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More than 1,200 children have attended the fifth annual Sudbury Children’s Water Festival at Anderson Farm Museum in Lively over the past three days. This festival is designed to educate children about the use, consumption, and protection of water.

Cambrian College will be hosting a college information session for students, parents and members of the general public Oct. 15. The event will take place between 9 and 10:15 a.m. in the gymnasium at the college's Barrydowne campus.

Several schools within the Rainbow District School Board have received new musical instruments this fall thanks to the Joan Mantle Music Trust.

FNX Mining Company has recently been notified by Vale Inco that it must begin delivery of the ore stockpiled since the beginning of September and all future daily production to Vale Inco's Clarabelle Mill.

United States Consul General Kevin Johnson may have had to go through a few construction detours while on a recent visit to Sudbury, but hopefully that won’t stop him from recommending others, like his boss — the United States Ambassador to Canada —

The daughter of a slain military officer has been given a financial leg up to help her pursue her dreams. Natasha Roberge, 18, has been awarded a scholarship worth $4,000 for four years, amounting to $16,000 for her post-secondary studies.

The 2010 Greater Sudbury municipal budget is currently in the process of being tidied up, deliberated on and unveiled to the public, and with it might come a deficit.

A Sept. 21 community consultation over the new design for the Bell Park amphitheatre turned nasty. Several residents angrily complained about excess noise from musical events in the area of the amphitheatre.

If people try hard enough to help, there is hope for the world's animals, environment and people, said Dr. Jane Goodall to a crowd of almost 1,000 students at the 10th annual Roots and Shoots conference, organized by Science North.

A group of students with the Sudbury Catholic District School Board will be celebrating First Nation Day Sept. 25 with a full day of activities related to aboriginal culture.