Downtown

Comedian Bill Burr performed to a packed Sudbury Arena on April 4. The Sudbury stop was the final show of the first leg of Burr's Canadian tour and the Boston-born funny man did not disappoint.

Royal Canadian Legion branches in Sudbury will be honouring the 99th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge during a parade and ceremony on April 10.

The 34th annual Sudbury Home Show, at the Sudbury Arena, featured more than 90 vendors and was expected to welcome more than 3,500 people by the end of the weekend.

Dozens of professional creative workers may soon call the city's downtown core home if the City of Greater Sudbury is willing to hand over $1.5 million to kickstart a housing project put forward by the Sudbury Arts Council.

A $10,000 donation from the Fortin Foundation put a little kick in the step of Eat Local Sudbury, which is aiming to raise $75,000. Tom Fortin delivered the cheque Thursday afternoon.

Rain or no rain, Marymount Academy students are set to hit the streets today as they go door-to-door soliciting donations for the Northern Cancer Foundation and NEO Kids Foundation.

It's thanks to “a lot of very dedicated musicians and teachers” that the Kiwanis Music Festival of Sudbury is now in its 71st year, said the festival's co-ordinator.

On March 24, Cambrian College dropped off six boxes (1,000 pairs) of socks for clients of the Samaritan Centre. Howler's visit to the centre was a big hit with the clients who were there during the donation.

The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce and the Human Resources Professionals Association Sudbury Chapter are partnering for a day-long event to encourage mental, physical and financial health in the workplace.

Greater Sudbury Council has approved a 50 per cent reduction in fees charged to Downtown Sudbury Market vendors to rent stalls during the 2016 season.