Vale Inco hospice a temporary property tax exemption following a plea from hospice representatives Léo Therrien and Gerry Lougheed Jr.

Possible plans by Ontario's Ministry of Transportation (MTO) to re-route a section of Hwy. 144 around Chelmsford and Dowling were criticized by city councillors at their Sept. 8 council meeting.

Warmhearts Palliative Caregivers Sudbury/Manitoulin volunteer Vi Roy said family members often ask her where she gets the emotional strength to spend time with those in the last stages of life.

The nominations period for candidates in this fall’s municipal election has officially closed. On Oct. 25, the positions of mayor, councillors from 10 of 12 wards, and trustees from four school boards will be up for grabs.

Having grown up in Pakistan, Gina Rasool knows what it’s like to be a woman with limited access to essential supplies.

The owner of a for-profit service, which provides non-medical home care to seniors, said her business is helping to alleviate the city's hospital bed shortage.

The Société Alzheimer Society Sudbury-Manitoulin is inviting local workplaces and private citizens to host a Coffee Break fundraiser this month. Participants at these events make a donation in exchange for a cup of coffee.

If a staff report about changes to the city's winter roads pothole program is any indication, managers took a critical review of the department by the city's auditor general earlier this year to heart.

Science North is about to undergo its most extensive renovations to date.

Members of the Rainbow District School Board will receive two reports at their Sept. 20 meeting regarding options surrounding the fate of the board's South End schools.