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By Richard Coffin The YMCA’s Fill the Bus campaign is back again. Funds raised help children and youth in North Bay access YMCA day camps, overnight camp experiences and leadership development opportunities, regardless of their family’s financial circumstances. Last year’s campaign raised more than $121,000, helping

By Richard Coffin Efforts supporting the recovery of the Canadian Ecology Centre (CEC) continue after the devastating storm in June 2025. They were closed for nearly a year, reopening in May this year. A Halloween fundraiser is being held Saturday at the Granite Club with the band Mid Life Crisis.

By Richard Coffin Anishinabek Police continue to search for a victim and two suspects after what they say was a violent assault last week in Garden Village, Nipissing First Nation. On Saturday, police said the forensic investigation confirms the victim may have suffered life-threatening injuries and would have required medical

By My North Bay Now Four members of the Canadian Armed Forces died and dozens of others were injured in what Prime Minister Mark Carney says was a ‘violent, fast moving fire’ at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, Alberta on Saturday. He says it’s one of the worst tragedies for

By Richard Coffin Workers are warning Members of Parliament that Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, will fuel labour unrest. They delivered the message at nearly three dozen rallies outside MPs constituency offices across the country on Thursday, including Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort’s North Bay office. The Canadian

By Richard Coffin The North Bay OPP reports a 72-year-old New Liskeard resident was killed in a single vehicle collision involving a motorcycle on Highway 11 North on Monday. Emergency crews responded just after 3 pm to the crash near Tilden Lake Road. Ontario Provincial Police say the rider was

By Richard Coffin A Canadian coalition of local managers, unionized workers and First Nations is working towards purchasing RYAM’s Témiscaming mill. Officials say they’re looking to secure the future of the mill’s operations and protect the jobs that support families across the region. “The future of our

By Brad Aubin The OPP says on Wednesday (Oct. 7) around 11:00 p.m., first responders were called to a report of a residential fire on Quae-Quae Road in East Ferris Township. Police say a deceased person was found within the residence, with the OPP forensic identification team, the

By Richard Coffin The North Bay OPP reports a fatal collision on Highway 94 Thursday afternoon in Callander, involving a motorcycle and passenger vehicle. Emergency crews responded just after 3pm to the collision near the intersection of Terrace Road. Police say the rider, an 82-year-old resident of East Ferris, was

By Richard Coffin Several issues were up for discussion as the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) recently held its final board meeting of the current municipal term. Those included safer highways, sustainable municipal funding, policing costs, access to health care and the future of the forest sector. “Our communities