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A new playground structure has been built at Assignack Public School in Manitowaning on Manitoulin Island. An official ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at the playground structure Sept. 16.

YMCA Employment Services will be hosting an information session for anyone considering a career in the skilled trades. The free session will be held Sept. 15, from 5:45 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Staff and students in Rainbow Schools wore pink on Sept. 10, as Rainbow District School Board marked its second annual Stand Up Against Bullying Day.

Although city council has joined the cause for the provincial government to fund a PET scanner in Sudbury, local Liberal MPP Rick Bartolucci said hospitals typically buy their own. On Sept.

Frank Mazzuca, was still a political force even months before his death, said Sudbury Mayor John Rodriguez. The longtime local politician and businessman passed away Sept. 9 at the St. Joseph's Health Centre. He was 87.

At a city council meeting on Sept. 9, the annual Greater Sudbury accessibility plan was approved by council. Each year, an accessibility plan is presented to city council for approval, in compliance with the Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

United Way officials have come up with a strategy to beat tough economic times in the city.

The research team of the Sudbury Regional Hospital Regional Cancer Program has recruited several new staff members and students. The research program has recruited two Peter Crossgrove Postdoctoral Research Associate Fellowship Award winners in Dr.

The 2009 Heart and Stroke Report on the Health of Ontario’s Kids shows that children in northern Ontario have less healthy eating and physical activity habits than the provincial average.

A senior official with Sudbury Regional Hospital said he is “somewhat concerned” about the delay in getting an answer from the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care about whether funds will be provided to deal with the city's hospital bed shortage.