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Greater Sudbury Utilities controversy continues.


During his State of the City address on May 15, Sudbury Mayor Jim Gordon blasted blast·ed  
adj.
1. Used as an intensive: I hate these blasted flies.

2. Slang Drunk or intoxicated.

3. Blighted, withered, or shriveled.
 the chamber of commerce accusing them of trying to discredit TO DISCREDIT, practice, evidence. To deprive one of credit or confidence.
     2. In general, a party may discredit a witness called by the opposite party, who testifies against him, by proving that his character is such as not to entitle him to credit or
 him in the Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury (2006 census population 157,857) is a city in Northern Ontario, Canada. Greater Sudbury was created in 2001 by amalgamating the cities and towns of the former Regional Municipality of Sudbury, along with several previously unincorporated geographic townships.  Utilities controversy.

Four Greater Sudbury Utility board members resigned in April to protest what they labelled political interference which led to the resignation of the board's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. .

The Sudbury chamber of commerce has been engaged in a wars of words with the utility and Mayor Jim Gordon in questioning spending practices and the overall financial management of the utility.

The interim chair of the Greater Sudbury Utilities Inc. who has been under fire in recent weeks by the business community has responded to his critics in a written statement. saying expense accounts are in proper order after a review by Hydro's chief financial officer.
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Title Annotation:Ontario, Canada
Publication:Northern Ontario Business
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1CONT
Date:Jun 1, 2001
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