The power in Greater Sudbury is back on following an outage in Capreol. It’s believed a large tree contacting a hydro line was the likely cause. Those without power this morning should contact GSH.
Meanwhile, thousands of people in Timmins were without hydro after a severe thunderstorm moved through yesterday. It impacting thousands of customers across the city from Mountjoy to Connaught.
Greater Sudbury is seeking feedback on next phase of playground revitalization. They’re scheduled to renew the Central Lake Skate Parkand Don Lita Playground this year.
Dozens of Ontario’s top young archers will be in the Sault this weekend as the city hosts this year’s provincial archery championship.
Homeownership in Greater Sudbury, is on the decline. In 2011, 68.4 per cent of Greater Sudburians lived in owner-occupied homes, according to Statistics Canada data. The latest numbers suggest that is now at 66.5 per cent.
North Bay is backing a plan to kick-start an auxiliary police program next year. Police chief Darryl Longworth announced a plan during a presentation of the police service’s challenges and successes at the latest meeting of city council.
Timmins and Greater Sudbury have switched their plans for Canada Day. Instead of fireworks, residents will get to see a drone show. Last year several communities didn’t have a fireworks show because there were fire restrictions at the time.
Algoma Steel has announced it will hold a community open house on Thursday, June 20, 2024. The come-and-go session at the Northern Community Centre will have members of the team on hand to share information and discuss Algoma Steel’s transformation and modernization initiatives.
A new wildfire made a brief appearance yesterday … Kirkland Lake 3 (KLK003) was a 0.1 hectare fire that was confirmed early Thursday afternoon and has already been called out. This fire was located east of Englehart.
The numbers are in and the City of Greater Sudbury says they 2023 with a year-end surplus of $3.1 million against an operating budget of $782.8 million.
Community safety in North Bay got another ally. The North Bay Police Service says a “bait bike” reeled in a pair of thieves Thursday that were trying to take it.
Good news for campers, especially those whose favourite spot is Kettle Lakes Park in the Timmins area. Ontario Parks says it will start welcoming guests tomorrow morning at nine o’clock.
PUC is reporting that s power outage that knocked out the lights in the east end of the city is impacting more than 3,000 customers has been blamed on wildlife. Those without power should contact the PUC.
