North Bay

By Richard Coffin The Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) is in Toronto this week for the Rural Ontario Municipal Association (ROMA) Conference. President Dave Plourde says municipal leaders across the north are dealing with real pressures, on roads, policing, housing and health care, and they’re at the conference

The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) arrested a male following a wellness check in the Station Road and Seymour Street area. During the interaction, the individual assaulted two police officers and resisted arrest before being safely taken into custody. The accused, 23-year-old, male, of North Bay, has been charged with:

By Richard Coffin Van Horne Construction has issued a statement through its legal counsel saying it ‘strongly disagrees’ with the decision by Ontario’s Education Minister to direct the termination of their contract on the Parry Sound JK-12 school project. The company says the decision is ‘unjustified, unsupported by the

MP Pauline Rochefort is joining regional experts from the agriculture sector in Nipissing—Timiskaming in highlighting significant tariff relief by the People's Republic of China on Canadian canola. “This is a welcome development for agricultural producers close to home and across the country,” said MP Rochefort. “We are

By Richard Coffin The North Bay Regional Health Centre is receiving $10.7 million more in base funding. MPP Vic Fedeli announced the money on Friday morning, along with an added $500,000 for the Mattawa Hospital. “Today’s significant investment will enable the North Bay Regional Health Centre and

By Richard Coffin Hundreds of ringette players are in the city celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the sport that was created in North Bay. The Agnes Jacks Memorial Ringette Tournament is hosting 34 teams from across the province. Games are being played Friday through Sunday at the birthplace of Ringette,

By Richard Coffin Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will allow up to 49,000 Chinese electric vehicles into the Canadian market, with the most-favoured-nation tariff rate of 6.1%. He made the announcement in Beijing, after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Carney says it’s expected that within

North Bay Police Service and OPP North East Region in Honour of Fallen Members The North Bay Police Service (NBPS) is honoured to accept the donation of two automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to its Emergency Response Team (ERT) from the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund, supporting both member and public safety

Investment will help prepare college/university students for in-demand jobs  Vic Fedeli, MPP for Nipissing announced that the Ontario government is investing $6.2 million in Canadore College and Nipissing University through the Facilities Renewal Program, the College Equipment Renewal Fund, and the Training Equipment Renewal Fund. This investment will

Canadore College furthers its reconciliation efforts through its new Indigenous Learning Outcomes In Anishinaabemwin, the official language of Nipissing First Nation, it’s called “Maamwi Nokiida” and it means “Let’s Work Together.” It’s the name given to the Indigenous Learning Outcomes (ILOs) initiative undertaken by Canadore College because