The City of Greater Sudbury tabled its draft 2023 budget this week. It includes a proposed 3.7 percent tax increase for residents, which would translate out That would translate to $122 for the average household assessed at $230,000 in Sudbury, or roughly $10 a month.
A Colorado low is headed toward northern Ontario. A number of advisories are in place as 10-15 cm of snow is expected in most places before tapering off early tomorrow morning.
The City of Greater Sudbury says the deadline for people to apply to sit on one of the municipal advisory panels has now been extended until Jan. 30th.
Upgrades are coming to East Ferris’ Community Centre’s kitchen, to the tune of $252,850 plus HST. The funds come from a Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corporation grant.
Timmins Fire crews were called to the scene of a shed fire in the south end of Timmins yesterday. While the fire was quickly knocked down and did not spread to any adjacent structures, the structure is a complete loss.
Both the Manitoulin Secondary School Manitoulin Metal Robotics and Wiikwemkoong Warriors High School Robotics teams are gearing up for the season, with a kick-off event.
In Sault Ste Marie, a pedestrian is in stable condition after a collision with a vehicle on Albert Street West yesterday morning. It happened at the intersection of Albert Street West and Andrew Street around 8:30 a.m.
The Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands Fire Department were at a Meredith Street location in Little Current this week, for a training session that included demolition.
The city of Timmins is contracting a security company to provide a guard at the transit terminal on Spruce Street for two time periods every day.
In Timiskaming, a new shuttle bus is back on the road during peak hours as the transition to a new transit provider continues.
In Sault Ste Marie, the sale of the M.S. Norgoma is back to the drawing board after the prospective new owner, has pulled out of the deal.
The Sudbury Theatre Centre and Yes Theatre will be holding auditions all next week. The hope is to find singers, actors, musicians and non-performers to be involved in six productions this year.
Greater Sudbury Police are asking for help in locating a missing man. 31-year-old Emad Ali was last seen in the GTA but could be in the Greater Sudbury area.
A discussion is continuing in Timmins following a request for a study into whether the three-way stop at Mountjoy St. and Vimy Ave. from last summer’s construction detour should be put back permanently. In addition, the radar speed monitoring device on King St. in Porcupine
Police and Fire personnel in North Bay were called to the Thompson building yesterday at around 4 pm. The fire alarm was activated and the building was subsequently evacuated. Police located a small amount of burned plastic in a stairwell of the building. No significant damage to the building or injuries to individuals was reported.
Five projects in Sault Ste. Marie and area are receiving a total of more than $3.1 million in FedNor funding. The investment will go toward advancing innovation, tourism and agri-food in the industry.
