Local Business

By Richard Coffin Dalron Senior Living is marking the start of a new chapter as the sole owner and operator of four retirement communities in the north, including North Bay’s Marina Point Village. Officials say after supporting the residences, which include two in Sudbury and one in Timmins, from

By Richard Coffin The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is thinking long-term as it calls for a renewed provincial partnership to help sustain the forestry industry. “When Ontario invests in the North, the entire province benefits,” says Dave Plourde, FONOM President and Mayor of Kapuskasing. “We are asking the

By Richard Coffin A new air service will be connecting North Bay with Toronto starting this winter. Propair, a regional air carrier based in Northern Quebec, is launching the service from Jack Garland Airport in February. The move comes as Air Canada is suspending its flights from North Bay to

Downtown Business Survey Highlights Strong Support for NBPS Storefront The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) has released the results of its recent survey of downtown businesses, assessing the NBPS storefront and its impact on community safety. The survey, conducted from October 30 to November 15, 2025, included responses from 47

As commercial leases approach expiration and companies rethink their real estate strategies to reduce costs and attract staff back to the workplace, coworking spaces are poised to play a pivotal role in reshaping office utilization When Port North Bay opened its doors just over two years ago, founder Al McDonald

Ontario’s property inventory continued to grow in 2025, including locally. By Richard Coffin New data from the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) shows more than $41 billion in new assessment across the province. Assessment is up $36.5 million in North Bay. STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the

By Richard Coffin A movie filmed in North Bay and Toronto is getting millions of views on Netflix. Oscar-winning director Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Frankenstein has spent the past four weeks in the Global Top 10 on Netflix. Filming locally took place on a frozen Lake Nipissing. STAY

Monthly and annual declines were recorded with job postings in Nipissing in October.   By Richard Coffin The Labour Market Group says there were 450 job postings that month.    It represents a 6.4% drop month-over-month and 9.8% compared to the same month last year.    STAY INFORMED – Click here to

Province protecting forestry jobs and building homes and buildings faster by promoting the use of innovative, Ontario-made wood construction The Ontario government has launched a new working group to guide the implementation of the Advanced Wood Construction Action Plan: Ontario’s blueprint for education, research and investment in the fast-growing

The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities says there is a lot to like with new federal measures to support Canada’s steel and softwood lumber industries. Among other things, the federal plan includes strengthened protections for domestic producers, expanded financial supports for companies facing liquidity pressures and new incentives to