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Weekly Column by Chris Charland  In 1730, my great ancestor Jean-Pierre Claude Charland, a baker by trade, immigrated from Château-Rouge, France and settled on the north shore of L'Île-d'Orléans, Quebec.  It was not long before he had set up his own boulangerie (bakery).  J.P. was

Column by Anne Gingras As we celebrate Pride Month in our communities, I want to emphasize my personal commitment as an ally to actively advocate for inclusion and diversity. These are not just buzzwords, but the very essence that makes our community vibrant, strong, and solid.  Inclusion is not just

Increasing our investments in Seniors Active Living Centres bringing resources and activities closer to home in Nipissing Today, at the Callander Legion Branch 445, Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing was joined by Raymond Cho, Minister of Seniors and Accessibility to announce that the Ontario government is investing $180,000 to

The Ontario government is investing more than $6 million through the Skills Development Fund (SDF) to support two innovative projects that will train over 1,000 carpenters in Vaughan and across Ontario. This brings Ontario’s total investment in skills development training through SDF to nearly $1.1 billion. “Our

The City of North Bay is asking for your co-operation. The Canadian Armed Forces SkyHawks Parachute Team will be practicing their jumps and landings at Shabogesic Beach at the North Bay Waterfront in preparation for Armed Forces Day. Date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Time: 3 p.m. to 4 p.

(Sister M. Charlotte) July 4, 1929 –June 12, 2024  The Sisters of St. Joseph of Sault Ste. Marie wish to announce that Sister Alma Thorne transitioned peacefully into the heart of God on June 12, 2024.  Sister Alma was born in Toronto, ON to Martha Alice (Tedd) and Charles Thorne

On June 10, 2024, Ronald Fraser McDougal passed away peacefully in North Bay, Ontario at Water’s Edge Care Community in his 85th year.    Ron was born on January 15, 1939, in Regina, Saskatchewan.  Dear husband to Nancy of 53 years, father to Andrea Dupuis (Pierre) of Georgetown and Janice

North Bay Police Service patrol officers continued with the bait bike program on Thursday by arresting two individuals who attempted to steal the bait bike. A 28-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, both of North Bay, were arrested in two separate thefts of the bait bike, that was set up

Please be advised that traffic on Trout Lake Road will be reduced to a single lane in each direction between Kingsway and McKay Avenues this morning at approximately 8:20 a.m. due to repairs on a broken watermain. This repair is expected to last 8-10 hours.

The North Bay Battalion will open its 2024-25 season at home at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, against the Peterborough Petes, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Thursday. One of a full slate of 10 games that night, it’s the first of 68 games on the Battalion schedule,