Report North Bay Staff

By Richard Coffin It’s taking place at the children’s treatment centre on Friday, from 10 am to 2 pm. All proceeds will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. https://portnorthbay.ca/ “Research shows that wishes help children build resilience, reduce stress and anxiety, and can contribute to improved health

By Richard Coffin The community is being invited to step into the heart of African culture with a dinner-theatre performance this weekend. Under the African Baobab Tree – The Joyful Power of Words and Music takes place Saturday from 6-10 pm at the Near North Makers Space in Downtown North Bay.

By Richard Coffin The Powassan Voodoos have a new bench boss. Ty Pracek has been hired as the sixth head coach in the club’s history.  The 33-year-old from Mississauga spent the last two seasons coaching in the NOJHL, with Iroquois Falls and Kirkland Lake.  “I’m looking forward to

By Richard Coffin Two recent overnight incidents of bikes being stolen at local hotels are being investigated by city police. Officials say vehicle mounted bike rack locks were cut, and the bicycles were stolen. That has the North Bay Police Service reminding the public to take extra precautions to protect

New system is part of Ontario’s $3.4 billion Primary Care Action Plan to connect everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care team by 2029 The Ontario government is taking the next step toward creating a new provincewide Primary Care Medical Record system by launching

By Richard Coffin Area police are reminding both drivers and pedestrians about the safety risks associated with people soliciting at busy intersections and roadways. This as summer brings increased traffic volumes to, and through, the North Bay area. Along with partner agencies, Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) and the North Bay

By Richard Coffin You’re being invited to celebrate ‘Healthy Parks Healthy People’. The province is offering free day use at all operating Ontario Parks on Friday, July 17. “We are opening our doors to everyone in Ontario,” states a release. “There will be no charge for day use visitation

By Richard Coffin City police are investigating what they call a substantial theft from a McKeown Avenue retail store. They’re looking to identify a suspect who is believed to have stolen multiple items on July 11. A photo has been released (right) and police are asking for the public’

By Richard Coffin Not only is our area dealing with the heat and humidity, there’s wildfire smoke wafting in. “Smoke drift from fire activity in Northwestern Ontario and the United States is drifting into the Northeast Region and Central Ontario, and may affect air quality in many parts of

By My North Bay Now Staff Seven people, including one from West Nipissing, are facing charges after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police says it disrupted and dismantled an active synthetic drug lab in Sturgeon Falls. The RCMP, and its policing partners, seized over $550,000 worth of suspected controlled substances