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A group of residents in the East Bay of #GreaterSudbury's Long Lake has submitted a petition to CGS, asking that #WakeBoats be barred from their part of the lake. One woman with whom I spoke said she has had to spend $$$ to keep her home from slipping into LL.
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Residents of Long Lake petition to have wake boats barred from waterway
Ward 9 Coun. Deb McIntosh presented a petition to her colleagues bearing 110 signatures — mostly from residents of East Bay on Long Lake.
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September 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's #DalronHomes has gotten the go-ahead to build 26 rowhomes in the Vintage Green subdivision, near Algonquin Rd. Fifteen single-family homes were planned, but this better reflects the city's official plan and growth plan for #NorthernOntario.
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Greater Sudbury's planning committee approves row housing for Vintage Green subdivision
Dalron had wanted to build 15 single-family homes in the South End but will now revise its plans.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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It was an honour to attend this event on Friday at TDS. #GreaterSudbury's #Jewish community held a menorah-lighting ceremony to commemorate the 8d festival of lights. Reps from the community say lighting the #menorah is an act of courage and resilience.
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Even in Sudbury, putting out the menorah 'has become an act of bravery'
Anti-semitic incidents in Canada have increased by about 670 per cent over the past 18 months.
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December 28, 2024 at 7:56 PM
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The city's operations cmte heard this week that #GreaterSudbury's urban #trees are doing well. We've achieved 33% canopy cover - incredible, considering the industrial mess that was our landscape 50y ago - and it is healthy. CGS is aiming for 40% coverage.
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City aims to make Greater Sudbury even greener and why that's important
Staff says city has 33 per cent green cover. The goal is 40 per cent.
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December 20, 2024 at 11:47 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's #CambrianCollege is looking into allegations a senior employee faked #Indigenous identity. Allegations have surfaced on social media that Bradie Grainger is a #Pretendian. Grainger has not commented, despite several attempts to reach them.
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Senior official on leave as Cambrian investigates Indigenous identity
Allegations surfaced last week on social media, calling official a so-called Pretendian.
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May 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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#CLAC, the #union that represents #GreaterSudbury's #VolunteerFirefighters, says it is "very disappointed" to learn council has voted to close 3 VFF halls in Copper Cliff, Val Caron and Falconbridge. The closures will save CGS $74K annually. 20 VFFs affected.
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Closing fire stations shows lack of respect for Greater Sudbury volunteers: Union
'These closures constitute a reduction of fire services for the people of Falconbridge, Copper Cliff, Val Caron and Blezard Valley'
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December 6, 2024 at 2:59 AM
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#Toronto artist Travis Myers teamed up w #Skittles to restore #GreaterSudbury's #PrideFlag crosswalk on Minto St, just in time for #PrideWeek. The mural was painted in July 2024 and defaced in Aug. It was repainted, but post-winter it was in need of repairs.
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Toronto artist, Skittles restore Sudbury’s Pride flag crosswalk
'With a rise in vandalism and backlash against Pride symbols like the rainbow, Skittles is proudly standing up to show its support'.
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July 8, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Jesse Oshell, #GreaterSudbury's deputy fire chief, told councillors last month the number of #fire-related calls in CGS has risen significantly over the past yr. Oshell also told committee members CGS continues to bolster its numbers while focusing on training.
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Fire calls rose dramatically in Greater Sudbury during 2024
'Careless fires continue to be the number one cause in the community, whether that is careless cooking, careless smoking'.
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January 3, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's ops cmte will vote next wk on 3 resolutions that could alter #traffic on MR80. Staff recommend 2 speed reductions and the installation of a pedestrian crossover near the new elementary school. They say #speeding is a major problem in the area.
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Changes eyed for dangerous stretch of MR 80 in Valley
Pedestrian crossing, speed reductions considered
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May 17, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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Looking ahead into 2025, Mayor Paul Lefebvre hopes to see major progress on #CulturalHub and long-awaited #EventsCentre. He also hopes to see more progress on some of #GreaterSudbury's #housing projects, inc. Manitou and the Panoramic development at St. Joes.
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Greater Sudbury's mayor hopes for lots of shovels in the ground
Paul Lefebvre is looking for city's events centre and cultural hub to make significant progress over the next year.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's #HARTHub, a place to help folks recover from addiction and mental health woes, is 2+ months behind schedule. The prgm will be part of #LorraineSt #TransitionalHousing project, which is delayed due to construction problems. By July, CGS says.
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Sudbury's HART hub - Ontario's answer to opioid crisis - delayed
Facility was supposed to open by April 1 but there is no firm deadline on when that will happen.
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June 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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Council voted Tues to spend $17M to remediate a part of #JunctionCreek btwn downtown and Perreault St in #GreaterSudbury's #FlourMill. From what I understood, CGS will dig under the creek to make it deeper, allowing it to absorb more H20 following heavy rains.
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Greater Sudbury to spend $17 million to fix part of Junction Creek
It will help reduce the threat of flooding in the Flour Mill neighbourhood.
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March 27, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Ward 5 Coun. Mike Parent wants to know more about how to address fallen headstones at one of #GreaterSudbury's largest cemeteries.
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Ward 5 Coun. Mike Parent won a motion Monday seeking a staff report on how to address fallen and deteriorated #headstones at the #LasalleCemetery. It's been a problem for years, but soil conditions are poor, which has caused many monuments to topple. #RIP
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Mike Parent says Sudbury cemetery on Lasalle Boulevard needs attention
City councillor says resident of Ward 5 first alerted him to the deteriorating conditions at the cemetery.
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August 12, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's volunteer firefighters are clashing w admin over a radio system CGS will intro. CLAC, the VFF union, filed a grievance w the MOL. CGS says the two systems are nearly the same. CGS has been doing training, but still placed 20 VFFs on leave.
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Sudbury's volunteer firefighter union, city clash over new radio system
CLAC says it does not object to new radios but says training was poorly handled.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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#GreaterSudbury's #GoGiveProject is turning to the community for a little help.
December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The candidates from the three primary political parties, from both of #GreaterSudbury's ridings, met Friday for an all-candidates event (not really a debate). The federal election takes place April 28.
April 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM