SUDBURY STORYTELLERS WITH GSPL: TERRY LYNN JOHNSON

Knowing we have many writers in our local area, we wanted to start a feature to highlight some of them to bring their work to a broader audience. The Greater Sudbury Public Library comes across some of these writers on a regular basis and we are continuously introduced to new writers and new books to add to our shelves. Are you a local writer? Let us know and we can feature you in an upcoming month, shoot us an email at jessica.watts@greatersudbury.ca! Who are you and how long have you been writing? I’m Terry Lynn Johnson, I live near Whitefish Falls and......

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Crater Makers: A.L. Creatives

I love seeing beautiful photos and paintings of my favourite city but these beautiful local scenes painted on leaves are definitely the most unique. We’re a huge fan of Alex’s work and when we met her at a brunch over the holidays, we knew we needed to find out more about her art and her creative process. Tell us a bit about A.L. Creatives? What is Al Creatives and how did it start? A.L. Creatives started as a name and instagram page to showcase my various forms of art and design. I like to do a variety of different......

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International Women's Day: Five Events to check out

How are you celebrating International Women’s Day? Sudbury is home to A LOT of really inspirational woman and Our Crater has been lucky enough to meet and work with many of them. We could easily list over 100 inspiring ladies in our community (and trust us, we’ll get to that soon!) but today we wanted to share five events we’re excited are happening in our city for International Women’s Day! International Women’s Day Brunch @ Ristorante Verdicchio The Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual International Women’s Day Brunch at Ristorante Verdicchio with guest speaker Jessica Holmes, Celebrated......

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Theatre Cambrian: Building the Wall

Have you been to a dinner theatre production at Theatre Cambrian yet? We think this next production is one you’re going to want to check out. From March 16-24 you can catch Building the Wall – a political drama written by award winning playwright Robert Schenkkan. On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Over the next sixteen months, events would unravel that test every American’s strength of character: executive actions, an immigration round-up of unprecedented scale, and a declaration of martial law. Rick finds himself caught up as......

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St. Patrick's Day Roundup

It’s time to dig through your closet for all of the green and fill your mugs with green beer! St. Patrick’s day is less than two weeks away and this is one of our favourite excuse to dress up and day drink. Our favourite green holiday falls on a Saturday this year so if you’re lucky enough to have Sunday off you really have no excuse to get out and celebrate. No plans yet? No problem – Every year there are tons of things to do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Sudbury! St. Patrick’s Day with Duncan Cameron @......

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Top 5 Day Trips from Sudbury

Looking for an adventure but short on time? No problem – Living in Sudbury we’re lucky to be close enough to head out on some pretty amazing road trips any time of the year and today I’m going to share five of our favourites that you should immediately add to your bucket list. Whether you like exploring nature, kayaking beautiful lakes, eating delicious food or you’re just doing it for the (Insta)gram’, we’ve got you covered with five great day trips. So get planning and head out only our next adventure. Use #OurCrater on Instagram so we can see......

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CRATER CONVERSATIONS EP 15: VALENTINE'S EDITION

Welcome to another edition of Crater Conversations, a weekly show live on CKLU now on at a brand spanking new time Tuesday’s at 5PM! So, what exactly is the show all about? Join your host, Crater co-founder Jess, each week as we sit down with a local guest. We’ll talk about their projects, their passions, and the things they love about our little rock town! We’ll be sitting down with performers, entrepreneurs, community leaders – anyone with a story. Personal anecdotes, first inspirations, childhood follies, who knows where this will take us but we can’t wait to find out!......

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CRATER CONVERSATIONS EP 14: JUSTINE MARTIN

Welcome to another edition of Crater Conversations, a weekly show live on CKLU now on at a brand spanking new time Tuesday’s at 5PM! So, what exactly is the show all about? Join your host Crater co-founder Jess each week as we sit down with a local guest, we’ll talk about their projects, their passions, and the things they love about or little rock town! We’ll be sitting down with performers, entrepreneurs, community leaders – really anyone with a story. Personal anecdotes, first inspirations, childhood follies, who knows where this will take us but we can’t wait to find......

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CRATER CONVERSATIONS EP 13: NICO TAUS

Welcome to another edition of Crater Conversations, a weekly show live on CKLU now on at a brand spanking new time Tuesday’s at 5PM! So, what exactly is the show all about? Join your host Crater co-founder Jess each week as we sit down with a local guest, we’ll talk about their projects, their passions, and the things they love about or little rock town! We’ll be sitting down with performers, entrepreneurs, community leaders – really anyone with a story. Personal anecdotes, first inspirations, childhood follies, who knows where this will take us but we can’t wait to find......

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CRATER CONVERSATIONS EP 12: HAILEY SHORT

Welcome to another edition of Crater Conversations, a weekly show live on CKLU now on at a brand spanking new time Tuesday’s at 5PM! So, what exactly is the show all about? Join your host Crater co-founder Jess each week as we sit down with a local guest, we’ll talk about their projects, their passions, and the things they love about or little rock town! We’ll be sitting down with performers, entrepreneurs, community leaders – really anyone with a story. Personal anecdotes, first inspirations, childhood follies, who knows where this will take us but we can’t wait to find......

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