Meanwhile, Sudbury has started a draft budget that sets the tax levy hike at 5.7 in 2026. The City of Greater Sudbury’s base budget was tabled during Tuesday’s finance and administration committee meeting, and includes a 5.9% hike in 2027
Emergency crews have responded to a serious collision at Trunk and Black roads. It did result in the Westbound Lane being closed. Paramedics, firefighters and police were all on the on scene.
The East Ferris Fire and Emergency Services unveiled its newest fleet member. A 2025 Freightliner pump truck. The fire truck arrived this past Wednesday afternoon.
The CDSB is launching a new pilot project. All help people move from homelessness to housing faster the board has received more than $549,000 in one-time funding from Ontario’s Homelessness Reduction Innovation Fund.
A 24-hour closure of the emergency department at the Richards Landing-Matthews Site on St. Joseph Island is planned for this week. The North Shore Health Network says the emergency room will be closed from 8 today until 8a.m. tomorrow.
École Saint-Joseph in blind river is celebrating their Francophone Identity with new mural. Students and staff joined forces to create the work in collaboration with a Franco-Ontarian artists.
Firefighters were able to free one person and two pets entrapped by a house fire last week in the Minnow Lake area. All four units within the city core responded to the blaze, which occurred at a residence on Herbert Street, off Second Avenue.
Callander’s new Zamboni is ready to roll at the Bill Barber Complex. The ice resurface is a Model 200 Zamboni, a smaller model that attaches to a tractor. Both are brand new and were unveiled at the rink just ahead of the weekend.
This year’s sailing season for the MS Chi-Cheemaun has been called a success with an increase in passenger and vehicle numbers. A four-and-a-half percent increase in vehicle crossings a one percent increase in passengers and a 1.4 percent increase in the number of sailings between Tobermory and Manitoulin Island.
Nominations are open for the next inductees into the Human Rights Wall of Fame in the main foyer at the Timmins Public Library main branch. The Library says the award is an opportunity to recognize contributions in advancing human rights and combatting discrimination.
Sault Ste Marie’s city council is discussing finances ahead of the year’s end. This is after the city’s finance manager warned of looming deficit in recent days. Staff is looking at ways to avoid having to use reserve funds to pay for a year-end shortfall.
