Bigger: Premier Ford has committed to explore options for highway checkpoints Greater Sudbury mayor among those calling for northern COVID-19 bubble Feb 3, 2021 9:59 AM By: Sudbury.com Staff Mayor Brian Bigger. (File) Following a call by Greater Sudbury Mayor Brian Bigger and several other prominent Sudburians for a Northern Ontario COVID-19 bubble, the mayor said he was able to speak to Ontario Premier Doug Ford about the issue Tuesday evening. The mayor said Ford committed to being in contact with Minister Sylvia Jones, Ontario's Solicitor General, to explore what options there may be when it comes to implementing road checks on Highway 69 toward Greater Sudbury.