North Bay

The City of North Bay is enhancing outdoor recreation spaces across the community with new court markings and pickleball amenities ahead of the summer season. The following locations now feature basketball and/or pickleball courts: • Circle Lake Park – two pickleball courts and mini basketball court • West Ferris Lions Park – two

Canadore College is proud to celebrate a historic milestone this convocation season as the College recognizes the first graduating cohort from its stand-alone Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree program.  Launched in 2022, Canadore’s four-year Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree was developed to help address

By Richard Coffin As talk of adding another splash pad in the city comes to light, the taps are already on at the Family or Rotary Splash Pad downtown. The city announced it opened last weekend. It will operate daily between 10 am and 8 pm, with the washrooms available

By Richard Coffin The North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) Foundation is receiving an RBC Community Spaces Grants this year. A total of $12.5 million is going to 41 organizations across the country to advance environmental sustainability and accessibility in buildings and spaces. The hospital foundation’s grant is

By Richard Coffin The 4th annual CHAT4CHAD fundraising gala raised $558,000 for mental health programs and projects in North Bay. The event took place at Canadore College’s Aviation Hangar this past Saturday. “We increased mental health awareness in ways that I could only have dreamt of three years

By Richard Coffin Don’t be alarmed if you see an increased police presence at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens on Chippewa Street. That from the North Bay Police Service, which says the Emergency Response Team is taking part in a training exercise at the arena on Tuesday (May 26). Officials

By Richard Coffin Sidewalk accessibility improvements are underway on McIntyre Street. The city says crews are installing tactile walking surface indicator panels at intersections to help people with visual impairments identify the edge of sidewalks and approaching roadways. Work started on one side of McIntyre, at John Street and is

By Richard Coffin Ralph Celentano has been appointed the Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board as Trustee for West Nipissing. Officials say the graduate of Scollard Hall was a paramedic for more than 15 years before completing a Diploma in Business – Accounting at Canadore College, adding he has more than

By Richard Coffin City police filed their fifth stunt driving charge of the year on Sunday. The North Bay Police Service says a vehicle was spotted travelling 81 km/h on the 1100 block of Lakeshore Drive, double the 40 km/h speed limit in a Community Safety Zone. The

By Richard Coffin The city says improvements being made to the Bruman Community Dog Park in Champlain Park means intermittent disruptions over the next month. Sections of the park will be closed during the day. Where possible, areas not under construction will remain open for public use. Port North Bay