Local News

Greater Sudbury residents heading to Manitoulin Island for the long weekend may want to get an early start, as Whitefish River First Nation will be blockading Highway 6 between 4 and 10 p.m. on May 21.

Steelworkers Local 6500 members are planning to hold a rally in front of Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci's office on Cedar Street May 20. They will meet at their Brady Street hall at 12 p.m.

The province has invested $69,581 in the city's rent bank, an institution which helps people in financial trouble avoid eviction. The grant comes from the provincial rent bank program (PRBP).

The Accessibility Advisory Committee invites residents to provide their input towards the city's 2010-2011 Accessibility Plan at a consultation meeting on May 20 at 4 p.m. at Tom Davies Square.

FNX Mining Company Inc. has officially renamed its Levack Footwall Deposit as the Morrison Deposit in honour of Gord Morrison, the company's senior vice-president of exploration.

Shareholders for Sudbury miner FNX Mining Company and British Columbia-based Quadra Mining Ltd. voted to approve a merger to create what will be known as Quadra FNX Mining Ltd. Quadra shareholders approved the deal with a 97.

Rainbow District School Board paid tribute to employees, volunteers and community partners at its board meeting May 17.

Collège Boréal will award two honorary diplomas and eight community awards of merit as part of its 15th anniversary celebration.

When Lyndsay Brisard first entered the E-Spirit Business Plan Competition in Grade 9, he had no idea it would lead him to where he is today.

Emergency care providers from Greater Sudbury gathered at Tom Davies Square on May 17 to honour local paramedics in a ceremony that kicked off National Emergency Medical Services week.