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Mary Katherine Keown
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Award-winning multimedia journalist with The Sudbury Star. I also take and post a lot of photos. Find me on Instagram at mkkeown or monochromeMK. I am also on Facebook at mkkeown. I ❤️ paddling, the outdoors and dogs, so there may be some of that too.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 1d
Downtown Sudbury, CGS and the GSPS are gearing up for the annual #SantaClaus parade, which takes place Nov. 22 at 5:30 p.m. This year's theme is the Xmas movie. The route will be expanded to offer more viewing opportunities and to include more local businesses.
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Christmas movies theme of this year's Santa Claus parade in Sudbury
Annual parade slated for Nov. 22 in downtown Sudbury, which begins at 5:30 p.m.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 1d
Ward 7 Coun. Natalie Labbee will intro a motion next wk aimed at creating social opportunities for seniors. She wants CGS to offer free transit rides to seniors (65+) the first Tues every month. She says a 2023 pilot showed promising results, helped ridership.
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Greater Sudbury councillor wants to expand free transit program for seniors
Ward 7 Coun. Natalie Labbee proposes granting seniors one day per month of free transit.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 1d
Get out the lighters... A choir from #SudburySecondarySchool will perform Thurs w Foreigner at the #GreaterSudbury arena. The choir will perform the hit, I Want to Know What Love Is. Beyond nurturing a love of song, choir builds community, the director says.
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Sudbury Secondary choir excited to join Foreigner on stage - Watch video
They will perform I Want to Know What Love Is with the iconic rockers at the Sudbury Arena on Thursday.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 3d
Time well spent on Saturday with #KoralTheKayak. Conditions were perfect - not a cloud in the sky - and the #tamarack trees were aglow…
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 4d
Andre Leite, VP of ON ops for #AgnicoEagle, told an audience last wk nearly 1/3 of all gold produced in Canada comes from #NorthernOntario 💪🏽 The company has plans to expand operations at Detour Lake to 1M oz. gold produced annually, with an underground mine.

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For Agnico Eagle, all that glitters is golden, Sudbury chamber hears
Andre Leite outlines gold miner’s plans to expand, especially in Northern Ontario
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 7d
Despite vocal opposition from nearby residents, the #GreaterSudbury planning cmte approved Mon a rezoning appy for a tract of land on Bancroft Dr. It currently contains 1 house, but 84 apartments in 3 towers are planned, wedged in btwn Seguin St and Avalon Rd.
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Despite opposition, committee OKs three apartment towers in Minnow Lake - Take our poll
The development will contain 84 apartments, city councillors are told.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 8d
Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc intro'd motion Tues asking Premier #DougFord to reimburse cities for expenses incurred due to proposed cancellation of ASE prgm. Only Leduc voted in favour of the motion. Ford intro'd legislation Monday to kill the cameras.
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Greater Sudbury councillor fails to win speed camera motion
Bill Leduc says if the province kills the program, it should compensate the city.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 8d
Economic momentum is building in #GreaterSudbury, the GSDC said this wk. During a presentation, the board chair said CGS approved just under $1.1M, allowing businesses to leverage $2.4M in funding from other sources. It also contributed $605K to 44 arts groups.
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Greater Sudbury Development Corporation lists its accomplishments
City’s economic arm says it had a busy - and successful - 2024.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 10d
Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc will intro motion tmrw asking #QueensPark to reimburse CGS for expenses incurred due to looming cancellation of ASE prgm. #GreaterSudbury earned abt $750K in revenue from #SpeedCameras in 2024, but Premier Doug Ford wants them gone.
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Leduc wants Queen's Park to reimburse Greater Sudbury for cancellation of ASE program
Ward 11 Coun. Bill Leduc believes Queens Park should reimburse municipalities for some of the costs incurred as a result of cancellation.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 13d
The @sudburystar.bsky.social in conversation with #PierrePoilievre, leader of the #ConservativePartyOfCanada. He met Thurs w workers at Consbec, and spoke abt need to protect jobs and national security, and need to harness the power of our natural resources.
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Pierre Poilievre comes to Sudbury with his elbows up - Take our poll
Conservative leader rips into Prime Minister Mark Carney on a host of subjects, ranging from trade wars with Donald Trump to the Ring of Fire.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 14d
The City of #GreaterSudbury will contribute abt $924K to #Jennmar, enabling them to expand their local footprint and grow the work force by abt 21 FTEs. The company even plans to relocate some jobs from the US. Jennmar is investing $7M to grow their space.
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Jennmar to expand Sudbury operations, with help from city
Company will receive tax relief worth almost $1 million under Community Improvement Plan program.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 14d
This doesn't happen very often in #GreaterSudbury. The ops cmte voted this wk to increase #SpeedLimits on parts of MR15 from 60 km/h to 70 km/h. Apparently motorists had been complaining the speed limit was too low.

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Greater Sudbury committee agrees to increase speed limit on parts of Municipal Road 15
Slower speed is frustrating drivers, especially those trying to avoid truck traffic along the route, city councillors told.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 16d
The #GreaterSudbury finance cmte opted Tues not to raise cllr salaries. Councillors make abt $49K annually, abt $1200 less than in other ON communities, but with perks, staff advised against a raise. The changes that were approved will carry nominal costs.
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Greater Sudbury councillors vote against pay increase for themselves
As of today, the average city councillor earns $49,433 a year.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 19d
The City of #GreaterSudbury said Tuesday it has developed a 5-pronged action plan to revitalize the city core. It will help create a social services hub at #EnergyCourt and will work on keeping downtown cleaner. The BIA is also working on an ambassador prgm.
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City of Greater Sudbury unveils plan to fix the downtown
It must act to help the city's homeless and vulnerable while protecting the downtown's economic interests, CAO Shari Lichterman says
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 22d
Good news for renters. The #GreaterSudbury planning cmte approved an appy Mon that will enable construction of 30 apartments in Lively, along MR55. Three 4-storey towers will be built, each w 10 units. There aren't many apartments in Ward 2, so this is nice.
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Up to 30 apartment units approved for Lively
Developer looking to build three, four-storey apartment buildings containing 10 dwelling units each.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 22d
Council voted on Tues to inject abt $1.75M into three spaces frequented by the #GreaterSudbury #homeless population. The warming space at Energy Court will operate 24/7; and the Samaritan Centre and Off-the-Street shelter will have extended hours. Good start 💪🏽
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As number of homeless grow, Greater Sudbury spends more money on shelters
Nearly $1.75 million will be spent this winter to provide warm spaces on those with no where to go.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 25d
Several business owners in downtown #GreaterSudbury are starting to ring alarm bells abt conditions DT. The owners of 66 Elm say a major tenant is considering leaving the core. Two others have shuttered or are considering retirement. We need a solution NOW.
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Greater Sudbury failing to make downtown safe: Business leader - Take our poll
Unless security is stepped up, it will drive people and businesses away from the downtown core, she says
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 25d
Dear readers, on Aug. 14, my friend and colleague lost most of his possessions, as well as his two cats, in a terrible fire. I've started a @gofundme.com campaign to help him recover. If you feel so inclined and are able, please consider contributing a few dollars...
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Donate to Helping Jim Moodie recover from a catastrophic fire, organized by MARY KATHERINE KEOWN
Overnight on Aug. 14, my colleague and friend, Jim Moodie, lo… MARY KATHERINE KEOWN needs your support for Helping Jim Moodie recover from a catastrophic fire
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · 25d
Following a resolution passed last month, city council will establish an #Indigenous advisory panel to help amplify the voices of our Indigenous kin at city hall.

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City to establish Indigenous advisory panel
Move in keeping with commitment to calls to action, as outlined in Truth and Reconciliation process
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Sep 10
A group of residents in the East Bay of #GreaterSudbury's Long Lake has submitted a petition to CGS, asking that #WakeBoats be barred from their part of the lake. One woman with whom I spoke said she has had to spend $$$ to keep her home from slipping into LL.
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Residents of Long Lake petition to have wake boats barred from waterway
Ward 9 Coun. Deb McIntosh presented a petition to her colleagues bearing 110 signatures — mostly from residents of East Bay on Long Lake.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Sep 10
#CycleNorth will host the annual #BeaconRide on Sunday, setting out from the Steelworkers Hall. Riders will complete an 18 km or 60 km loop, w a party afterwards. Organizers are hoping to raise $25K to buy 100 new bikes for those in need in #GreaterSudbury.

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Beacon Ride 2025 to light up Greater Sudbury Streets on Sunday
Cycle North is hoping to raise $25,000 to purchase 100 new bikes for children and families in need, in the Greater Sudbury community.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Sep 6
I think it'll be an easy yes... At next week's council mtg, the cohort will vote on supporting a #SolarProject at the #GreaterSudbury airport. The proponent wants to install a 15 MW project, which will feed the provincial grid. #PowerUp #SustainablePower

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City council being asked to approve solar field at Greater Sudbury Airport
Project would produce enough energy to power at least 6,000 homes for a year.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Sep 4
I spoke earlier this wk w 2 people who work at 1960 Paris St., formerly #RumballTerrace. They said in the wake of a #DoubleMurder last wk, tenants are afraid and uneasy. The day I visited, it was quiet. The pair said conditions have deteriorated in the past yr.
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Tenants at 1960 Paris St. living in 'fear,' workers say
Crime was an increasing problem there before two people were shot to death in housing complex last week, they say.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Aug 29
This sounds like a very cool job... The City of #GreaterSudbury employs a #TreeWarden who oversees the city's trees (outside parks). An #arborist by training, Derrick LaPorte has a passion for trees, and has introduced several unique species to the landscape.
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If Sudbury's trees are healthy, so are its people: City's tree warden
Derrick LaPorte and his crew help keep Greater Sudbury's tree population in good health.
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Mary Katherine Keown @mkkeown.bsky.social · Aug 28
Former Liberal MP Marc Serre has taken a position in #MarkstayWarren as its newest CAO/clerk. He is very excited abt the opportunity to contribute to a northern town. Serre said he couldn't relocate to Ottawa or TO - he's a #NorthernOntario boy at heart.

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Marc Serre settles into new job, reflects on today's political climate
Former Liberal MP for Nickel Belt is the new CAO and clerk for the Municipality of Markstay-Warren.
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