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District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and Nipissing District Housing Corporation Support Niska Non-Profit Homes Inc. to Ensure Long-Term Sustainability The District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) and Nipissing District Housing Corporation (NDHC) are supporting Niska Non-Profit Homes Inc., to ensure the continued provision of vital subsidized

Pop Whiz on GameTV - fifth season. They are coming to North Bay at the end of April and are looking for teen contestants! Pop Whiz is on its fifth season, and travels across Ontario testing teens ages 13-17 on their pop culture knowledge! (12-year-olds and 18-year-olds can also be

The Anishinabek Nation is calling on all parties and federal election candidates to acknowledge and respect their rights, uphold signed treaties and engage with them in a spirit of partnership.    Grand Council Chief Linda Debassige says their ancestors stood alongside the Crown as allies during pivotal moments in history, including

Kent Greer took three honours, including the Don (Hockey) Hadley Memorial Award as the fans’ favourite player, when the North Bay Battalion’s individual awards for the 2024-25 Ontario Hockey League season were announced Thursday night. Defenceman Greer also was named rookie of the year and won the Judy Smith

By My North Bay Now Staff Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the Governor General this morning to officially dissolve parliament and launch a brief, 37-day election campaign. Carney, a former Bank of Canada governor who became prime minister on March 14, faces a challenge from Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, New

By Richard Coffin A local secondary teacher continues to represent the Ontario English Catholic Teachers Association (OECTA) at the provincial level.   Rick Belisle, with the union’s Nipissing Secondary unit, has been re-elected as a governor with the Ontario Teachers’ Federation (OTF) board.  OECTA represents 45,000 teachers in Ontario’

By Richard Coffin The Weather Network has issued its Spring Forecast, and we can expect above normal precipitation in our area.    In fact, above normal precipitation is expected for all parts of the province south of the Timmins area.   “The warmer weather will lack commitment through the first half of

By Richard Coffin The city’s main arena on Chippewa Street and home of the North Bay Battalion has a new name. It’ll now officially be known as Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens. A deal with the international drilling services company, which has nearly 200 employees in North Bay, was

By Richard Coffin Annual funding is on the rise for the Northern Ontario Heritage Fund.   The province has allocated an additional $30 million over the next three years.   Officials say it will support continued economic development in the north, including the expansion of program eligibility to the District of Muskoka.

By Richard Coffin It’s a rail refurbishment contract that secures jobs at Ontario Northland for the next several years.   That from Prabmeet Sarkaria, Minister of Transportation as he announced over $350 million to refurbish 121 Go Transit bi-level rail cars for Metrolinx. “When Northern Ontario succeeds, we all succeed,