The Sudbury Catholic District School Board is seeking one community member with financial expertise and business knowledge. It’s all for volunteer work on the SCDSB’s Audit Committee for a three-year term.
It’s Armed Forces Day in North Bay. The annual event is the 13th in-person event featuring air demonstrations, live music, and interactive military exhibits.
Work is starting on a project to expand and upgrade the airport in Timmins. A facelift to the tune of just over $188k ($188,458) has been awarded to design facade improvements and an addition to the Victor M. Power Airport.
The Crossings on the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie plunged in May. The latest numbers indicate one-way traffic crossings across the Ontario-Michigan span totalled 65,366 for May. That’s down by 29.8 per cent when compared to the same month last year.
In Elliot Lake, the splash pad at Kiwanis Park is now open for the summer season for all to enjoy! Operating hours are 9 am to 9 pm daily.
Road work is starting in Huron Shores. The work starts today in the Green Lane and Ansonia Road areas.
The Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board has posted an online survey. Hoping for input this is as they have contracted the non-profit Housing Services Corporation (HSC) to develop a new five-year strategic plan to guide health and human services decisions in the district.
City councils in Timmins and Greater Sudbury are looking at writing off unpaid fines dating back years. Deemed uncollectible, in Sudbury alone, council will vote next week on writing off $519,949.09 in fines deemed uncollectible. The numbers will not affect the budget.
Despite changes to federal international student policy gutting the post-secondary sector, Cambrian College is posting a record surplus… coming in at almost $41.8 million for the 2024-2025 financial year.
Construction of the new break wall is well underway in Callander’s Centennial Park. Mayor Robb Noon expects the work to be completed by the time FunFest rolls around on June 28.
The first of 20 Saturdays for this summer is in the books at the Mountjoy Farmers Market in the Timmins area… at the old truck ranch beside the Mattagami River and work is underway for a second pavilion. The hope is to double up the building that’s there now.
Some important meetings involving two major employers from Sault Ste. Marie are being held in Ottawa today and tomorrow. As co-chair of the all-party steel caucus, MP Terry Sheehan will meet today with Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and the management and union at Tenaris to discuss US tariffs on steel and aluminum. Tomorrow Sheehan and Joly will have a similar discussion in Ottawa with representatives from the unions at Algoma Steel and Michael Garcia, the company’s CEO. This meeting will be through videoconference.
Some High school students in Sudbury are getting hands-on ATV safety training. They took to the trails Wednesday for a hands-on lesson in all-terrain vehicle safety as part of
Despite local pushback, speed cameras in Sudbury have proven effective at the latest locations. The city’s six automated speed-enforcement cameras became active at their new locations on Monday, and the city is reporting success in slowing traffic.
Silver Birches Public School in North Bay is celebrating a tree planting partnership with Clean, Green, Beautiful North Bay and local partners. Since 2021, the initiative has brought over 20 tall, thriving trees to the schoolyard. To that end, a tree-planting ceremony takes place today.
Timmins Drivers are being reminded to drive with extra care. Now that the snow is in the rearview mirror, paving has begun on city streets. A three-year, $5-million contract for “shaving and paving” will see 12 to 14 km of roads resurfaced.
As wildfire smoke from the west impacts local air quality, school boards in Sault Ste. Marie and Elliot Lake are keeping students indoors. Environment Canada is anticipating that wildfire smoke may remain in certain areas for several days.
