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By Richard Coffin The Compassionate Committee for the Homeless in North Bay is once again putting together Backpacks of Love filled with donated essential items. Officials are looking to the community for support, with donated items being accepted next weekend. On May 3, the committee will be accepting donations at
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The North Bay Police Service continues to be involved in a provincial strategy aimed at protecting children from sexual abuse and exploitation on the internet. The OPP-led Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) strategy has released a short documentary, introducing Project Orchard, exposing the stark realities of online child sexual abuse and
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By Richard Coffin City police say an aggressive dog that was attacking people on Saturday has been euthanized by a local vet, after it was shot by officers. The North Bay Police Service says officers were dispatched to a disturbance in the 200 block of Main Street East, on April
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By Richard Coffin Two West Nipissing residents are facing drug possession for the purpose of trafficking charges after Almaguin Highlands OPP stopped a vehicle last week. Provincial police say they were alerted to a suspended driver by their licence plate recognition system just after 8:30 pm last Thursday (April
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By Richard Coffin City police are looking to identify two men after an attempt to buy cartons of cigarettes with fraudulent gift cards. The North Bay Police Service was contacted after the pair went to an Algonquin Avenue business just after noon on April 8. They say alert staff members
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By Richard Coffin Students between the ages of 15 and 29 are once again being given the opportunity to run a business. MPP Vic Fedeli says applications to the Summer Company program, which offers grants up to $3,000 to start a full-time business are being accepted. The students will
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A chance to hear from the federal candidates in Nipissing-Timiskaming takes place on Monday night. The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce and YourTV North Bay have partnered for the debate, which takes place at 7 pm. It’s also being streamed on YouTube. Election day is April 28,
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By Richard Coffin 2024 was a busy year for the Dionne Quints Museum. Ed Valenti, board president, provided an update to council this week, noting they had several bus tours again, were open Saturday evenings in November for the Winter Market and more. “In 2024 we had kind of a
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By Richard Coffin An assault on Main Street in Sundridge has the Almaguin Highlands OPP looking for the driver of a white Ram pickup truck, with black accents and running boards. Provincial police say the incident happened at about 10 am on Wednesday, April 9 in a parking lot, with
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Provincial gas tax funding will help operate and expand local public transit services Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced that the Ontario government is investing $785,000 to support public transit in the City of North Bay through the 2024-25 Gas Tax program. This funding can be used to expand
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The North Bay Police Service has received calls about a daycare scam that has been posted to social media. The on-line link for a company called “Happy Hearts Child Care” advertises childcare in our area at an affordable rate. Once the individual clicks on the link, the scammers engage in
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By Richard Coffin The province is extending offers of Strong Mayor Powers to Mattawa and West Nipissing. That announcement Wednesday, with 169 more communities being invited to get on board with the program to help deliver on provincial priorities, such as building more homes, transit and other infrastructure. North Bay,