Monarch Addictions Services in Sudbury has had to put plans on hold to expand staffing and programming, because it hasn't been able to secure provincial funding.
How the shocking discovery of a Sudbury woman s birth mom is changing lives
After learning she was adopted as a child in Sudbury, Ont., Lise Laforge spent years looking for her birth mother only to deal with a long struggle to accept the shocking truth. Now 48 and living in Toronto, she s an advocate for people experiencing homelessness, something that s changed her life.
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Lisa Laforge, 48, says learning her roots wasn’t easy but she s now helping people experiencing homelessness
Posted: Apr 26, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: April 26
Lise Laforge, 48, lives in Toronto and volunteers to help local organizations collect donations for people experiencing homelessness. Laforge learned she was adopted at age eight, but later discovered her birth mother spent years without a permanent home in Sudbury, Ont., something she learned to identify with to help others.(Supplied by Lise Laforge)
Sudbury·Coping with COVID I would like to give my granddaughters a hug, says Elliot Lake s Jennifer Carling after year-long isolation
Jennifer Carling, a woman in her 70s, has been isolating with her husband since March 2020.
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Posted: Mar 03, 2021 3:19 PM ET | Last Updated: March 3
Jennifer Carling, shown here with husband Bob Montgomery, says one of the things she d like to do is give her granddaughters a hug when the pandemic is over. (Supplied by Jennifer Carling)
Finding the simple things at heart of dealing with pandemic, doctor says
For Dr. Kirsty Locke, it’s been the simple things that have mattered most during the pandemic.
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Posted: Mar 02, 2021 11:31 AM ET | Last Updated: March 2
Dr. Kirsty Locke, shown here with her son, says she s come to appreciate the simple things since the beginning of the pandemic.(Supplied by Kirsty Locke)
Sault Ste. Marie youngster catches city council s attention with his plan to improve local sliding hill
Sault Ste. Marie s council is making improvements to a sliding hill after receiving a letter from 9-year-old Charlie Ellis Lachapelle-Smith.
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Posted: Jan 30, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 30
Charlie Ellis Lachapelle-Smith s wish to make Finn Hill more accessible for winter sliding activities has prompted Sault Ste. Marie council to consider making improvements.(Sherri Smith/Submitted)