On April 7th, Vinod and Shilpa Patel lost their lives in a tragic accident on Highway 69. Two days later, another person was killed on the same highway. Both accidents happened along the 68-kilometre stretch of Highway 69 that remains incomplete. It is a stretch of highway that represents a harmful trend and has claimed […]
Northern Ontario businesses are the backbone of Canada’s economy. In a rapidly changing world, businesses must grow, adapt, and lead. This is how we build a stronger, more resilient Canada and that work starts right here at home. Today, Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, announced a Government of Canada investment of $2,950,000 to […]
OTTAWA – Sudbury MP Viviane Lapointe’s Private Member’s Bill C-238 passed a major hurdle on Wednesday when a majority of MPs voted in favour of the Bill. The successful vote means the Bill has passed second reading in the House of Commons and will now proceed to committee for further study. First introduced in September […]
SUDBURY – Former Federal Minister of Environment and Climate Change, climate justice advocate and author, Catherine McKenna, will visit Greater Sudbury on Wednesday, April 29th, 2026. McKenna was invited to come to Sudbury by Member of Parliament Viviane Lapointe. The visit is part of McKenna’s national book tour for her memoir; Run Like a Girl: […]
SUDBURY – Today, Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, on behalf of the Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, announced a federal investment of $261,050 to IAMGOLD’s Côté Gold Mine located near Gogama, two hours north of Greater Sudbury. The investment will help strengthen Côté Gold Mine’s competitiveness by creating greater energy efficiency. […]
SUDBURY – Viviane Lapointe, Member of Parliament for Sudbury, convened a high-impact roundtable on Wednesday, bringing together close to 30 local businesses, economic development agencies, innovation hubs, and educational institutions to map out Sudbury’s role in the federal government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy. The closed-door session focused on translating the federal government’s “Build, Partner, Buy” […]
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SUDBURY – Last month, the City of Greater Sudbury released their Housing Supply Strategy Report, highlighting the progress being made to support faster housing development. A key component to the City’s success on the housing front is attributed to the Federal Government’s Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF). In 2024, Viviane Lapointe, MP for Sudbury, announced over […]
SUDBURY – Canada is creating a national library of drill core samples across the country, and Sudbury has been tapped as a major player in the nationwide project. The Government of Canada announced it will create the Canadian Digital Core Library (CDCL). The initiative will bring more than a century of Canada’s geological data online […]
SUDBURY – Youth in Northern Ontario are using substances at a much higher rate than the rest of Ontario and it remains a growing concern for communities. Sudbury and LaCloche have experienced record high numbers of opioid-related overdoses, and deaths tied to toxic drugs. To truly make an impact on this crisis, it’s critical we […]
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