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City staff have identified a number of neighbourhoods where they believe traffic calming measures such as speed bumps or traffic circles should be implemented. Staff were directed to rank the roadways in all 12 wards for traffic calming measures.

Sudbury resident Natalie McLean was presented with a $1,000 Tim Hortons Scholarship at the restaurant chain's location at Sudbury Regional Hospital's main entrance Aug. 18.

Warren (Smokey) Thomas, president of the Ontario Public Sector Employees Union (OPSEU) will attend a rally in support of OPSEU Local 677 members at their Laurentian University picket line Aug. 23.

The province has announced it will spend $7.1 million to resurface 11 kilometres of the Highway 17 bypass, from the junction of Municipal Road 55 near Coniston to the Highway 69 interchange.

The Sudbury hospice is holding its second annual Vale Inco Wheels for Hospice fundraising event on Sunday, Aug. 22. The hospice, located at 1028 South Bay Rd., is the starting place for the event. Registrations begin at 9 a.m.

For 25 years, Skakoon's Home Hardware has served the Donovan and beyond, with supplies for home maintenance, upgrades and repairs.

Two local researchers have received a combined total of $262,320 in grants from the province's Ontario Research Fund-Research Infrastructure Program. Dr.

After hearing stories about the devastation in Pakistan caused by widespread flooding, Gina Rasool said she knew she had to do something to help.

Three years ago, Xstrata Nickel worker George McIvor was carrying a piece of heavy equipment after finishing a job, when he tripped and fell to his knees, injuring his back in two places. “Ever since then, my life has gone downhill,” he said.

The Greater Sudbury Public Library has received a donation of books about autism, specifically to help parents with children diagnosed with autism, to give them full information about the condition.