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BY WENDY BIRD Thursday night members of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union (RWDSU) voted 63 percent in favour to accept a contract that was hammered out with Sudbury Downs race track.

BY SCOTT HADDOW Despite a record number of fans eager to get into the Sudbury Arena to watch the Sudbury Wolves shred the competition, the franchise is taking seats out.

BY KENT CORNESS Well-known environmentalist David Pearson has been asked to co-chair a panel created by the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Environment to advise the province on adapting to the challenges of climate change.

BY TRACEY DUGUAY Starting with the shiny red truck with the loud siren under the tree at Christmas, many little boys and girls dream of becoming firefighters when they grow up.

BY KENT CORNESS In 1977, an anti-whistling bylaw was passed to effectively silence trains from blasting their whistles in the City of Sudbury.

BY VICKI GILHULA Dave Mayes, a familiar voice on Sudbury radio for more than two decades, is returning to broadcasting. This Monday (Aug. 20) at 5:30 am, he will sign on at Big Daddy 103.9 FM.

Eight students were presented with Summer Company awards to recognize their efforts and contributions to Sudbury's business community.

Two Barrie men have been charged in relation to the fire that burned 590 hectares of crown land in Halfway Lake provincial park on the May long weekend.

The province is investing nearly $4 million through the Northern Ontario Youth Internship and Co-op Program into 207 internship and co-op work placements that provide on-the-job training and experience to young northerners seeking to launch and build

BY WENDY BIRD After nearly 100 hours of negotiating over the last couple of weeks — the last round of which ended in the wee hours of Tuesday night — the striking union and Sudbury Downs management have settled on a tentative contract.