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It is with great sorrow that the family announces the passing of Maurice (Moe) at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Sunday August 31, 2025 at the age of 89.  Moe was the beloved husband of the late Yvette (nee Martel). Loved father to Jay (Barb) of Guelph, Ontario

The life of Dorothy Phyllis (Comba) Aultman came full circle in North Bay, Ontario where she was born on January 17, 1946 and took her last breath on September 1, 2025.   Dorothy was the mischievous little sister of Shirley (Comba) Devine.  She delighted her father, James Earl Comba (pre-deceased). Her

August 21, 1940 – September 3, 2025  Peacefully, on September 3, 2025, Murza Carol Vandusen passed away, predeceased by her husband Bruce Renaldo Vandusen. Loving mother of Brian (Wendy), Carolyn (Brent), and Kathryn (Andrew). Proud grandmother of Paul (Jennifer), Corinne (Kevin), Aaron, and Dylan (Hannah), and cherished great-grandmother of Hailey and

The Powassan Voodoos have added an experienced mobile defenceman, the club announced Thursday.   Ben Gisonni, a 2005 birth year defenceman from Florida spent time last season with the Yarmouth Mariners of the Maritime Hockey League and the Mercer Chiefs of the NCDC in the United States.   “Choosing the Voodoos was

The Canadian Mental Health Association, North Bay and District is expanding efforts toward a suicide-safer community on World Suicide Prevention Day by introducing two free opportunities for the public: a new eight-week suicide grief support group and a safeTALK suicide alertness workshop. Registration is now open and interested participants are

The Government of Canada Invests in Youth Substance Use Prevention Pauline Rochefort, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, today announced $750,000 in federal funding for the Planet Youth Nipissing initiative administered by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit). This investment, provided through Health Canada’s

Funding for land ambulance services in the area is on the rise. Nearly $8 million dollars is going to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) this year. Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing says it’s up by 15%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here He

Calling on the province to ‘seize this moment’ with northern highway expansion The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities says momentum is growing around its call for northern highway expansion. FONOM is urging the province to ‘seize this moment’ and include the twinning and 2+1 model for Highways 11 and

The Labour Market Group reports 465 job postings were recorded in Nipissing District in July. While that’s slightly higher month-over-month it’s ‘significantly’ lower year-over-year, by over 17%. The number of employers posting jobs was up, compared to June, by nearly 5%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click

Batten down the hatches! Environment Canada says we can expect strong winds late Friday morning into the evening. The weather agency has issued a special weather statement. Officials say a low-pressure system moving across the northeast is bringing strong southwesterly winds. Wind gusts up to 70 or 90 km/h