Greater Sudbury Fire Services were called to a structure fire on Horseshoe Lake Road yesterday afternoon. It happened roughly 25 kilometers south of the downtown core of the city, off Estaire Road. There is no word as the cause.
Discussion has started as to how to clean two bronze statues in a small park in Schumacher. This is following alleged mischief at park is at Father Costello Dr. and Grant St. The statues are of F.W. Schumacher and Sandy McIntyre.
The Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry is investing in the fight against invasive species in the province. New funding includes $750,000 for the Invasive Species Centre in Sault Ste. Marie.
The City of Elliot says there will be work crews and drill rigs working on the ATV/snowmobile trails system from Milliken Mine Road to the first bridge on Highway 108 starting on Tuesday.
From the Good News File, Discovery Routes has collected, tuned up and given back over 850 used bicycles to North Bay and area residents since the popular Recycle Bikes Program was first introduced in 2015. They continue to accept old, new and derelict rides… from those willing to be spokes people.
Nespresso Canada and Tree Canada are teaming up as part of the National Greening Program. The goal is to plant thousands of trees in Greater Sudbury this spring. Each organization is putting in $100,000 to develop land further across the country.
Fourteen tourism projects across Northern Ontario will share in nearly $3 million ($2,886,971) from Canada’s federal funding agency. Among the projects, the City of Temiskaming Shores will receive $18,000 toward the development of a pedestrian and cycling bridge over the Wabi River while the Town of Smooth Rock Falls will receive just over $112,000 to develop a waterfront master plan.
In North Bay, the McKeown Avenue reconstruction project is now over budget. Council set to vote on whether to approve $30,000 for consulting, which would bring the cost to $90,000 over the line.
MPP for Algoma-Manitoulin, Michael Mantha, has tabled legislation at Queen’s Park to amend the Highway Traffic Act. If passed, the amendments would require a doctor to assess an individual’s fitness to drive, rather than just their symptoms when deciding to make a report.
