Report North Bay Staff

The expansion of McKeown Avenue to four lanes is set to resume next week. The contractor, Ed Seguin and Sons Trucking & Paving Ltd., will be mobilizing and temporarily closing McNamara Street for sanitary sewer installation. The closure of McNamara Street is expected to occur mid-week and, once closed, will

Enclosed Trailer, Riding Lawn Mower Stolen from Local Business The North Bay Police Service is investigating a theft of an enclosed trailer containing a riding lawn mower from a Seymour Street business. The theft occurred sometime between March 5th and March 29th, 2025. The trailer is described as an enclosed

By Richard Coffin Temporary barricades will soon be replaced with hand railings on the 100 block of Main West.   The city says work starts Monday morning and is expected to take about two weeks to complete.    Crews will be on-site from 7 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday.    Traffic

By Richard Coffin Specialized crisis response services are now being offered in Almaguin Highlands.    Ontario Provincial Police, the Muskoka-Parry Sound Canadian Mental Health Association and B’saanibamaadsiwin Indigenous Mental Health Program have partnered to launch a Mobile Crisis Response Team.  This new local initiative pairs an officer with a crisis

By Richard Coffin North Bay OPP are reminding residents to make sure their doors and windows are locked after reports of suspicious activity in the Powassan area.   Ontario Provincial Police say around 4 am on Wednesday, an unknown person was seen opening a screen door at a residence on Elm

Jacob Therrien scored two goals, including an empty-netter, as the North Bay Battalion refused to see its Ontario Hockey League playoff series end Thursday night, defeating the Brantford Bulldogs 6-3. The Bulldogs lead the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal three games to one, with Game 5 scheduled at 7 p.m.

Peacefully passed away at the West Nipissing General Hospital in Sturgeon Falls on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, at the age of 79 years. Yvette was the loving mother to Robert Trahan (Tammy), Susan Sampson (John) and Michelle Giroux-Britton (Josh). She was the cherished grandmother to Jessica, Nicole, Cassandra, Jason, Chantal,

Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced that the Ontario government is investing $235,000 in the North Bay Regional Health Centre for the 2024-25 year to support two patient services that will make it easier and faster for more people to access health care in our community.  “The new investment

By Richard Coffin North Bay Fire & Emergency Services is still looking for homeowners in need of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.   As a part of Safe Community Project Zero, developed by the Fire Marshal’s Public Fire Safety Council and Enbridge Gas, they received 250 combination alarms. Report North

By Richard Coffin One Kids Place (OKP) is hosting an event this weekend recognizing World Autism Awareness Day, which was April 2.   The Children’s Treatment Centre is teaming up with Canadore College’s ATHLeadership students for Saturday’s event, which runs from 9-11 am.    Families, children, and youth are