The five-week-long strike by 10,000 Ontario college support staff has come to an end. Support staff from Ontario’s 24 colleges are back on the job today for the first time, since almost the beginning of the school year.
Notching their largest annual budget increase in recent memory, the Greater Sudbury Police Service board have given the go-ahead to a 12.66-per-cent 2026 budget increase. Of the overall number, staff started out with an increase of approximately 16 per cent.
The Township of Fauquier-Strickland is thanking one it their council members. In a letter, Coun. Jules Gendron tendered his resignation, citing health reasons. He notes the decision was due to the current issues the township is facing.
An outbreak has been declared at the Sault Area Hospital. That said, officials are unable to say how many patients have contracted the illness. At last report, it was on Unit 1B, which is designated as a Transition Care Unit to support patients who often require an alternative level of care
The Province of Ontario has committed to a $9 million contract for a new bridge connecting Manitoulin Island to the mainland. The prime minister was on hand for the announcement, along with a number of municipal dignitaries.
The Sale of historic Bell Mansion in Sudbury will close October 31st. The Iconic Sudbury structure has a direct link to the city’s was listed for sale for $1M by Laurentian University this past summer.
The North Bay Police Service is welcoming a new officer to its ranks. A swearing-in ceremony was held this week for Constable Joshua Brunet, who joined the police service this month.
The Catholic school board in South Porcupine is adding 49 new child care spaces. Following a soft opening mid-September the infant, toddler and pre-school spaces are filling up from a pre-existing wait list as registered early childhood educators are hired and trained.
There is no word as to injuries nor the cause of a Flipped vehicle in Sault Ste Marie yesterday. It appeared to be a single-vehicle collision, with the lone vehicle landing on it’s roof in at Bay and East streets slowing downtown traffic.
Ontario Premier part of sod-turning ceremony for new Wiikwemkoong Elders Home this past week. The ground has been cleared for a new 96-bed long-term care facility, a new Elders’ Home to replace the aging Wiikwemkoong Nursing Home.
