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Thursday, October 2, 2025

Sudbury scientists explore relationship between wastewater metals and antibiotic resistance patterns

Antibiotic resistance is often called the “silent pandemic,” a growing global threat that makes bacterial, viral, and fungal infections harder to treat, increasing the risk of severe illness or death.

But what if the roots of this problem aren’t only in healthcare settings? What if the answers to what helps drive antimicrobial resistance could be found outside the doors of the hospital, in the environment, even in the wastewater flowing beneath our cities and communities?

Monday, August 18, 2025

Greater Sudbury CAO Shari Lichterman Tours HSN

Greater Sudbury Chief Administrative Officer, Shari Lichterman, visited HSN recently to learn more about the critical role we play in delivering high quality care, close to home, for Sudbury and Northeastern Ontario.