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The Powassan Voodoos have added an experienced mobile defenceman, the club announced Thursday.   Ben Gisonni, a 2005 birth year defenceman from Florida spent time last season with the Yarmouth Mariners of the Maritime Hockey League and the Mercer Chiefs of the NCDC in the United States.   “Choosing the Voodoos was

The Canadian Mental Health Association, North Bay and District is expanding efforts toward a suicide-safer community on World Suicide Prevention Day by introducing two free opportunities for the public: a new eight-week suicide grief support group and a safeTALK suicide alertness workshop. Registration is now open and interested participants are

The Government of Canada Invests in Youth Substance Use Prevention Pauline Rochefort, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, today announced $750,000 in federal funding for the Planet Youth Nipissing initiative administered by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit). This investment, provided through Health Canada’s

Funding for land ambulance services in the area is on the rise. Nearly $8 million dollars is going to the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) this year. Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing says it’s up by 15%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here He

Calling on the province to ‘seize this moment’ with northern highway expansion The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities says momentum is growing around its call for northern highway expansion. FONOM is urging the province to ‘seize this moment’ and include the twinning and 2+1 model for Highways 11 and

The Labour Market Group reports 465 job postings were recorded in Nipissing District in July. While that’s slightly higher month-over-month it’s ‘significantly’ lower year-over-year, by over 17%. The number of employers posting jobs was up, compared to June, by nearly 5%. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click

Batten down the hatches! Environment Canada says we can expect strong winds late Friday morning into the evening. The weather agency has issued a special weather statement. Officials say a low-pressure system moving across the northeast is bringing strong southwesterly winds. Wind gusts up to 70 or 90 km/h

The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) is investigating a residential break and enter that occurred in the area of Douglas Street and Rose Avenue. Stay Informed - Subscribe for Free – Click here On September 3, 2025, at approximately 8:50 p.m., police responded to a call after a homeowner

Unexpectedly passed away at her home on Friday August 29, 2025, at the age of 68 years. Brenda was the beloved wife of Jean Lafontaine, and the loving mother to Kevin Exner (Stephanie), and Crystal Exner. She was the cherished grandmother to Orion, Astrid, Ulrick, and Elora. She will be

Passed away peacefully at home on August 31, 2025 at the age of 72, surrounded by all of her loving family. Leaving behind her husband Donald; daughters Sandra Gauthier, Joanne Delorme (Scott) and Sylvie Delorme; two granddaughters and one grandson Sarah Gauthier, Tessa-Jane Miller Delorme and Leo Miller Delorme, and