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Lively District Secondary School students went head-to-head in a game of Emergency Preparedness Family Feud with City councillors, Mayor John Rodriguez and Deputy Police Chief Al Lekun inside council chambers April 30.

This year, Greater Sudbury Transit will receive about $2.7 million gas tax funding to go towards public transit improvements. Last year, the city invested their gas tax allocation in buses with new STOP announcement technology.

A celebration in honour of Rainbow District School Board chair Jean Hanson, who is retiring at the end of the school year, will be held May 5. The event will be held at the Caruso Club starting at 5 p.m.

The Lung Disease Support Group Inc. in Sudbury will attempt to educate the public about asthma on May 4, which is World Asthma Day. The Lung Disease Support Group Inc.

The city of Greater Sudbury will continue construction on Paris Street, Lasalle Boulevard, and Falconbridge Highway the week of May 3.

Organizers of the fourth annual RBC Hike for Hospice were hoping to raise $70,000 through this year's event.

Greater Sudbury Animal Control is asking the public for their assistance in locating a dog and its owners after the dog was “allowed to bite a boy” April 30 at around 9:30 p.m.

The Battle of the Atlantic, which took place during the Second World War, will be commemorated at a ceremony, which starts in the foyer of Tom Davies Square May 2 at 10:30 a.m.

With the HST set to come into force this summer in British Columbia and Ontario, Sudbury Member of Parliament Glenn Thibeault is reminding Ontarians that the first phase of the HST actually begins this Saturday in the province.

Construction on Paris Street, Lasalle Boulevard and Falconbridge Highway will continue during the week of May 3. On Paris Street: • Northbound curb lane will remain closed between Van Horne Street and Elm Street.