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Anderson Drive, between Municipal Road 24 and Turner Dr. in Lively, will close for the annual Walden Winter Carnival during the weekend of Feb. 9 and 10. Access will remain open for emergency vehicles. Public access will reopen after 4 pm each day.

A decision regarding the accommodation of students in Sudbury West area schools and Warren Central Public School will be made at the Rainbow District School Board meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19.

The Sudbury Regional Hospital's Outpatient Addiction and Gambling Services (OAGS) is offering two ongoing groups for people affected by addictions and gambling.

BY BILL BRADLEY Another school board has banned the controversial 15-passenger vans.

BY BILL BRADLEY Help for feeding the needy is coming, said Dan Xilon, administrator for the Sudbury Food Bank. Last Sunday a fire at Terry Fox Sport Complex, wiped out $120,000 worth of food warehoused by the Sudbury Food Bank.

Local psychiatrist and community leader Dr. Rayudu Koka has received the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship at a ceremony at Queen’s Park on Jan. 31 for his outstanding contribution to his community. Specifically, Dr.

Diane Marleau said today that she was delighted with the level of support received from the community for her Passport Office petition.

BY BILL BRADLEY The practice of contracting out expensive consulting services for city infrastructure projects to a single firm is controversial. It raised the ire of Ward 8 councillor Ted Callaghan at city council Wednesday night.

BY BILL BRADLEY Good times for Greater Sudbury, for its business community and for its residents, are going to keep on rolling, said Fred Stanford, president Vale Inco Ontario Operations Thursday.

BY BILL BRADLEY Improved care for some of Greater Sudbury’s most vulnerable citizens got the nod from city council Wednesday.