Police warn of shoulder-surfing
Greater Sudbury Police are reminding the public to keep personal financial information, personal. This is after a spike is what Police call shoulder-surfing. This is where someone leans around your shoulder while you’re punching in a pin. They then follow you until an opportunity arises to swipe your wallet, for later use.
Police say, if you don’t block your PIN while inputting it into a debit machine when paying for a purchase, a person can get close enough to peer over someone’s shoulder and see the number.
North Bay motorist charged in a head-on collision
A North Bay motorist is facing charges following a two-vehicle collision smash up. It happened at the intersection of the Highway 11/17 bypass and O’Brien Street. The driver allegedly ran an amber light, which led to the crash. Police say the head-on collision resulted in one driver being taken to hospital for minor injuries.
A statement from the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) says the North Bay Detachment was called to investigate the collision at approximately 2:50 p.m. Wednesday.
That driver, a 31-year-old, has since been charged with operating a motor vehicle on a highway without insurance, failing to stop for an amber light and operating a motor vehicle while prohibited.
Yellow-fish being painted on the roadway
Those in Porcupine are being told to watch for fish in the roadway. More specifically, yellow-painted fish on the streets on locations like Bristol Road with the use of a stencil around every storm drain on that stretch of road. It’s part of an initiative by “Trout Unlimited Canada” to draw attention to the damage done by dumping stuff other than rain down those drains.
Next Tuesday, August 13th, Friends of the Porcupine River Watershed will be painting yellow fish from stencils at every storm drain on that stretch of road. Friends of the Watershed president Brenda Torresan says there are 22 drains on Bristol Road.
Soo developers will re-apply to re-zone
A group of local developers in Sault Ste. Marie is re-applying for a zoning and Official Plan. As part of an amendment to build a high-end 12-storey apartment building, tailored for seniors, the build would be for the vacant land across from Collegiate Heights. The rezoning application was approved earlier this year by the city council, but evidently, an amendment to exempt the project from a requirement that 30 per cent of the units be designated affordable housing was overlooked.
Sudbury among top-cities to live in, in Canada
Greater Sudbury is taking the top spot among cities in the North East when it comes best Communities to live in for 2019. At No. 116 in Maclean’s list of Canada’s Best Communities, the Nickle City beat out North Bay that came in at 138, Timmins at 152, and SSM which holds the 215th spot. The ranking lists the top 415 communities across the country, using such features as wealth and economy, affordability, taxes, crime rate and culture and community.
Two waterways getting the “No-go” in Sudbury
Another two waterways in Greater Sudbury is getting an advisory, ahead of the weekend. Swimmers are being pulled out of the water at Amphitheatre Beach at Bell Park and Moonlight Beach as Public Health Sudbury & Districts say the water isn’t safe. The agency has posted signs warning people of the danger. A swimming advisory is a precautionary notice that informs the public about specific risks to health and safety, and that beach water quality is not suitable for recreational use at this time.
The move is the result of routine water samples exceeding the acceptable bacteriological water quality standards, Public Health Sudbury & Districts said. Going into the water when bacteria are present in high concentrations puts bathers at risk for infections. Illness can occur if swimmers swallow beach water; if water gets into their ears, eyes, or nose; or if it comes in contact with open wounds. Public Health Sudbury & Districts will notify the public when the bacteria levels return to acceptable standards for bathing beaches. For information about beach water quality, visit www.phsd.ca.
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Nickle gets a boost in Sudbury
Nickel is making a run this Summer in Greater Sudbury. Just yesterday nickel prices rose more than 7 per cent to a 16-month high amid concern through the market that major supplier Indonesia could bring forward a ban on exports of nickel ore.
This was according to a report from Reuters. Other industrial metals also gained after strong Chinese export data suggested that demand in the world’s largest metals consumer might hold up better than expected.
