Sudbury city council is looking at a new build. A 15-megawatt solar panel array that could be built on vacant land at the north end of the Greater Sudbury Airport property. During Tuesday’s city council meeting, the city’s elected officials gave the proposal their unanimous support.
Air Canada will be scaling back its service to North Bay. The airports says the reduction will started in November. That said, Bearskin Airlines is increasing its service to areas in northern Ontario, including North Bay and Sault Ste. Marie.
Timmins Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Aliya. She is described as about four feet 11 inches tall, 103 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a green coat, green joggers and a grey sweater.
Owners of City Meat Market in Sault Ste Marie are asking the city to consider designating their building under the Ontario Heritage Act. They say it fits the bill as the retail emporium is 115 years old and is of great service to the community.
The 45th annual Terry Fox Run for Cancer Research goes this Sunday across Canada. In Cochrane, Tents will be set up at the beach house on Lake Commando. Participants are asked to bring pledges and donations with them. Barr says you can walk or run the route around the lake anytime between 9:00am and 3:00pm.
Laurentian University’s varsity sports teams could soon be playing under a different name. While the jerseys are going to stay blue and gold, the name voyagers could be a thing of the past. The initiative comes out of a strategic plan and widespread community consultation.
The discussion is on about how to increase safety in the downtown core of Sudbury. Between January 1 and August 27, 2025, officers conducted 2,189 focused patrols and responded to 6,189 calls for service.
Support staff at Ontario’s publicly funded colleges are on strike, as they failed to reach a new contract agreement before the deadline of midnight. The 10,000 full-time college support staff, represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union, are seeking better wages, benefits, and job security, and were in a legal strike position as of 12:01 a.m.
Sault Ste Marie Police are investigating after someone called 9-1-1 last night, claiming to have planted a bomb at Sault Area Hospital. Sault Police officers were sent to the scene, and the threat prompted the hospital to activate emergency protocols, causing “significant disruption”. Police say the threat, which came in around 9:15 p.m., turned out to be “unfounded”.
One Kids Place in North Bay plays host to its annual ‘Meet A Machine’ event this weekend. The free family-friendly event runs from 10 am to 1 pm Saturday and provides an opportunity for the community to get up close with a variety of machines and vehicles. There will be fire trucks and emergency vehicles, construction equipment, a drilling vehicle and a jet engine.
The Timmins Police Service are asking for the public’s help in locating a second missing youth in just as many days. Breyden is a 14-year-old person of colour. He is approximately 6’3″ and 187 lbs. with dark brown hair, dark brown eyes and a thin build. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, blue jeans and black running shoes.
