The recommended speed limit increase on Municipal Road 15 in Sudbury will go ahead. The bump will go from 60 km/h to 70 km/h will proceed with a minor adjustment, and two stop signs will be removed on Dell Street. The decision will need to be ratified by city council as a whole on Oct. 21st.
The return of the Northlander passenger train has the Near North District School Board focused on rail safety. Safe Schools Team is partnering with the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) to bring rail safety education to all students across the district. The Toronto to Timmins train will travel through many communities.
When the next municipal election does come around, there will be in-person and virtual voting in the 2026 municipal election in Timmins. Last week, the use of voting machines and online voting was approved. Timmins council has in turn approv ed the ways residents can vote in the October 2026 municipal election.
Sault College is celebrating it’s first independent nursing program accreditation. The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing has officially accredited Sault College’s standalone nursing programs, recognizing their high-quality curriculum, faculty, and student support systems.
Stollery Place residents in Elliot Lake are being warned of upcoming water service interruptions. It’s all being done as part of ongoing efforts to maintain and improve public utilities.
Sunday night’s 2.9-magnitude seismic event has been confirmed as mining-related. The rumble felt throughout Greater Sudbury on Sunday night was recorded at 8:46 p.m. at a magnitude of 2.9 on the earthquake magnitude scale.
Local Government Week continues in the Province of Ontario this week. The goal is recognize and celebrate those that help make local Government run.
Canadian Forces holding chopper training in the Sudbury region this week. The public may see low-flying helicopters and hear unfamiliar noises, sometimes at night, during the training operation, which lasts until Oct. 24.
The City of North Bay has been named a ‘5 Blooms – Bronze’ winner in the national Communities in Bloom competition. North Bay also received Outstanding Achievement Awards for Plant and Floral Displays, Youth Involvement and Tree Management.
A site on Laforest Road in Timmins, is now being set up as a new telecommunications landing station. The Ottawa-based satellite communications company recently announced they will develop a landing station which will connect data from what is known as its advanced low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite network, to points of presence and fibre in northern Ontario.
Algoma University’s campus has become a hub of international collaboration so to speak, as its welcomed visiting professors and administrators from two partner universities in Germany to share expertise, strengthen partnerships, and engage directly with Algoma’s students and faculty.
More work is still needed to permanently save Kap Paper. That is according to Mayor David Plourd. He says, currently they are looking at a long-term plan with the goal of having something on paper within the next couple months.
