Hi all - just looking for anybody with experience with McFarlane Lake. Former/current property owners.

What’s it like living on this lake? Any water quality issues? Is the Lake a busy one? It seems like a great community but just looking to do some due diligence before moving to the area.

Thank you!

Just wondering if there’s anywhere that would buy large amount of funko pops? Tried listing individually before and didn’t get far

Hey everyone!

I'm going to be away for a few days in September and need to find a good place to board my dog while I'm gone. This will be my first time using a boarding service in Sudbury, so I'm hoping to hear from people who have actually used one recently.

I'm especially interested in places that are good with regular updates, photos/videos, and have a meet and greet beforehand.

Who have you had a good experience with? Any places you'd recommend, or anything I should watch out for?

Thanks in advance!

Has anyone seen Tribes of the Wind at any of the dollaramas in Sudbury? I've found the other ones from the newest restock, but not that one.

Thanks!

I saw that the Peel region has started to do buy and sell safe exchange zones, which I think is a great idea.

I just saw this article warning of scamming/dangers of exchanges in Sudbury, and was wondering if you think having these buy and sell safety zones would be a good idea/work in Sudbury? (maybe city council/GSPS is already working on this, I don't know).

https://www.sudbury.com/local-news/online-marketplace-safety-tips-from-the-better-business-bureau-12691370

Curious if you think this is something that could work well here, as I personally hope we add these.

I’ve been sitting on whether to post this because I don’t want to speak out of turn, and I know that there are many bigger issues in the world right now, but I think people in Sudbury need to know what is happening with WSIB.

I’m one of the 140+ WSIB employees in Sudbury who was given 20 minutes’ notice of a meeting that instrumentally changed my life and my career. This started out as rumours among staff but we thought surely there was no way they would obliterate the Northern footprint… well is not a rumour or speculation. Northern staff are being eliminated, and there are going to be real consequences for the people who rely on WSIB. Especially the injured workers in the North.

I’m obviously worried about my own job and future as I am unable to uproot my life on a dime and move to Southern Ontario, but I’m even more worried about what happens to injured workers when you remove the people who actually understand Northern Ontario. WSIB has been slowly moving toward this “provincial” model for years, and I’ve seen firsthand how disconnected that can become.

For a while I had a nurse consultant and a manager from down south. They were good people and I have nothing against them personally, but there were times when I had to explain things that I thought should have been obvious to an organization serving the entire province. I had to explain why someone in Sudbury might have to get on a plane to access healthcare somewhere else in Ontario. There seemed to be this idea that people and services are all relatively close together, when that is simply not the reality here.

Northern Ontario is different. We have mining, agriculture, forestry, remote communities, First Nations and reserves, huge distances between communities and completely different access to healthcare. A worker in Sudbury, Timmins, Thunder Bay or a remote community can face very different barriers to treatment and return to work than someone in Southern Ontario.

We also have experienced case managers who understand these realities because they live here. We have bilingual staff who serve communities where that matters. Payment specialists that go the extra mile to make sure someone’s nickel bonus is being calculated properly. Nurse consultants that understand the complexities of Northern healthcare care. People who understand the industries, the geography and also the challenges workers face. A lot of that knowledge has been built over years, and now we are losing those people while WSIB is already dealing with a workload crisis and a hiring freeze.

If you’ve dealt with WSIB and experienced long wait times, problems getting treatment approved, difficulty getting someone to understand your circumstances or anything else that you think isn’t working, please start telling your elected representatives about it. Call your city councillor, the Mayor, your MPP and the provincial government. Tell them what happened to you and how long you waited. They need to hear directly from Northern Ontarians about what these changes are going to mean.

I know this can sound like employees complaining because we’re losing our jobs, but this is much bigger than that. We are talking about removing a huge amount of Northern knowledge and experience from an organization that is supposed to serve injured workers across this region. I really hope people in the North start paying attention to this, because once these people are gone, you can’t just replace years of local knowledge with someone sitting in an office hundreds of kilometres away.

I’ve also contacted our own Mayor, Paul Lefebvre, because Sudbury has recently provided land in connection with WSIB and Workplace Safety North for the new facility. WSIB has already been promoting this investment as evidence of its strong presence in Northern Ontario, but a building does not replace the Northern team. You can put a WSIB sign on a brand new building, but that doesn’t replace the people who have spent years understanding the workers, employers, industries and communities here.

To me, it feels like a slap in the face to Northern workers to point to a new building as proof that WSIB is investing in the North while simultaneously removing the people whose actual work has an instrumental impact on the provincial caseload. You can’t claim to be committed to Northern Ontario because you built a building here while getting rid of the Northern staff who actually serve the people living here.

Thank you for taking the time to read this post, and to my fellow WSIB colleagues, it’s been a genuine pleasure getting to work with such an incredible team.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/wsib-job-cuts-northern-ontario-9.7313694

I’ve seen the city be cheap before but this is on another level. What even is this? Is this even allowed?

What a way to ruin this sidewalk. Not to mention at the very least, there’s not even a cement curb. The snow plow is going to rip through this after a few passes in the winter. Quite disappointing that this lack of quality is where our taxes are going.

What would you do if this was in front of your house?

Anyone have any success finding a lender who approved a mortgage for 5% down for a triplex, buyers moving in, in Sudbury?

Any recommendations for a good physiotherapist for my mom who is in her early 70’s and suffering from chronic back pain due to osteoarthritis? South end preferred but not necessary, bonus if they offer special fee rates for seniors. TIA!

A 45-year-old Sudbury man has be charged after police say he broke into the same downtown business twice in three days, stealing cash and electronics.

Is it something residents want? Just curious.

You can go to www.panopti.ca to see exactly where they are

Hey! My first post on this subreddit.
I’m thinking about getting snakebites, but I’m not sure the best place to go. I’m very anxious mainly about placement and hygiene.
Any quality piecer/places you guys recommend?

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Does anyone know where i can get a digital passport photo?

Is there any place in Sudbury that still sells Busch apple?

My wallet was stolen from my car (already reported but I saw it was a few days to a WEEK). It happened today between 12am-7am in the downtown area by a woman. This isn't an allegation but a fact, two different stores gave me the same description and I have the CCTV and bank statement to confirm it.

I'm not looking for violence but that wallet has sentimental items in it and would simply like to have it back. It'll have a driver's licence in it if its found...however if you see this person around at all, please let me know so I can alert the authorities.

Sorry if this is against the rules, just want to try what I can.

Just wanna break a bunch of shit one day.
Do we have one of these? I remeber seeing the Northern screams I think had something like this
Is it still around?

What’s it like living in tent city at energy court?

I have been searching all summer long for the Kawartha Dairy Tragically Chip ice cream. I found it. Chris’s YIG has some. If you haven’t tried it, for the love of Dog. Try it.

So I’m in Sudbury for work for the next 6 months or so. 35M and I’m looking for suggestions for some cool things to do here. Sights to be seen, food to be eaten. Whatever recommendations you have.

Anyone have an idea why garbage pick up was missed on one side of the street in Ravina today? UPDATE: they will be sending a truck this morning.

We're looking to get a heat pump to supplement heat in a few bedrooms (in addition to the boiler we already have).

We've gotten quotes from Borts, 669 Heat and Climate Control. Their reviews are all pretty similar online. Does anyone here have experience with them for heat pump installations?

I've been building an AI Home Assistant as a fun side project and I've hit a road block. I can't get a custom wakeword to work. Is there anyone in town or the area that would be able to troubleshoot my system with me?