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The students of the St. Michael’s School kindergarten class enjoyed an autumn nature walk close to the home of Sudbury Catholic School Board trustee Estelle Scappatura recently.

The Ministry of the Environment has advised the Sudbury & District Health Unit that test results from Nepewassi Lake are positive for blue-green algae. Samples were taken from an area accessible only by boat across from and roughly 1.

New storm sewers are being installed on Paris Street, near York Street, and while this is going on, one of the main trunks of the south end's water system will be shut off. The specific trunk will be closed from 7:30 a.m., Oct. 20 until 7 p.m., Oct.

Mike Holmes didn't get into the television world to get rich. In fact, he emphasized he is a contractor, not a television guy.

An inspiring visit from the First Nations Grand Council Chief has resulted in the creation of the Chief John Beaucage Award at St. Charles College. The 2009 award has been awarded to Brent Toulouse. Toulouse said he hopes to become a police officer.

Unending sunlight? White-out conditions? Minus 50 weather? None of this is scaring off Meagan McGrath, who is getting ready to leave on her next adventure - a solo journey on foot across Antarctica, to the South Pole.

The story of three teens killed in Hanmer this summer after being hit on the side of the road by a vehicle driven by a young man who was allegedly drunk is being featured in Canadian magazine called Fytness Fanatik.

The city's mayor and council are in tune with public opinion in terms of spending money to improve the city's cultural infrastructure, according to Greater Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez.

The Organizing for Justice conference in Ottawa will have a touch of Sudbury in it, as local justice advocate John Moore speaks Oct. 16 on a panel focused on indigenous struggles against racism.

A complaint against Vale Inco filed by the Steelworkers at the end of September with the Ontario Labour Relations Board on behalf of 60 members of Steelworkers Local 2020 will be heard starting on Oct. 19.