Local News

Friends of the three students killed in Hanmer by a vehicle collision last weekend said they were unforgettable people.

Sudbury Regional Hospital is holding its annual general meeting June 29 at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Laurentian Site, in the second-floor cafeteria of the South Tower. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. Phone 523-7100, ext.

Patients who go to Sudbury Regional Hospital's emergency department with less urgent health conditions will have to wait longer for care starting July 1.

The heart-pulling strains of “Amazing Grace” floated through the air at Bell Park Saturday morning as a bag pipe musician paid tribute to fallen miners.

Sudbury Regional Hospital's board of directors has selected an executive search firm, Ray & Berndtson, to help in its search for a new CEO.

Xstrata Plc, the parent company of Xstrata Nickel, which owns several nickel mines in the Sudbury area, is proposing a merger with Anglo American Plc. The combined companies would have a market value of about $68 billion, according to media reports.

The City of Greater Sudbury is informing residents about ongoing road work projects throughout the city. Citizens who have questions or concerns related to municipal infrastructure are asked to call 3-1-1.

Katherine Dokis-Ranney and Evelyn Roy received the third annual Native Education Person of Distinction Award recently from Laurentian University.

City of Greater Sudbury lifeguards will be on duty seven days a week starting June 22 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

A resolution to secure full funding for the program start-up, operating and capital requirements for a school of architecture in Sudbury was passed by Laurentian University's board of governors June 19.