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Jenny Lamothe

Jenny Lamothe

Jenny Lamothe is a reporter with Sudbury.com, covering vulnerable and marginalized populations, as well as housing issues and the justice system.

Recent Work by Jenny

Feds provide $8M in new homelessness funding to Greater Sudbury

Feds provide $8M in new homelessness funding to Greater Sudbury

Funding will support local initiatives to combat homelessness and assist people living on the street
Video: Can Jenny get her roller skating mojo back?

Video: Can Jenny get her roller skating mojo back?

Reporter Jenny Lamothe spent the summer before Grade 6 roller skating in Orillia, but that was three-and-a-half decades ago; Nickel City Roller Derby recently got her back on wheels
Sudbury man on trial for murder admits to causing death

Sudbury man on trial for murder admits to causing death

As part of an agreed statement of facts, Edgar ‘Kyle’ Smith has admitted to causing the death of Patrick McGregor, 30, hit by his own car on Sept. 7 2021
Sudbury man sentenced to five years for trafficking underage girl

Sudbury man sentenced to five years for trafficking underage girl

Paul Castonguay was convicted of eight charges in March 2024 including trafficking a person under 18, and after pre-trial custody credit, will serve 22 months and must add his name to the sex offender registry
Immigration program could bring 500 people to Sudbury each year

Immigration program could bring 500 people to Sudbury each year

Two new pilot programs are replacing the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot, a program that brought 2,700 newcomers to Sudbury, carrying a $40-million local impact 
Sudbury voyeur sentenced for ‘prolonged campaign of violation’

Sudbury voyeur sentenced for ‘prolonged campaign of violation’

A man, known only as TO to protect the identity of some victims, pleaded guilty to recording more than 1,100 images and video clips of children and adults “surreptitiously, and for a sexual purpose” and has been sentenced to 18 months incarceration
Tragic 27th anniversary of Renée Sweeney’s murder

Tragic 27th anniversary of Renée Sweeney’s murder

More than two decades since Renée’s Sweeney’s stabbing death and two since Robert Steven Wright was convicted of her murder, which he’s set to appeal after dealing with new charges in North Bay
Samaritan law challenge could mean more deaths, say advocates

Samaritan law challenge could mean more deaths, say advocates

If the Supreme Court challenge is successful, it could mean fewer people seeking help when a friend or community member is having a drug overdose, and a significant increase in deaths
Sudbury lawyer loses licence to practice law

Sudbury lawyer loses licence to practice law

George Florentis, called to the bar in 1996, was charged with professional misconduct for failing to maintain records,deposit funds into a trust and for taking $42,500 more in cash than is allowed under law 
Homelessness in the North up 204% since 2016

Homelessness in the North up 204% since 2016

Homeless crisis in Sudbury has increased four times faster than in Southern Ontario, said  Association of Municipalities of Ontario in their new report 
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