Local News

Greater Sudbury Northern Life The Elgin Street Mission announced at 12 p.m. Saturday afternoon an Extreme Cold Weather Alert on behalf of Centre de Sante Communautaire de Sudbury, in effect for the next 24 hours.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley For the first time in five years, nickel crashed through the $4 per pound barrier Friday afternoon to $3.9961 a pound at 2 p.m. In fact, this morning, nickel fell as low as $3.97 a pound.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Laurel Myers A group of community partners are working together for the first time to resolve the Alternate Level of Care (ALC) pressures that have been front and centre in Sudbury since early November.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Sudbury MPP Rick Bartolucci announced a total of $535,200 in grants for 10 local not-for-profit community groups from the Ontario Government through the Ontario Trillium Foundation.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life The province is investing an additional $487,035 into land ambulance operating costs in 2009 in Greater Sudbury. The city and the province share land ambulance costs 50/50. The city receives almost $8.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Supporters of the Liberal NDP coalition will be holding a rally Saturday at 1 pm at Tom Davies Square. “People across Sudbury are fed up with Mr.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Bill Bradley Just because Vale Inco employees are saved for now from layoffs does not mean they will not be affected by the company's relocation efforts, said Local 6500 Steelworkers president John Fera Friday.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life NDP Health Critic and Nickel Belt MPP France Gélinas had her first Private Member’s Bill passed Thursday in the Legislature.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life The Garson Falconbridge Community Action Network is holding its next monthly meeting Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m. upstairs at the Garson Arena.

Greater Sudbury Northern Life Economist David Robinson doesn't expect Sudbury to feel the impact of the current economic downturn as severely as other parts of Ontario.