Author: Sudbury Steve

I think some serious questions need to be asked about Tanya Granic Allen, Doug Ford and the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party (see: “Doug Ford distances himself from former leadership rival Tanya Granic Allen over tweets on Muslims, gays,” the Toronto Star, April 9, 2018). The Globe and Mail reports that

Last night, Greater Sudbury Council approved four applications made by 1916596 Ontario Limited, to add three new land use permissions to an industrial subdivision on the Kingsway.  Two amendments (one to the Official Plan, the other to the City’s comprehensive zoning by-law) will permit a casino on part of the

My letter to Council. Re: Application to Amend the City of Greater Sudbury’s Official Plan and Zoning By-law 2010- 100Z City of Greater Sudbury File Nos. 751-6/17-24 and 751-6/17-19 1916596 Ontario Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the “applicant” or the “land owner”) has applied to amend the City of Greater Sudbury’s

This is getting out of hand. Here we have an elected official – someone who actually gets to vote on the official plan amendment and rezoning applications to permit a new casino and arena on the Kingsway – insist that the existing Sudbury Community Arena has had NO IMPACT on

To my regular readers: please forgive me this indiscretion. I have provided my comments to the City of Greater Sudbury on application 751-6/17-27 – an application filed by 1916596 Ontario Ltd. to amend the City of Greater Sudbury’s zoning by-law in order to permit an arena/events centre on industrial lands

City officials dropped a bombshell on the community of Coniston earlier this month when, through a press release, Mayor Brian Bigger announced that Greater Sudbury had selected the small community as the preferred location for Noront Resources’ ferrochrome smelter (see: “Sudbury finalizes bid for ferrochrome smelter,” the Sudbury Star, February

Anyone who saw pictures of caribou being flown on government helicopters from one remote Lake Superior island to another could have been left scratching their heads, wondering just what was going on. But after years of lobbying by local residents, including those from the Michipicoten First Nation, the government of

On his Valley East Facebook group, Councillor Kirwan is sharing a private email between citizens that someone has shared with him. Very classy.I’ve reproduced his lengthy post at the bottom of this blog. It’s the latest in a string of social media announcements that this Greater Sudbury Councillor has made

It has been remarked by a member of Greater Sudbury Council that the citizens will have “no reason” that has a land use basis for a member of the public to appeal a decision by Council to approve an arena/events centre and casino in an industrial park on the Kingsway.

“The Downtown Master Plan is nothing more than a guide, and a pretty Utopian guide I may add. It was designed by a company in Toronto that created a dream world that is not even close to what could be possible. So to say that the City has to adhere

There are a lot of dangerous myths about the so-called “Kingsway Entertainment District” that are being advanced by some members of Greater Sudbury’s Council, accompanied by what can only be described as tactics meant to intimidate the public and silence people from speaking up – just at a time when

What’s becoming increasingly clear is that a lack of federal leadership on climate change is undermining Canada’s Paris commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 30% from 2005 levels by 2030 (see: “The Emission Reduction Plans Of All Major Ontario Political Parties Fall Short,” Mark Winfield, the Toronto Star, December 19,

At the end of this century, in the year 2100, my son Brian will be 87 years old.  With a life expectancy of around 80 years for boy babies born in Ontario in 2013, the mathematical odds may be stacked against my son, but with people living longer than ever

The following is an open letter to Greater Sudbury Council regarding a request for decision on a report to Council dated November 15, 2017, titled, “Greater Sudbury Convention and Performance Centre / Library Art Gallery Update,”. The request for decision recommends that the current site of the Sudbury Community Arena

The following is an open letter to Council and select municipal staff with regards to the Integrated Site Plan for some proposed elements of the so-called “Kingsway Entertainment District”. It is intended to be my submission as part of the public consultation process. As I have been unable to submit

“1.2 – VisionThe Official Plan functions as much more than a land use planning document – it also encompasses our objectives related to social, economic and environmental matters. The vision statements below reflect the collective aspirations of those who live in Greater Sudbury by drawing on past community initiatives and

“I can tell you that we’re frankly fed up with being portrayed as an area that has no regard for the sustainability of our environment that we live in and have lived in and intend to live for generations and generations.” – Kapuskasing Mayor Al Spacek (see: “Email accused Wynne’s

OK, so I’ve read the recent Ontario Municipal Board (OMB) decision about the proposed change in zoning in the Moonglo neighbourhood.  What a gong show for the City this whole exercise proved to be.  And as a taxpaying resident of the City of Greater Sudbury, I have to question just

Bramalea-Malton-Gore MPP Jagmeet Singh has been elected leader of the federal New Democratic Party, with a convincing first ballot win (53% of votes cast – more than 33 percentage points over second-place finisher, Timmins-James Bay MP Charlie Angus). Singh’s election to the position of leader of Canada’s third party has

I’ve been putting off writing this blogpost for far too long.  In part, my procrastination stems from a general feeling of boredom related to the subject matter – even though the subject matter is important.  I had been hoping that I might be turned on at some time over the