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By Richard Coffin Area police are now using an app to help locate lost or missing hikers, snowshoers, sledders, or anyone venturing out on trails or into remote areas. Officials say the North Bay OPP have been successfully using the What3Words app, with the North Bay Police Service adopting it

The Ontario government is proposing a regulatory amendment to the Highway Traffic Act that would allow single-occupant vehicles to use High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes during off-peak hours, making better use of existing highway infrastructure to help reduce gridlock and keep drivers moving on provincial highways. Ministry of Transportation modelling

By Richard Coffin Area youth are once again being given the opportunity to be their own boss this summer. The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound says applications are open for the Summer Company program. It provides students aged 15 to 29 with the opportunity to start their own full-time small

Advance Housing Development Work Across Nipissing District Federal support enables pre-construction activities at four housing sites in North Bay, West Nipissing, and South Algonquin The District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) has secured Seed Loan funding from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) to support early-stage housing

By Richard Coffin Ontario Provincial Police reports Highway 11 northbound from North Bay reopened at 9 am, under a controlled escort. A Ministry of Transportation snowplow is leading the northbound traffic, followed by an OPP cruiser, to ensure the safe reopening of the highway after extended weather‑related closures throughout

Changes will support increased data security and greater privacy Ontario is taking action to better protect people’s privacy, public information and sensitive data, including stronger safeguards for children’s information. These updates will modernize the province’s digital government and privacy framework by introducing enhanced cyber security rules for

Province providing $750 for each homeroom teacher to ensure every classroom has the supplies students need to succeed he Ontario government is launching the Classroom Supplies Fund to provide elementary school homeroom teachers with direct access to $750 in funding each school year for classroom supplies. The new fund, which

By Richard Coffin With the province looking to reduce the number of conservation authorities by 75%, the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) wants Northern communities to be fully engaged during the transition. STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right to your inbox. This is a free

By Brad Aubin A 74-year-old from Temiscaming is facing charges after the OPP says officers closed a section of HWY 17 and deployed a tire deflation device on Tuesday. Police say officers responded to numerous calls reporting erratic and dangerous driving on HWY 63 around 10:30 a.m., with

By Brad Aubin An Alberta-based commercial motor vehicle company and two drivers are facing a total of 26 charges after police stopped an unsafe transport twice in one day on HWY 11. The OPP says last Tuesday around 5:00 a.m., Temagami OPP received reports of large debris on