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Ideas for smart growth - Lilly Noble and Naomi Grant

Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life An open letter to city council from the Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury As city council nears the end of budget deliberations for the 2009 municipal budget, roads will undoubtedly be a major item in the discus
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Wanup, Long Lake schools the ‘heart’ of communities - Naomi Grant

Editor’s note: The following is an open letter to Rainbow District School Board trustees. The fate of South End schools was decided by trustees Nov. 15, prior to Northern Life’s press deadline. Check NorthernLife.ca to find out more.
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Homes shouldn’t be built on flood plains - Naomi Grant

Re: Article “Is Sudbury ready for a disaster?” which appeared in the Oct. 13 edition of Northern Life. Congratulations to the Climate Change Consortium and all their partners on their work to prepare Greater Sudbury for the impacts of climate change.
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Applauding the pick up of compostable waste - Naomi Grant

I would like to applaud the city's announcement that pick up of organic/compostable waste will soon be available to all residents.
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Cut roads budget to find savings - Naomi Grant

As the municipal budget process wraps up, the focus is on cost-cutting as council makes difficult choices to keep tax rates down. This mentality has run over to other recent decisions.
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Opinion: Five years after declaring climate emergency, what has council done?

Opinion: Five years after declaring climate emergency, what has council done?

Naomi Grant, chair of the Coalition for a Livable Sudbury, applauds city council for declaring a climate emergency but wonders why nothing substantial has been done on that file in the past five years
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The Soapbox: Council’s term is half done and what have they accomplished?

The Soapbox: Council’s term is half done and what have they accomplished?

Coalition for a Liveable Sudbury highlights several election promises mayor and council made two years ago, and asks whether those pledges were met
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Opinion: On climate change, local action can be global action

Opinion: On climate change, local action can be global action

‘We should not wait: preventing impacts rather than reacting to disasters is always the best course’
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Opinion: Sidewalks need to work for everyone … in all seasons

Opinion: Sidewalks need to work for everyone … in all seasons

There’s a chance for much-needed change with the city’s review of winter sidewalk maintenance, says member of grassroots sidewalk safety group
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Opinion: Volunteers made the Laurentian greenspace and trails what they are, now meet one of the most dedicated

Opinion: Volunteers made the Laurentian greenspace and trails what they are, now meet one of the most dedicated

This is the second in a four-part series that aims to tell the tale of the Laurentian Trails, and why the university should never consider selling off its greenspace
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