Greater Sudbury City Council will consider closing Levack’s arena to trim the city budget ahead of 2025. A business case has already been presented to Greater Sudbury.
Secondary students across the province will soon be able to earn upper-level Indigenous language credits through virtual courses at the Near North District School Board. Starting in January, the board will be the first to offer e-learning courses at various locations.
The prospector’s cabin on the grounds of the Timmins Museum is coming down. It is a replica of the cabin that was part of the Underground Gold Mine Tour at the former Shania Twain Centre.
A Sarnia driver has some questions after a vehicle crashed into a mailbox in the 1600 block of Third Line East. Thankfully, there were no major injuries.
School buses are cancelled in Timmins, Matheson, Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Smooth Rock Falls and Kapuskasing. Schools are open.
A developer has won the approval to redevelop old Sudbury hospital. The plan is to build three high rises. That said it’s unclear when the old St. Joseph’s building will come down.
Salvation Army North Bay is continuing to provide services for those in need. The latest shows a growing in our community with food insecurity… and to try and close the gap, tap-enabled kettles have been set up area retailers.
A Kapuskasing hotel has been reopened under a new name. Now branded “Canadas Best Value Inn” the 40-room motel, located at 6 Government Rd., was previously the Park Inn Motel before being snapped up by an American-owned company.
December is right around the corner… and birth of Christ will come to life once again as actors playing Mary and Joseph will be accompanied by live sheep, donkeys and cows in Cochrane. The New Hope Community Pentecostal Church and the Cochrane Area Ministerial Association is hosting the event December 6.
Meanwhile, the old hospital demolition in Sault Ste Marie has hits a complication. While the demolition team is ready to go, city council will be asked Tuesday to approve an agreement shielding the city from liability if anything goes wrong.
Greater Sudbury city council will seek help repairing the crumbling College Street underpass. Mayor Paul Lefebvre will introduce a motion at next week’s council meeting seeking financial support to remediate the underpass from Ottawa and Queen’s Park.
Tourism North Bay has wrapped up its wintertime outdoor vendors market. North Bay’s Winter Outdoor Market was held in front of the North Bay Museum, at the Jack Burrows Parkette, Downtown North Bay on four successive Saturdays this month.
The Rotary Club of Timmins-Porcupine has received the YMCA PEACE Medallion. There are two presented every year locally. The other recipient for 2024 is former Timmins Police Constable Rick Lemieux.
Westview Crescent in Elliot Lake is under boil water advisory. The Advisory will remain in effect until work on the system is complete and micro-bio-logical samples confirm the safety of the water
Canada Post says it’s missed out on delivering an estimated 10 million parcels as a strike by more than 55,000 workers across the country continues ahead of Black Friday. The letter carrier says talks with the union over the weekend resulted in limited progress.
A four-vehicle collision on Highway 17 east of Bruce Mines closed the highway today. One of a number of closures in Northern Ontario, a detour has been established to redirect traffic.
