Sandbags Available

As the potential for flooding along the Lake Nipissing shoreline increases, the City of North Bay is making sand and sandbags available starting this weekend at filling stations at Sunset Park at the end of Sunset Boulevard, and Champlain Park at the end of Premier Road.

City staff will be on site at these locations this Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

This is in addition to the filling station already operating at Public Works on Franklin Street.

The City is closely monitoring conditions. While water levels have not yet reached flood damage thresholds, they could approach them next week depending on weather and lake conditions.

Sandbags are intended to help reinforce breakwalls and act as barriers to prevent water from reaching structures.

The City will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as conditions change.