Local News

A water main break in Chelmsford is causing traffic delays at Main Street and Errington Avenue on April 27, around 12:30 p.m. According to a city press release, repair crews are on scene and are working to repair the water main break.

Canadian Astronaut Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian to walk in space, will speak at Science North and share his experiences with about 200 secondary school students later this week.

The second public meeting for the accommodation review for all of the Rainbow District School Board's schools in the South End of Sudbury will be held April 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Lockerby Composite School.

Vale has partially halted commissioning work at its already delayed Goro nickel operation in New Caledonia following an acid spill, according to media reports.

United Steelworkers Local 6500, which has been on strike against Vale Inco for nine and a half months, is planning a number of protests over the next month to demand legislation to ban replacement workers.

In the wake of a vote to increase tuition fees at Laurentian University, one student leader said he is concerned about the trend of universities balancing their budgets on the backs of students.

A construction project in a south end cul-de-sac has been stopped by city council April 14, after residents complained of the effects of blasting on their nearby homes.

Humans may be more to blame for bear encounters than the bears, Beth Litchfield, Sudbury area supervisor, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, said. She was speaking to the policy committee of city council April 21.

Former Prime Minister Paul Martin will visit Laurentian University tomorrow (April 27) to announce a partnership which will allow aboriginal youth to simultaneously earn high school and university credits.

A Sudbury man who has devoted his time to bring together the local Muslim community as well as co-found the Sudbury Interfaith Dialogue forum, is one of the recipient of the of the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism.