City Guides


Heart of Ruth Mission: 5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner

Heart of Ruth Mission is hosting our 5th Annual Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser on January 13th, 2018 in Sudbury and this year will be bigger and better than ever! The night starts at 4pm at 430 Westmount Ave (in the Westmount Plaza) under the Christian Horizons sign. Live entertainment will begin at 5pm Brooke Bruce feat. Mike Mascioli!! Tickets are $10 and includes  a plate full of spaghetti, slice of garlic bread, caesar salad, a drink and an entrance to the door prize. This dinner is a drop in setting, welcoming guests anytime between 4-8pm. As always, they will have a variety of sauces......

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50 Items to Check off your ultimate Sudbury Winter Bucket List

We may have become slightly obsessed with bucket lists this year but I think you’ll be thankful. We rounded up 150 things for our summer bucket list, 50 things for our fall one and now we’ve got 50 items you can check off for the ultimate Sudbury winter bucket list! Try your best to make it through and use the hashtag #ourcrater to show us what you’re up to! Are we missing something you think should be added? No problem – send us a message, we’d love to hear from you! Visit the Festival of Lights at Science North.......

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What to do for New Year's Eve in Sudbury!

I think I say this every single year but CAN YOU BELIEVE 2017 IS ALREADY OVER? That flew by and now we’re moving into 2018. Do you know how you’re ringing in the new year? If not, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. Today we’re rounding up some of the events happening on New Year’s Eve in Sudbury! NYE Family Fun Day 201KJ7 @ 11am – Science North – 100 Ramsey Lake Road Join Science North and KiSS 105.3 Sudbury for an action packed day filled with curiosity and adventure. Visitors are encouraged to dress up as their......

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Top 5 Festive Drinks you can Find in Sudbury

This week has been freezing so it’s time to warm up with some really delicious festive drinks! Why wait in line at Starbucks for a (let’s face it) subpar holiday drink when you get some more delicious ones at our local coffee shops? Today we’re sharing five of our favourite festive drinks we think you NEED to check out before the holidays pass us by. The Cedar Nest – Peppermint White Mocha If you haven’t already been to The Cedar Nest, you need to get over there. This is the most adorable café we’ve ever had the pleasure of......

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Shop Local: Our Crater's Holiday Gift Guide

You may have noticed how much we love to support our local businesses so we wanted to share a local gift guide with you guys. There are only 12 more days until Christmas Eve which means it’s time to get all of your shopping done. Avoid the malls, and shop local this year! I’m guilty of waiting until the last minute to finish all of my holiday shopping so I’ll be using this gift guide to check off everyone else on my list. For the coffee lover:   Old Rock Coffee Holiday Blend   View this post on Instagram A post shared by Old......

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NEW HOLIDAY GET HOME SAFE GUIDE

The holiday season is upon us, and with it comes tons of excuses to eat drink and be merry! Getting home at the end of the night can sometimes be a challenge but it is most definitely necessary to make sure you have a plan to get home safely and responsibly. We’ve all been there at one time or another where your plans change and you’re stuck in a jam. It sure would be easy to just hop in your car and drive home, I can’t count the amount of times I’ve heard someone say, “it’s not that far,......

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Makers North hosting a POP-UP Holiday Market next Friday!

I’m guilty of leaving pretty much all of my holiday shopping until the last possible second so I’m VERY excited that Makers North decided to host a POP-UP Holiday Market next week. If you’re like me, a slacker, and someone who wants to buy some beautiful, unique handmade items, we suggest you head to Laurentian University next Friday and check out the 20 local vendors. What is the Makers North Holiday POP-UP Holiday Market? The Makers North Holiday POP-UP Market is a one-day event that brings together a selection of high-skilled makers to share and sell their lovely wares in......

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Top 5 Holiday Events in Sudbury in December

Can you believe there is only one month left of 2017? How is it already December? 2017 has flown by but we couldn’t be more excited for the holiday season. There are always so many exciting things happening at this time of year. Oh, and don’t forget to sign up for our 12 Days of Giveaways before it’s too late. You can sign up here and you’ll be entered into a giveaway for the first 12 days of December. CTV Lions Children’s Christmas Telethon Since 1949, Sudbury has worked together to raise money to help children in our community. Each......

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Top 5 Instagram hot spots in Sudbury

I’ll be the first to admit that I’m guilty of searching out spots in every city I visit that would make great Instagram posts. The point of Instagram is to be inspired (in my opinion anyway) and it’s fun to look through Instagram locations and see where people have taken some of their best photos. The other day I was in Toronto with some free to so I spent a lot of hours searching Instagram for places I should go on my next adventure. This gave me the idea to share some of Sudbury’s own Instagram hot spots with......

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Top 5 Holiday Events in Sudbury this month

Halloween is behind us and November has arrived which means it is almost time to start getting excited for the holidays. We really love the Holidays over here at Our Crater so we’re already pulling out our Christmas trees and heading to Starbucks for one of their much anticipated holiday drinks. (I’m obsessed with the Caramel Brulee lattee and may have already had a few…). There are always a lot of exciting things happening in our favouriet city but today we want to get festive and talk holiday events so we’re rounding up our top five favourite holiday events......

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