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By Richard Coffin Housing is the focus of a public meeting Monday night at city hall.   The city says it’s considering proposed amendments to encourage more housing options.   They include a proposed new incentive to the City Growth Community Improvement Plan.  Officials say the Additional Housing Unit Grant would

By Richard Coffin High-energy 3×3 basketball is once again being showcased in the city.   The 2nd edition of the Baycity Ballers’ 3×3 Tournament hits the hardwood at the Canadore College main campus on Saturday and Sunday.   Officials say the FIBA-endorsed event is being held in partnership with 3×

By Richard Coffin The federal Conservatives nominated their new candidate in Nipissing-Timiskaming on the weekend, a day before the April 28 election was called. Long-time senior party staffer Garry Keller won the nomination over former candidates Jordy Carr and Steven Trahan. The new nomination meeting was held after Cassidy Villeneuve

Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced that the Ontario government is investing $30,000 in three entrepreneurs in North Bay through the Racialized and Indigenous Supports for Entrepreneurs (RAISE) grant program for 2024-25. Successful entrepreneurs received a $10,000 grant to scale their businesses upon completing the required 8-week free

Push-up Champs in North Bay raise $58,921 in push for better mental health The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) North Bay and District challenged our community to push for better mental health with The Push-Up Challenge in February, and North Bay rose to the occasion, with local participants achieving

The North Bay Battalion will open a best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Brantford Bulldogs on the road at 7 p.m. Friday, the Ontario Hockey League club announced Sunday. The Battalion finished fifth in the Central Division and eighth in the conference, while Brantford was first in the

Troops seize playoff berth The North Bay Battalion kicked in the playoff door and charged right through it. Goaltender Mike McIvor provided 29 saves for his third shutout of the Ontario Hockey League season to backstop North Bay to a 4-0 victory Sunday over the Sudbury Wolves, securing the eighth

Loving wife of 40 years to Jack Edwards of Pembroke. Caring and devoted mother to John (Melanie) Edwards of Foresters Falls, Chanelle (Murray) Watchorn of Pembroke, Lisa Edwards (Jim Barkey) of Renfrew, and Vickie of Pembroke. Cherished Nanny to 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Monique leaves behind her brothers Barry

Carney calls Election for April 28  Nipissing-Timiskaming Liberal candidate Pauline Rochefort officially kicked off her election bid today, following Prime Minister Mark Carney’s April 28 federal election announcement. “We’re ready to show the voters that we will take action in Nipissing-Timiskaming,” said Rochefort. Report North Bay Stay Informed

By My North Bay Now Staff Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Governor General this morning to officially dissolve parliament and launch a brief, 37-day election campaign. Carney, a former Bank of Canada governor who became prime minister on March 14, faces a challenge from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, New