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"The City of Greater Sudbury must consider restricting the spread of "big-box" private day-care centres in the community, say advocates of publicly funded, non-profit care.

The city needs a bylaw "addressing the multinational corporations making inroads into communities in southern Ontario and have already started approaching Greater Sudbury chid-care operations," said Tracy Saarikoski, executive director of the non-profit Teddy Bear Day Care in Garson.

City Coun. Janet Gasparini brought the concern to council after learning in the past week that the largest day-care corporation in the world has made inquiries about possible opportunities in Greater Sudbury and other cities in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia."

To read the full article in the Sudbury Star, click here.