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On November 8, Sudbury’s Collège Notre-Dame Alouettes pursued their dominance in the Sudbury District Junior Girls Division I circuit by winning the Sudbury District final by a score of 42-34 over the Lo-Ellen Park Kinghts

s in past years, some 20 Collège Notre-Dame (Sudbury) students dressed up for a Halloween dance held at Sudbury’s Pioneer Manor. In addition to helping residents to dress up for this special day, students escorted them to the commons room and danced with them. While certain residents watched the show with interest others danced. Without a doubt, residents and students shared a special moment and had a great deal of fun.

The Ministry of the Environment has advised the Sudbury & District Health Unit that results from samples taken October 23, 2014, from Long Lake are positive forblue-green algae (cyanobacteria). The samples contained a species of cyanobacteria that can produce toxins.

We recognize that there is some concern among some our readers regarding the respiratory illness known as Enterovirus (EV-D68).  At this time of the year with many students returning to school there is always an increase in respiratory illnesses, especially in children. The Sudbury District Health Unit has however NOT reported any confirmed case of Enterovirus (EV-D68) in the Sudbury District.

As of late last week there have only been a handful of confirmed cases in Canada; 18 in Alberta, 3 in BC, and 4 cases in Ontario that CHEO confirmed did not result in intensive car treatment and from which all patients have made a complete recovery.

 

The Ministry of the Environment has advised the Sudbury & District Health Unit that results from samples taken August 26, 2014, from the French River in the Dry Pine Bay area are positive for blue-green algae (cyanobacteria). The samples contained a species of cyanobacteria that can produce toxins.

The Minister of Children and Youth Services, Tracy MacCharles was in Sudbury today to announce funding for Children's Treatment Centres.

The Solidarity-Burundi Sudbury group began this summer to build a school in Irtazo. Construction work is progressing well. As foundations are completed, we could start builing the walls.

Greater Sudbury – Local author Hally Willmott will be at Chapters in Sudbury today and tomorrow - August 8th from 2-6 p.m.  and Saturday August 9th from 11 - 3 p.m. to promote her second book in The Elemental Series - "Revelations

Health Sciences North Foundation is proud to announce that the Brian Savage Mulligans for NEO Kids Golf Classic that took place on July 25, 2014, at the Idylwylde Golf & Country Club raised over $94,000 to support the North Eastern Ontario Health Centre for Kids (NEO Kids).

July 14, 2014 - In the very first week of her new job, Sudbury Catholic Director Joanne Benard attended the Canadian Association of School System Administrators (CASSA) national conference in Calgary from July 5-10 to receive an award.