Technology has advanced to a point where many mobile devices including smart phones, Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) and Personal Navigation Devices are installed with Global Positioning System (GPS) locators. Knowledge of how to properly use these devices can provide 911 communicators with an avenue to locate members of the public who have become lost or are in medical distress, and require immediate assistance.

The City of Greater Sudbury would like to advise residents of the following municipal service schedule on the Victoria Day holiday, Monday, May 19, 2014:

Thursday, May 15, 2014 - Issued at 12:00pm -The Ministry of Natural Resources - Sudbury District is advising area residents in Sudbury, Markstay-Warren, Wanup, St. Charles, Espanola, areas of the North-shore and the unorganized Townships south of Sudbury that a Watershed Conditions Statement - Flood Outlook remains in effect within these areas. The key watersheds included in this statement are; the Aux Sables River, Spanish River, Wanapitei River, Veuve River and Vermillion River.

Students from Sudbury’s Collège Notre-Dame displayed great skill during the recent Franco-Ontarian Chess Tournament in Haileybury from May 8 to 10. This activity enabled the 235 student players to measure their skills in a discipline that requires much strategizing, memory and problem-solving abilities.

The Greater Sudbury Police Service (GSPS) would like to advise the public of upcoming traffic disruptions in the downtown area of Greater Sudbury.