It was all hands-on deck yesterday and into the evening at a major structure fire at a former school on Lakeshore Road in New Liskeard. Residents who are near the fire were asked to leave the area, with some homes being damaged. Several roads were closed in the area. The building was being turned into housing. There is no word as to the cause, but no reported injuries.
Canada Post has reached a new collective agreement with the Canadian Postmasters and Assistant Association following a year-and-a-half of negotiations. The agreement includes an 11-per-cent wage increase over the next three years. The deal is in effect until Dec. 31, 2026.
GSPS are ramping up impaired driving spot checks. There were 45 Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (a.k.a. RIDE) spot checks in Greater Sudbury last year, which was a jump from the 34 in 2023 and a level police are striving to meet or exceed this year
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort has a new appointment. She’s been sworn in as Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State (Rural Development) and appointed to the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates.
A New principal named for a Timmins school. Cindy Bergeron is taking on the top role at École secondaire publique Renaissance. She will take over the leadership role on Aug. 18. She’s replacing Roch Mageau, who is retiring.
The Anishinabek Police Service is issuing a warning to residents about a home repair fraud targeting some of our central and northern communities. The fraud involves contractors travelling door-to-door selling services that are unsolicited by a consumer, including asphalt and driveway repairs, chimney repair, general masonry work, general debris cleaning or roof repairs and waterproofing.
Health Sciences North (HSN) has opened the region’s first dedicated hemoglobinopathy clinic. It’s all for the treatment of two blood disorders historically under-recognized and undertreated.
Sudbury’s hospital annual meeting this week is noting a number of highlights success, challenges. Some of the highlights from the Health Sciences North annual hospital meeting are the hiring of 900 new staff and 32 physicians. Challenges including an 11.3 million deficit and overcrowding due to a growth in population.
In Temiskaming Shores, Art in the park is getting a Provincial Grant of $5,000
Meanwhile, one week in since the launch of what’s known as Our North Bay Healthbox, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says, they have already helped 121 people in the community access the supplies they needed, when they needed them. It is a smart, interactive vending machine that will provide residents with free health and wellness items.
South Porcupine is getting a new water tower, in a project worth $26.7-million. City Hall’s infrastructure and growth director says the ten-million-litre tower will replace the 6.8-million-litre reservoir.
Rebuilding of a railway crossing on Peoples Road near Fourth Line is expected to start on Monday. A North Bay company has been given a contract just under $220k ($219,165) for the one-week job. It’s part of the city’s $8.1 million rebuild of Peoples Road from Churchill Avenue to Penno Road.
