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Opinion: The Closet Share is not just clothes, it’s community

Opinion: The Closet Share is not just clothes, it’s community

On its surface, The Closet Share is a local non-profit that provides affordable clothing, but dig a little deeper, as did international students Jie Zhou and Ying Wang in their latest story for Sudbury.com,  and what is revealed is a diverse group of volunteers where newcomers to Canada are finding a family and getting a sense of their new home
Opinion: Feeling the benefits of forest bathing

Opinion: Feeling the benefits of forest bathing

What is ‘forest bathing’ exactly? Local nature therapy guide Stephanie Harris explains
Opinion: Canada has made progress on climate action, but nothing’s guaranteed

Opinion: Canada has made progress on climate action, but nothing’s guaranteed

What’s happening south of the border shows how quickly environmental and civil rights can be rolled back, said local climate activist Cathy Orlando
MPAC: Greater Sudbury sees highest property growth in the North

MPAC: Greater Sudbury sees highest property growth in the North

A guest column from MPAC Valuation VP Dan DeVellis highlights which pockets of Northern Ontario saw the highest growth in property growth in 2024 and why that matters
Bisset: Good year for aerial surveys, not so good for moose populations

Bisset: Good year for aerial surveys, not so good for moose populations

The Ministry of Natural Resources really stepped up its game in terms of aerial population surveys of moose this year, retired moose biologist Alan Bisset says, but the reasons behind the province’s dwindling moose numbers aren’t being addressed
Lamothe: Disability is not one-size-fits-all, neither is advocacy

Lamothe: Disability is not one-size-fits-all, neither is advocacy

It’s National AccessAbility Week this week. Reporter Jenny Lamothe lives with epilepsy and this got her thinking: The lived experiences of disabled people vary widely: so why do we treat them as all one group? 
Opinion: Celebrating June’s glory (and not just because of my birthday)

Opinion: Celebrating June’s glory (and not just because of my birthday)

Longtime Northern Life columnist Erna de Burger Fex returns to celebrate one of her favourite months of the year
Opinion: MNR won’t admit Ontario has a dwindling moose problem

Opinion: MNR won’t admit Ontario has a dwindling moose problem

Retired MNR moose biologist Alan Bisset continues to hammer home the point that moose hunting in Ontario is in trouble thanks, in his view, to bad management
Opinion: Too many administrators, not enough health-care workers

Opinion: Too many administrators, not enough health-care workers

As Nursing Week continues, retired family physician Dr. Klaus Jakelski returns with more insights into the challenges of the health-care system, in this case how decisions made in the silo of administration have far-reaching implications on the care you could receive in hospital
Symington: Thank you, Sudbury!

Symington: Thank you, Sudbury!

The federal Conservative candidate in the Sudbury riding congratulates winners Viviane Lapointe and Jim Bélanger, and thanks his campaign team, volunteers and the voters