The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board members’ strike is over, with members voting to accept a new collective agreement negotiated by their bargaining committee. This brings an end to a seven-week strike affecting approximately 3,600 workers province wide, including 144 in the Greater Sudbury area.
Future North has a program director. Kate Keaney takes the seat for the group that seeks to improve the lives of young people in Sudbury, Manitoulin districts.
Meanwhile, the Manitoulin Health Centre is announcing the appointment of Steven Daniel as its new chief of staff, effective Sept. 1. The Sudbury-born physician and former member of the military will succeed Stephen Cooper, who is set to retire from the leadership position in December.
In North Bay, a section of Gertrude Street, between Lee Avenue and Lakeshore Drive, will be temporarily closed starting at 9 a.m. today for asphalt patching. It is expected to reopen by approximately 2 p.m. City buses will continue to have through access during the closure.
The Sault Ste. Marie Police Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing youth. 13 year old Ellie Whalen, 13, was last seen around 10 p.m. Saturday in the 900 block of Third Line East. Whalen is 5’5″ tall with a medium build, hazel eyes and brown hair.
Timmins residents will soon have say on where a new transmission line. Hydro One has released the options for where a 500 kilovolt (KV) transmission line could be built between Timmins and Wawa. Open houses are being held in July 7-9 in Timmins, Chapleau and Wawa.
And a ROBO League robot soccer tournament has taken place in China, pitting teams of robot players against one another in 3 vs. 3 matches. It ended with the THU Robotics team from two university teams playing to a 5-3 finish, with both soccer teams having a ball.
Sudbury’s medical school has named David MacLean as its new associate dean for faculty affairs. The physician has been a member of the NOSM University community since 2004.
