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BY BILL BRADLEY The most serious issue facing this city is lack of housing, said two owners of rental houses. Students from out of town are being especially hit hard by the housing crisis, note officials from all post-secondary institutions.

People of all ages who have thought about going back to school will have a chance to sit down and talk one-on-one with experts on Aug. 20, 21 and 22 at two Sudbury malls.

BY JANET GIBSON When residents wake up in Sudbury’s new hospice, they’ll see the morning sun rising over Bethel Lake. And before they go to sleep, they can say good night to their families via a webcam hooked up to a computer in their room.

A $1-million funding announcement from MPP Rick Bartolucci was made for the new animation program at Cambrian College, beginning in September 2009.

Rainbow District School Board students return to school on Wednesday, Sept. 3, two days after Labour Day. Classes will start at the regular time and end 30 minutes early that day.

BY JANET GIBSON University of Sudbury professors are walking the picket line this morning after voting overwhelmingly on Sunday night to go on strike.

Collège Boréal has received $425,000 from FedNor to help build its new campus in Timmins. "This is great news for our campus," said Normand Verville, the college board member charged with the task of raising $1 million.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The executive director and founder of Pet Save is concerned that recent police reports of people pretending to fundraise for the animal rescue organization will harm a recently-launched $500,000 capital campaign.

Nine women who were removed from a home for special care in Garson on June 6 can stay permanently at their new residence in Ottawa, said spokesman for the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care Mark Nesbitt.

BY JANET GIBSON You could hear a pin drop on the campus of the University of Sudbury on Friday morning. But at midnight on Thursday, the faculty and university were in a legal position to strike/lockout after talks broke down yesterday.