Toronto firm selected for Sudbury library/art gallery design
At a cost of $4.42 million, the City of Greater Sudbury has hired Toronto-based Teeple Architects as the consultant for the design of the Cultural Hub at Tom Davies Square. The $65-million municipal project is slated to include the creation of a new main branch library on the bottom three floors of city hall (200 Brady St.), and the creation of Art Gallery of Sudbury space at the bottom two floors of 199 Larch St. Space will also be allotted at 200 Brady St. for the Sudbury Multicultural and Folk Arts Association. The two buildings are attached, and most municipal services will shift from 200 Brady St. to the upper floors of 199 Larch St. Eight companies bid on the request for proposals, including the local Bélanger Salach Architecture.
Arson triple homicide: Accused said he may have got ‘his girl’ hurt
“He had sent some people to do something, and his girl might have got hurt in the process,” recalled Kayla Walsh, ex-partner of Liam Stinson, on trial for his role in a fatal April 21, 2021, fire on Bruce Avenue. Stinson is charged with arson and three counts of first degree murder in connection with the April 11, 2021 fire that claimed the lives of Guy “Popcorn” Henri, Jasmine Somers and Stinson’s estranged partner, Jamie-Lynn Rose. In Sudbury Superior court April 17, the jury heard from GSPS Det.-Cst. Marc Belanger, an investigating officer on the case, and Walsh, who is also mother to his children. Walsh spoke of the conversation in which Stinson said he sent “some people to do something.”
Thorneloe president retiring after ‘incredibly challenging’ term
Following a four-year term in which he led the university through what a press release describes as “incredibly challenging times,” the president of Thorneloe University, Rev. Dr. John Gibaut, is retiring. “The board is incredibly grateful for his tireless dedication and invaluable leadership,” said a April 16 press release from Thorneloe’s board of governors. Thorneloe said Stacy Sathaseevan has been appointed the university's interim president, effective June 1. Raised in Holtyre, Ont., Sathaseevan moved to Sudbury in 2001 to pursue her post-secondary education at Laurentian University. She completed her B.A. Honours in 2005 in addition to B.Ed. in 2009, specializing in junior intermediate education. She is finalizing the requirements for her Master’s in Interdisciplinary Humanities in order to to convocate in June.
Sudbury businessman, South Side Story owner Colin Firth has died
Sudbury businessman Colin Firth, the owner of the local monthly publication South Side Story and a former Greater Sudbury mayoral candidate, died April 12 at the age of 62. “Colin was a larger-than-life figure and along the way he made many friends — too many to possibly list here — that made a difference in his life,” said his obituary. He is survived by his wife Monika Berens, children Alexandra (Matt Albin), Kallie (Jeff Bona) and Zachary (Hannah Poole), as well as his mother Dora. His obituary said Firth’s most notable business venture — his Magnum Opus — was the monthly publication South Side Story that he and Monika started in June 1993.
Mining records ‘significant drop' in lost-time WSIB injuries
The number of lost-time accident claims from the mining industry has dropped in recent years, said Jeffery Lang, president and CEO of the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB). Lang was one of the keynote speakers at the opening day of the annual Workplace Safety North mining health and safety conference now underway in Sudbury. A "lost time" claim happens when a worker suffers a work-related injury or sickness which results in the worker being off work past the day of the accident, loss of wages/earnings, or a permanent disability or impairment. Lang also revealed that despite the drop in lost-time incidents, there has been an increase in the number "no lost-time" claims. Those are injuries or sickness where the worker has no time lost from work, other than on the day of accident, but where health care is required. The health-care costs resulting from the injury are paid by the WSIB. "So in the mining sector, there's been a 30 per cent increase in 'no last-time claims.' So from 2020 to 2023, we went from about 1,000 claims to 1,300 claims. So that's not great." Lang told the conference.
Pets & Animals: When’s the best time to neuter your pet?
When is the best time to neuter your pet? Traditionally dogs and cats have been neutered at or before six months of age. By performing the surgery early, it significantly decreases the risk of unwanted litters and minor complication rates. As our pets age, their blood vessels increase in size and fat gets deposited around their reproductive organs, increasing the risks. It is interesting to note that there is no significant difference in major complications of surgery when sterilizations are performed on older pets. For female dogs and cats, spaying before the first heat cycle decreases the risk of mammary cancer by nearly 100 per cent, and the protection decreases exponentially with each heat cycle, with the incidence of mammary cancer increasing by more than 20 per cent when the surgery is performed after the second heat cycle. This was first published in the 1980s, and has been confirmed by multiple studies.
‘Comedy superstars’ coming to Trevi on Saturday
Sudbury Performance Group presents comedians Simon Rakoff and Thomas Calnan for an evening of double the fun Saturday, April 20. “We are excited to have two comedy superstars performing for the residents of Greater Sudbury,” says Mark Mannisto, president of Sudbury Performance Group. “Tickets sell quickly for our comedy nights, and this pair will be no exception!” Simon Rakoff has been a comedian since 1978. His act is well-crafted and thought-provoking, delivered with the smoothness of a veteran and the enthusiasm of a newcomer. He has made audiences laugh across Canada from Newfoundland to Vancouver Island.
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