Local News

BY JASON THOMPSON [email protected] The nominations have been coming in and according to the Municipal Roads Coalition (MRC) Paris St. and Regional Rd. 55 are among the city's most atrocious, with Notre Dame Ave. and Second Ave not to far behind.

Sudbury area elementary students will benefit from roughly 29 more teachers to reduce class sizes in primary grades and provide enriched education in phys-ed, music and the arts come September, Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci said, in a press release.

Sudbury?s Goudreau family is asking for help from the community to aide an ailing brother, a former mechanic with Belanger Construction Company. Robin Goudreau, 40, has recently been advised that he needs a bone marrow transplant.

Rainbow District School Board welcomed 16,612 students to class Tuesday. More than 50 permanent new teachers have joined the public board.

BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW [email protected] Earlier this month a statue of a little boy fishing was stolen from the front yard of Meghan McKibbon?s house on Havenbrook in New Sudbury.

Elementary and secondary school musicians from across the North are tuning up for the Northern Ontario Music Festival at Sudbury Secondary School's Sheridan Auditorium from March 1 to 3.

Nickel Belt's Conserative candidate Margaret Schwartzentruber held a meeting Friday morning, warning voters not to be confused when they show up to vote on Monday.

Rainbow District School Board has approved a budget of $140.5 million for the 2004-05 school year. In order to balance the budget, trustees implemented $1.

Staff at Sudbury Regional Hospital?s Emergency Department are in a giving spirit this holiday season. Staffers have chosen to support needy families instead of having a gift exchanges.

BY KEITH LACEY [email protected] Inco Ltd. has initiated a teamwork approach in planning and scheduling at most of its Sudbury operations.