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Ward 1 candidate Joe Cimino says the West End of the city lacks a community playground, and he's thrilled parents at Princess Anne Public School are fundraising to build one.

Ward 12 candidate Will Brunette is holding a clean up of the trails from the Flour Mill to Adanac Ski Hill Oct. 7 at 10 am. He said he is tired of seeing litter on the trails. The event will be held rain or shine, and everyone is welcome.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The fact that the city now has an arts and culture plan is a sign that Greater Sudbury is becoming a mature city, says Ward 1 Councillor Terry Kett.

BY HEIDI ULRICHSEN The city’s priorities committee promised Wednesday to lobby the province for more funding so that local out-of-work nurse practitioners can help care for thousands of patients in the city without a doctor.

With Thanksgiving around the corner, Inco Ltd., Atlas Copco and Manitoulin Transport are launching a new initiative to help keep the shelves stocked for families in need at the Sudbury Food Bank.

The Bridges to Better Breast Health project is providing anyone affected by breast cancer the opportunity to share a message of hope with women across northeastern Ontario.

Citizens are being asked to pick school board trustees as well as their mayor and city councillors Nov. 13.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce will hold a mayoral debate on Oct. 24 at 7 pm in the council chambers at Tom Davies Square. All of the mayoral candidates are being asked to participate.

Mayoral candidate Lynne Reynolds is throwing out a challenge to the women of Greater Sudbury to make our city “the most democratic city in Ontario” Nov. 13. Reynolds wants to see a healthy and much higher voter turn-out in this municipal election.

Municipal election candidates had until last Friday to file their nomination papers. There were a few late joiners. Ed Pokonzie brings the number of people running for mayor to seven.