Report North Bay Staff

Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that the Ontario government is investing $10 million to help small municipalities repair potholes before they cause costly vehicle damage. Under the new Pothole Prevention and Repair Program, municipalities with populations of up to 10,000 people can apply for funding to support critical

Money matters are the focus of a series of special council committee meetings next week.   Items up for discussion include the city’s 2026 Water & Wastewater Operating Budget and calculated water rates.   The sessions are scheduled for Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6 pm in the council chambers.   STAY

The East Ferris Cenotaph is going to be restored. Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort presented $25,000 from Veterans Affairs Canada for the work. “It is with deep respect and gratitude that I present this funding on behalf of Veterans Affairs Canada,” says MP Rochefort. “This cenotaph is more than a

Day of camp-related challenges supporting Mike & Kevin O’s Big Camp Adventure takes place on Thursday as part of a community-wide effort to help more local kids go to camp. The fundraising day of camp-related challenges, involving 106.3 Jet FM morning host Mike Monaghan and Country 90.5

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dale Marilyn Daigle (née Levy) at the Nipissing Serenity Hospice on November 8, 2025. By her side, was the love of her life Terrance Gordon Daigle, Amanda (daughter), Clayton (son-in-law) and Doris (mother-in-law). Daughter of the late Lorne Levy

Jacqueline “Lindy” Bonell (who would be quick to tell you never to call her Jacqueline), passed away peacefully on Monday, November 10, 2025, at the North Bay Regional Health Centre. Beloved wife of 67 years to Peter, and cherished mother of Bonnie-Sue (Bob), Virginia (Denis), Dean (Lesley), and Brian (Stacey)

There’s an unknown tariff impact tied to a contract for new transit buses that’s up for awarding at a special Council meeting on Monday.  A staff report says five buses are approaching their end of life cycle this year, next year and in 2027.    The $6.4 million

A group of hospital unions say they want the province to properly fund the North Bay Regional Health Centre. Members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, Ontario Nurses Association and Ontario Public Service Employees Union, along with the local chapter of the Ontario Health Coalition rallied outside the hospital

Skyview 2 storage facility will have enough capacity to power nearly 400,000 homes Construction is now underway on the single largest battery storage facility ever procured in Canadian history, supporting the Ontario government’s plan to deliver reliable, affordable and clean energy to power the province’s growing economy

New incentives will bring 4,000 new nurses to long-term care and help 4,000 current nurses advance their careers The Ontario government is delivering on its plan to protect the province’s long-term care system by investing more than $180 million to launch new programs that will attract and