North Bay

By Richard Coffin The Ministry of Natural Resources has extended a series of flood-related advisories in the district until next Tuesday. That includes a flood warning for southern areas of the Sturgeon, Upper Ottawa and French watersheds. Meantime, a flood watch is in effect for the Upper Ottawa River between

By Richard Coffin A 22‑year‑old resident of Orillia is facing several charges in North Bay after an intimate partner violence investigation, which also saw police recover a handgun from a vehicle. Last Friday, at approximately 10:30 p.m., members of the North Bay Ontario Provincial Police (OPP)

By Richard Coffin 100 trees are available through this year’s Grow Our Canopy program in North Bay. Trees for Nipissing is teaming up with the City of North Bay for the fifth consecutive year. Residential property owners can help grow the City’s tree canopy by purchasing a tree.

Sandbag filling stations remain open this week due to ongoing flood potential along the Lake Nipissing shoreline. Stations will be staffed today through Friday during the following hours: • Public Works on Franklin Street, open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Champlain Park at the end of Premier

By Richard Coffin Canadore College is receiving over $385,000 from the province to expand apprenticeship training for electrical apprenticeship students. Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing, announced the money will help equip more people in Nipissing with the tools and resources they need to land good paying, in-demand careers in

By Richard Coffin The City of North Bay’s Integrity Commissioner has ruled councillor Jamie Lowery did not contravene section 13.1 of the Code of Conduct involving a motion last September. The ruling and report comes after a complaint from the Cassellholme Board of Management about a council discussion

Ideas that Stick: New Stickers Reveal What Matters Most to Nipissing Youth Give youth a two-inch circle and creative freedom, and the results will be anything but small. New sticker designs feature expressions of family, culture, equal rights, and embracing our authentic selves, showcasing what is important to local youth.

As the potential for flooding along the Lake Nipissing shoreline increases, the City of North Bay is making sand and sandbags available starting this weekend at filling stations at Sunset Park at the end of Sunset Boulevard, and Champlain Park at the end of Premier Road. STAY INFORMED – Click here

North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority (NBMCA) will begin operating the Parks Creek Backflood Control structure, located at the Eva Wardlaw Conservation Area at the mouth of Parks Creek on Lake Nipissing along Lakeshore Drive. The stop logs will be added to the Parks Creek Dam today, and the internal pump turned

With the snow is now (mostly) gone and so are the City's overnight parking restrictions. City Parking restrictions are in effect annually between November 1 and April 15. For more information on parking, visit: https://ow.ly/x0qy50YKyRM STAY INFORMED – Click here to receive the latest news right