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Development charges, the fees builders pay to the city at the permit stage, will be discussed at city council Wednesday night. Staff have brought back more information and options on these charges for council to consider.

Outgoing Sudbury Regional Hospital CEO Vickie Kaminski said she is hopeful patients are “going to be able to count on better care than they sometimes have had” despite budget cuts to reduce a nearly $12 million deficit at the hospital.

The Sudbury Branch of the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) will be holding their 9th annual Strokes for Furry Folks golf tournament on June 28.

Queen Elizabeth II Public School, winner of the 2008 Ugliest Schoolyard Contest, hosted a grand opening of its most beautiful schoolyard June 5.

The Sudbury Regional Hospital - Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Treatment (DVSAT) Program will host a two-day workshop on forensic interviewing of children June 9-10 at Bryston's on the Park in Copper Cliff.

New playground equipment was unveiled at Algonquin Road Public School June 3. More than $20,000 was raised through school events and donations from the school community and the community at large.

Lively District Secondary School students will gather in Toronto on World Environmental Day June 9 to take part in an international videoconference on climate Change.

Sudbury Regional Hospital's board of directors and senior management will be discussing budget cuts during a closed meeting June 9. The hospital is facing a deficit of close to $12 million this year.

The human remains found in a bush area of Minnow Lake last week are likely those of 15-year-old Whitney Vanderwouden, who has been missing since April 27.

Laff City presents Elvira Kurt for a comedy concert under the stars in the Bell Park Grace Hartman Ampthitheatre July 18. Gates open at 8 p.m., and the show will start at 8:30 p.m.