North Bay

By Richard Coffin The Worst Roads list for Ontario is out from CAA. All of the top 10 are in Southern Ontario. Premier Road in North Bay is third on the northern list with three streets in Sudbury and one in Sault Ste. Marie compiling the regional top five. Report

Northern Ontario Service Deliverers unveils strategic plan to guide health and human services in our communities ‘Stronger Together’: Northern social services leaders unveil plan to improve support for our communities The Northern Ontario Service Deliverers Association (NOSDA) 2025–2030 Strategic Plan, supported by the DNSSAB, will help strengthen services, improve

By Richard Coffin About 90 rounds of ammunition were seized after a search, along with suspected cocaine and crack cocaine. City police report a loaded 9 mm handgun, ammunition and nearly $3,000 in suspected drugs were seized after officers responded to a drug-induced medical emergency two weeks ago.  Two

By Richard Coffin There’s interest in further commercial development on Pinewood Park Drive, across from the casino.    A council committee has given approval to rezoning and official plan amendments for just over 15 hectares of land, which also has frontage on Decaire Road.    Paul Goodridge, speaking on behalf of

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA), in collaboration with the Province of Ontario, the City of North Bay, and the Municipality of Callander, has completed a comprehensive update to floodplain mapping for several key watercourses in the region.  The completed mapping includes Chippewa Creek, Parks Creek, and Jessup’s Creek within

“At least until the next city budget,” After taking the kindness pledge, city council has to be kind.  “At least until the next city budget,” says 10-year-old Graham Shaver, host of the Kindness Cast.   He presented to council on Tuesday night about the return of the Kindness Project next week

The North Bay Police Service is seeking the public’s assistance in relation to an incident involving a pedestrian and a pick-up truck at the corner of Trout Lake Road and Laurentian Avenue in North Bay. On Thursday May 29th, at around 4:40 pm the victim was driving in

By Richard Coffin An incident between a pickup truck driver and a pedestrian at the intersection of Trout Lake Road and Laurentian Avenue has city police looking for information from the public.   The North Bay Police Service says just after 4:30 pm on Thursday, May 29 the driver of

A man was arrested and charged last Wednesday as a result of an 8-month long investigation into Human Trafficking, by the North Bay Police Service’s Criminal Investigation Section. In October 2024, the North Bay Police Service launched an investigation, after receiving reports involving unpaid wages, the sale of immigration

By Richard Coffin There were no injuries after a fire in the kitchen area of a home on the 900 block of Main West Monday morning.   Fire Chief Jason Whiteley says a neighbour called them just after 8:30 am after seeing smoke coming from the house next door.    “When