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Opinion · MiningRegreening worked, which is exactly why it should not be the last word
The city planted nine million trees and earned the right to say so; it has not earned the right to stop measuring what…
By the Editorial Board · 17 August 2026 · 2 min read Opinion · LettersA letter to the incoming councilYou will be asked to approve things quickly and told the timing is out of your hands; it is worth knowing now that it…
By M. Ouellette, New Sudbury · 17 August 2026 · 2 min read Opinion · CouncilCouncil votes itself a raise and calls it a benchmarkA remuneration review that compares Sudbury to cities it does not resemble is not a benchmark; it is a search for a…
By the Editorial Board · 16 August 2026 · 2 min read
Opinion · CouncilTransit cuts land hardest in Val Caron, and the map shows it
The service review protects ridership per hour, which is precisely the measure that guarantees the outlying communities…
By the Editorial Board · 15 August 2026 · 2 min read Opinion · LettersYou were too easy on the transit reviewThe Standard treated a service cut as a design problem when it is a decision about who counts, and readers out here…
By R. Beaudry, Val Caron · 15 August 2026 · 1 min read
Opinion · MiningA tailings expansion should not clear the table in one meeting
The application is technically routine and geographically permanent, and those two facts are why it deserves more than…
By the Editorial Board · 14 August 2026 · 2 min read