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Le Ledo project dead, affordable housing project in the works

Le Ledo project dead, affordable housing project in the works

Ledo Hotel building owner George Soule announced on Monday that the Le Ledo project is dead and that the historic building will be renovated to serve as affordable housing again
First person: The city’s downtown warming centre is a disaster waiting to happen

First person: The city’s downtown warming centre is a disaster waiting to happen

Reporter Jenny Lamothe was able to visit the city-funded warming centre for people who are homeless and the conditions there shocked her
Even as cold as it is, some downtown homeless people will still choose sleeping rough

Even as cold as it is, some downtown homeless people will still choose sleeping rough

City has been able to provide housing to 41 people, a quarter of them have chosen to return to the streets 
Fire destroys homeless camp near Larch Street in downtown Sudbury

Fire destroys homeless camp near Larch Street in downtown Sudbury

No injuries reported
Most homeless people in the Nickel city aren’t local, so where are they coming from?

Most homeless people in the Nickel city aren’t local, so where are they coming from?

The latest data shows 72% of people who are homeless in Sudbury don’t come from the city, a stat that supports an investigation by reporter Jenny Lamothe, who spent months speaking with people on the street and outreach workers to try to get to the bottom of it
Downtown memories: Remembering the glorious Regent Theatre, Sudbury’s first movie palace

Downtown memories: Remembering the glorious Regent Theatre, Sudbury’s first movie palace

Bruce Bell is back for another virtual tour of historic downtown Sudbury. This month, he takes us back inside Sudbury’s first, and arguably the most opulent, movie palace, long since vanished
City pledges $1.9M in grants and loans to downtown projects

City pledges $1.9M in grants and loans to downtown projects

This week’s finance and administration committee meeting saw the approval of $1.9 million in grants and loans toward projects in the city’s downtown core
Why would someone choose a tent over the shelter?

Why would someone choose a tent over the shelter?

Homelessness Network's Raymond Landry says it can be everything from violence, to privacy
Sudden death in Memorial Park is the third in 30 days

Sudden death in Memorial Park is the third in 30 days

Paramedics attempted to save the life of the 22-year-old man, who was pronounced deceased in hospital
Legion’s request to clear Memorial Park homeless encampment for Remembrance Day shocks outreach workers

Legion’s request to clear Memorial Park homeless encampment for Remembrance Day shocks outreach workers

Greater Sudbury says there was a ‘miscommunication’ with Legion, and nobody will be forcibly removed from park