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CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Burger Wars returns to Greater Sudbury in July
Sudbury Burger Wars 2025 begins, with $3/burger supporting L'Arche Sudbury programs and organizers aiming to top last year's $26,000. Sudbury Burger Wars is shifting from August to July this year, with 30 local hospitality businesses set to feature specialty burgers from July 1 to 31. A portion of the proceeds will support L'Arche Sudbury, an organization that provides housing and community programs for people with and without intellectual disabilities. Burger Wars Mayor Paul Lefebvre - Sudbury burger wars Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre takes a bite of the first burger of the 2025 Sudbury Burger Wars at a kick-off event on May 28, 2025 - National Burger Day. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario) The annual fundraiser, launched in 2019 by the late Mitch Spiegel, originally supported NEO Kids. Last year, it redirected funds to L'Arche Sudbury, raising $26,000. Organizers aim to generate at least $35,000 in 2024, with $3 from each burger sold going to the cause. Gerry Lougheed, a Burger Wars spokesperson, announced a matching donation initiative by the Lougheed Foundation. 'Geoffrey said, 'Well, you and your grandson (Kiran) have such a great time. We should kind of support that,'' Lougheed said at the launch event on Wednesday, May 28 – National Burger Day. 'So today, he and I decided the first $25,000 will match... We're hoping to generate in excess of $50,000.' Gerry Lougheed - Burger Wars Gerry Lougheed, a spokesperson for Sudbury Burger Wars and head of the Lougheed Foundation, announces that the first $25,000 raised by the 2025 burger wars will be matched at a kick-off event on May 28, 2025 - National Burger Day. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario) Hope to build another site L'Arche Sudbury currently operates three homes and a community participation program. The organization is fundraising for a fourth location – a 28-unit accessible residence on Bancroft Drive, estimated to cost $30 million. Jennifer Cawley Caruso, board chair of L'Arche Sudbury, said the capital campaign has secured about $2 million so far. 'We need commitment from the provincial government and from the federal government to help us in this endeavour,' she said. 'That's a work in progress... There's more than one way to do things and so we're exploring two or three different ways at the moment.' Burger Wars 2025 Sudbury A kick-off event for the 2025 Sudbury Burger Wars was held at L'Arche Sudbury on May 28, 2025. (Lyndsay Aelick/CTV News Northern Ontario) For more details, visit
CTV News
4 days ago
- Business
- CTV News
Sudbury Burger Wars 2025 kicks off
Sudbury Burger Wars 2025 launched on National Burger Day, with Mayor Paul Lefebvre kicking off the month-long fundraiser supporting L'Arche Sudbury, where $3 from each burger sold at 30 local spots will aid its programs. Lyndsay Aelick reports.
CBC
22-05-2025
- Business
- CBC
Fire at derelict hospital frustrates Sudbury mayor
Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre says he's frustrated following a fire Wednesday night at a derelict former hospital sitting on some of the most prime real estate in the city. "We're all frustrated," Lefebvre said at a Thursday news conference surrounded by several city councillors. "The fact that this building has been derelict for a while. Certainly the owner has been meeting his obligations under the laws of Ontario, but I think as a city we've certainly been working with the owner to bring things forward." Developer Panoramic Properties has owned the former General Hospital on Paris Street since 2010, but after a few years of work clearing out in the interior and tearing down some of the structure, the 75-year-old building has sat vacant in a state of disrepair. Originally, Panoramic planned to renovate the old hospital, sometimes called St. Joseph's, but in 2023, the company announced plans to tear it down and replace it with a 20-storey condominium tower, 16-storey urban loft and 12-storey retirement residence. The three buildings would provide 222 condo units, 199 rental apartments and 109 retirement guest suites. "Our desire is to work in parallel with the City of Greater Sudbury to realize the true untapped potential of this site, its significance to the city, and northern Ontario more broadly," Panoramic president Angelo Butera said in a news release at the time. Last October, the city said it would grant Panoramic $1.7 million to help redevelop another Sudbury property it owns – the downtown Scotia Tower – if it moved ahead with the former hospital demotion. Lefebvre said on Thursday that that offer is still on the table. The mayor said he spoke with representatives from Panoramic Thursday morning and they agreed immediate action needs to be taken to demolish the building. "So we're looking forward to receiving their application for the demolition permit imminently as they search for a contractor to hire to move that file forward," he said. Lefebvre added that the fire at the building shows it continues to pose a risk to public safety. "Even though it's gated, there is fencing, but people still trespass," he said. "And that's why, you know, the safety concerns of everybody around, neighbours as well as the individuals that may want to trespass on that property, is becoming to us, to a level that is really unacceptable."
Cision Canada
08-05-2025
- Automotive
- Cision Canada
BEV Conference Focused on Developing a Secure and Sustainable Battery Materials Supply Chain Français
SUDBURY, ON, May 8, 2025 /CNW/ - The 4th BEV (battery electric vehicle) In-Depth: Mines to Mobility Conference will take place on May 28 and 29, 2025, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. Join leaders from mining, automotive, mineral processing, battery technology, clean energy, government and more as they collaborate on ideas and solutions for a truly integrated 'mines to mobility' battery electric supply chain. This conference will continue the dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of establishing a sustainable and ethical supply of domestic critical minerals. Given the current geopolitical landscape, this year's program will also address the urgent need to develop our battery materials processing infrastructure, exploring what this looks like and how we can achieve it for Ontario and the entire country. "Our city is at the forefront of building a secure and sustainable battery materials supply chain," said City of Greater Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre. "With our world-class expertise in mining and mineral processing, Greater Sudbury plays a critical role in advancing Canada's economic sovereignty and powering the global shift to clean energy. The BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility Conference is a catalyst for innovation and collaboration—bringing together industry leaders to shape the future of mining, electrification, and battery technology." The conference will commence with an opening dinner in the Vale Cavern at Science North on Wednesday, May 28, featuring an opening talk by Dr. Michael Pope from the Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre at the University of Waterloo on Demystifying EV Battery Technology Innovation and Future Adoption. A full-day conference will follow on Thursday, May 29 at Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology with an opening address by Priya Tandon, newly installed President of the Ontario Mining Association, and more than 30 contributors throughout the day. This year, the conference will also feature a live recording of a new The Unlikely Innovators podcast episode, focused on tackling Trade, Tariffs, and Fortress Canada. There will also be a robust display of consumer electric vehicles, accessible to both conference delegates and the public, including the return of battery electric mining vehicles. "As we gear up for the 4th year of the BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility Conference, we recognize the significance it has had in advancing our goals of sustainable development, innovation and a secure battery materials supply chain," said Shari Lichterman, the Chief Administrative Officer for the City of Greater Sudbury. "By fostering collaboration among industry leaders, we aim to drive the progress that will both benefit our community, the mining sector and support Ontario's clean energy future." The conference will feature a wide range of speakers, including representatives from: Adamas Intelligence Auto Part Manufacturer Association (APMA) Battery Metals Association of Canada Clean Energy Canada First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC) Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development Ministry of Energy and Mines Ontario Mining Association (OMA) RBC Capital Markets Trillium Network for Advanced Manufacturing More speakers will be announced closer to the conference. There is also an optional pre-conference tour that will begin with a tour of the world's first test mine, the NORCAT Underground Centre. The 4 th BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility conference is presented by Cambrian College, the City of Greater Sudbury, the Electric Vehicle Society, Frontier Lithium, and Laurentian University, in cooperation with the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI), Electric Autonomy Canada and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI). For complete conference details, including registration information, visit
CBC
21-03-2025
- Business
- CBC
Sudbury, Ont., mayor not phased over what tariffs could mean for nickel mining
The U.S. only has one nickel mine and it would take years to start new ones Sudbury's mayor says he's not worried that an ongoing trade war between Canada and the United States will hurt the city's nickel exports to the south. "I believe critical minerals, which obviously we are endowed with here in Greater Sudbury, play a role to maybe bridge that divide that we are currently living with the U.S. administration," said Sudbury Mayor Paul Lefebvre. "For them to realize the importance that they can't source this in the U.S." Lefebvre noted that the U.S. only has one active nickel mine, located in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and it would take years, if not a decade, for that country to open more mines for the critical mineral. The ore from that American mine is also processed at a facility owned by mining giant Vale, in Sudbury. While Sudbury's two nickel miners – Vale and Glencore – could be shielded from tariff threats, they have been hit by low nickel prices, which are currently hovering around $7 US per pound. At a talk hosted by the Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Gord Gilpin, Vale's director of Ontario operations for base metals, said the company had to recently lay off some workers to remain competitive, but did not say how many. "You know we're facing a real need to simplify our business and as a consequence of that, unfortunately we've had to make some tough, tough choices, but they are for the better of the business longer term," Gilpin told reporters after his keynote address. But Lefebvre said both Vale and Glencore continue to invest in mineral exploration in the region, with the former investing $250 million over the next three years to find new deposits. Lefebvre added that he sees potential for Sudbury to build a nickel sulfate processing plant, which is a key component of electric vehicle batteries. Vale is building such a plant in Bécancour, Que., which will be the first of its kind in Canada. The plant will use nickel pellets and rounds from its refineries in Sudbury and Long Harbour, N.L. and dissolve them in a mixture of sulfuric acid, hydrogen peroxide and water to make the nickel sulfate. Lefebvre said he's been in conversations with business leaders and the chiefs of nearby Wahnapitae First Nation and Atikameksheng Anishnawbek about moving ahead with such a facility in Sudbury. "I've been advocating for this as another level of keeping our ore, our nickel here for longer as we can do the advanced processing and create the jobs that we deserve here," he said.
