Local News

Nickel Belt MPP Shelley Martel has added her voice to those calling for an investigation into the province's current funding system for treatment for children with autism. Currently, the treatment is funded until a child is six.

Feb. 1, 2002 Mickey Teed is directing Theatre Cambrian's production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat , which opens Feb. 19, 2002. Owen McLaughlin plays the lead in this musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice.

Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 Kirkland Lake has plans for a $8-million hockey tourist attraction to be called Hockey Heritage North .

Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 The big nickel has been moved, the big pit has been dug and surface construction is under way at Dynamic Earth. Soon to be Sudbury's boldest portrayal of mining heritage and science, the $12.

Sudbury Regional Hospital is inviting residents to become members of the hospital's corporation.

Friday, Feb. 1, 2002 The former Cambrian College residence on Regent Street has sold for $300,000 to a group of local business people. The residence was built in 1971. It has been appraised at $400,000 and was on the market for four years.

By Rick Pusiak There is a potential for some interesting times as far as flooding goes as we enter the annual spring runoff. That was the conclusion Wednesday at a meeting of various agencies and groups at Tom Davies Square.

Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2002 Tajana Centis, a Grade 12 student at St. Benedict's Secondary School was selected as one out of 100 Grade 12 students across Canada to participate in the Governor General's Youth Forum which takes place from Feb. 13 to 17.

By Bill Bradley Toronto activist John Clarke is fighting to win back the turf once defended by big labour. According to Clarke, spokesperson for the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty (OCAP), polite protests are not the answer.

By Diane Gilhula By the latest count 1,130 Sudburians have joined or renewed their membership in the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party, and are now eligible to choose a new leader - and a new premier March 23.