CANS care about community

Sep 14, 2009- 4:39 PM

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff

Greater Sudbury’s Community Action Networks (CANS) bring people together to build a healthy community.

CANS arose from a recommendation from the Mayor’s Task Force on Community Involvement and Volunteerism in June 2001. By 2004 a number had been created in outlying areas such as Onaping where there was a lot of dissatisfaction after the community lost its own council because of the amalgamation of the former cities and towns into one unified city.

Community Action Networks were highlighted in January 2007 by the publishing of the Constellation City Report, chaired by Floyd Laughren.

CANS projects have included a citizen patrol program with police support, clean-up initiatives, efforts to beautify neighbourhoods by planting flower boxes, and organizing special events.

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woriedfather 9/15/2009 2:10:25 PM - Report Abuse

This is funny because in my neighberhood all there is is nothing but ugly streets and beat up parks and rednecks drinking beer at seven in the morning, with teens messing around with peoples privat property and lots of weeds well at the height that the weeds are you can almost call them ugly tree's. But you know i understand why my part of the city looks like it does it's because there arn't any of the councile members as my neighbours there for they dont care about my neck of the woods, that and they figure that G.S.H.C. will take care of all the trash.