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Colleen Romaniuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Colleen Romaniuk is a Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, a Government of Canada program, at the Sudbury Star.

Recent Work by Colleen

Almost half of region’s total COVID-19 deaths occurred in the past month, stats show

Almost half of region’s total COVID-19 deaths occurred in the past month, stats show

Public Health Sudbury & Districts says it’s probably more fatalities occurring due to the ‘sheer volume of Omicron cases’ in the community
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Tax centre looking to hire hundreds of employees as tax season approaches

Tax centre looking to hire hundreds of employees as tax season approaches

Unilingual and bilingual workers sought to fill temporary positions
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If you have symptoms, assume it’s COVID-19 and isolate, Public Health says, as it reveals changes to testing, tracing

If you have symptoms, assume it’s COVID-19 and isolate, Public Health says, as it reveals changes to testing, tracing

With the far more virulent Omicron variant, it’s ‘safe to assume everybody’ will contract or be exposed to COVID-19, spokesperson says
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COVID-19 rollback forces YMCA to close gym, programs

COVID-19 rollback forces YMCA to close gym, programs

Members can still access a variety of programs virtually
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Public Health Sudbury redeploys staff to ramp up vaccination capacity

Public Health Sudbury redeploys staff to ramp up vaccination capacity

Health unit asks for patience as vaccine-seekers can expect to wait as people line up to get the shot
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Nickel City retailers report a more prosperous Christmas season this year

Nickel City retailers report a more prosperous Christmas season this year

Greater Sudbury retail businesses say shoppers were out in more force in 2021 than they were in 2020
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Tough to predict economic future in the face of Omicron, BMO chief economist says

Tough to predict economic future in the face of Omicron, BMO chief economist says

In his forecast to the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce, Douglas Porter says the ongoing pandemic ‘casts clear doubt’ on predictions for what the global economy may do in the coming year
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Public Heath Sudbury ‘confident’ vaccines, rapid tests will loosen COVID-19’s grip on local schools

Public Heath Sudbury ‘confident’ vaccines, rapid tests will loosen COVID-19’s grip on local schools

Health unit says thousands of vaccination appointments have been booked for children aged five to 11 in the Sudbury and Manitoulin districts
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‘Penalizing and terminating’ nurses not the way to address vaccine hesitancy, ONA says

‘Penalizing and terminating’ nurses not the way to address vaccine hesitancy, ONA says

Health care unions recommend members be vaccinated against COVID-19, but say firing workers isn’t the way forward
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Health unit says its goal is to keep kids in class as COVID-19 cases rise

Health unit says its goal is to keep kids in class as COVID-19 cases rise

Public Health Sudbury & Districts says the benefits of being in class outweigh the risks, but tougher measures would be implemented if cases aren’t brought under control
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