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By Chris Hodgson The Ontario Mining Association (OMA) represents companies for which environmental stewardship is a cornerstone value.

Elementary school students can now learn about black bears and their behaviour thanks to a new teacher's guide developed by the Ontario government, said a news release.

Update - Highway 69 was reopend at 10:30 am, Monday, Feb. 18. Highway 69 is closed at Point Au Baril due to extremely poor weather and freezing rain causing hazardous driving conditions, said a news release.

BY BILL BRADLEY Local lakes need to be nurtured. Citizen environmental stewardship is a necessity to keep the popular Sudbury area lakes clean and clear, said Lana Haslam, Lake Water Quality Program coordinator for Greater Sudbury.

BY BILL BRADLEY If you want to drive to Toronto in three hours on four lanes of traffic, you still have a wait.

Residents are being advised that access to the Ramsey Lake Skate Path from the Sudbury Canoe Club is temporarily closed to the public.

Northbound traffic on MR 80, just south of Donaldson Cres., will continue to be delayed through this evening’s rush hour on Friday, Feb. 15. Crews are at the site of a major water main break on MR 80, just south of Donaldson Crescent.

The City of Greater Sudbury is advising snowmobilers and others travelling on Ramsey Lake to exercise caution in the vicinity of David and Annie Streets, while crews perform underwater repairs next week.

Northbound traffic on MR 80, just south of Donaldson Crescent, is reduced to one lane while crews repair a broken water main. Repairs have been ongoing since the evening of Thursday, February 14. Work is expected to be complete by approximately 3 p.

The construction of the new one-site hospital is on time and on budget, according to a report presented at the Sudbury Regional Hospital February board of directors meeting.