http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2013/10/10-elsner-victoria-PD-sudbury.aspx See story by Northern Life.       Meet Sudbury’s Police Chief (2010)   BY VICKI GILHULA Sudbury’s police chief did time in jail. Frank Elsner associated with criminals and partied with drug users, bikers, and hookers. He set up elaborate drug deals, disappeared for weeks on end, was involved in a hitman operation, […]

  A chipped tooth recently gave way to a Pandora’s box of memories. This year marks my 25th anniversary of living in Sudbury, and my heath-care providers, business associates, staff and friends are aging as fast as I am! This may sound trite to some, but while I was sitting in my dentist’s chair I […]

Animator Martin Deschatelets has worked on some of Hollywood’s highest grossing films. Collège Boréal and Cambrian College both offer three-year programs in animation.     When he was just a kid, Martin Deschatelets was always drawing cartoons and animations. Today he is a published author and illustrator of a children’s book, has worked on some of […]

  Guitars Alive XI to Host First Annual Guitar Festival Sudbury’s first annual Guitar Festival takes place next month June 7-9. Dr. Matthew Gould, Director of Guitar Studies at Cambrian College and Artistic Director of the event said “we are excited that through the support of the Ontario Arts Council Northern Arts Program we are […]

      On her hands and knees in mud, Amber Konikow was crying and in unbearable pain. Her right leg had long given because of a severe strain in her medial collateral ligament, forcing her to the ground and into crawling mode. Last August, Konikow participated in the 2012 Canadian Death Race, solo, in […]

  BY LAURA GREGORINI   Michael Dagostino left his teaching job at St. Charles College about four years to pursue acting and is making a living at it in Sudbury, something that would have been impossible just a few years ago. The film and television industry has certainly exploded in the region in the last […]

Cinefest runs Sept. 15 -23Festival has become as much a part of Sudbury as the Big Nickel.Film lovers turn off their cell phones and put their schedules on hold for nine days. Many take vacation time to enjoy everything Cinéfest has to offer. People brag about how many movies they’ve seen. Others can’t remember what […]

Check out important dates in the school year! Plan now for Christmas holidays and spring break. Fall Saturday, Sept. 1 Collège Boréal students arrive at residence. Tuesday, Sept. 4 Back to class for Sudbury high school students. First day of classes at Cambrian College. Orientation Day at Boréal. Wednesday, Sept. 5 Winter session classes begin […]

Candice Kirkbride won the Young Leader Community Builders Award in 2010. The 2011 awards night is Feb. 17. The media does a good job of reporting news: the who, what, where, when, why and how of the day. But they quickly move on to tomorrow’s stories and sometimes forget about the people in yesterday’s headlines. […]

In 1995, when Amadeo Parissenti accepted a position as a “career scientist” at the Northern Ontario Regional Cancer Centre, he bought into the vision that a world-class facility could be built in Sudbury that it could raise the bar in terms of cancer research. He was offered a leadership role in making that vision a […]