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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.

First year students starting at Laurentian University in September got a real feel for what the school is about when they walked into a hall in the Fraser building on Wednesday night and were greeted by none other than acting president Robert Bourgeo

Motorists are advised of traffic delays on Falconbridge Road on Friday, August 15 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane at Cedar Garden Street for water/waste water operations. Eastbound lanes will not be affected.

BY JANET GIBSON A Sudbury woman is revolutionizing the way facilitators work with participants of a day program run by the Alzheimer Society of Sudbury-Manitoulin.

The union representing professors at Huntington University and the school’s board of regents have reached a tentative deal for a three-year collective agreement, the university said in a release.

MPP and Community Safety and Correctional Services Minister Rick Bartolucci announced the Greater Sudbury Police Service will receive $38,000 to commit to support year-round spot checks with the city's RIDE program.

Motorists are advised of traffic delays on Highway 144, between Notre Dame Avenue and Godfrey Drive in Azilda. Crack sealing operations will cause intermittent lane closures from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily until Aug. 20.

BY BILL BRADLEY Reaction was mixed at the provincial Mining Act consultations Wednesday night at the Howard Johnson Hotel on Brady Street.

BY BILL BRADLEY A three per cent pay raise for Mayor John Rodriguez and city councillors was approved by city council Wednesday afternoon at the August city council meeting.