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By Brooke Bertrand Stress Awareness Month? In THIS Economy?? Say Less! We are already aware of our stress. Very, extremely, overwhelmingly aware. What we need now is each other.  And the Joy Train. Every April, the wellness industrial complex swings open its arms and declares it Stress Awareness Month. Candles

By Brooke Bertrand Stress Awareness Month? In THIS Economy?? Say Less! We are already aware of our stress. Very, extremely, overwhelmingly aware. What we need now is each other.  And the Joy Train. Every April, the wellness industrial complex swings open its arms and declares it Stress Awareness Month. Candles

By Richard Coffin The city says all roads closed after Tuesday’s weather event and flooding of Chippewa Creek are back open, except for Duke Street between Wyld and Fisher streets. Officials say it remains closed Wednesday morning to allow for sand and debris removal. Nipissing-Parry Sound Student Transportation Services

By the time this year’s radio-a-thon wrapped up at 10:00 am today, “Redpath Rotary4Kids” hit the $112,000 mark, with donations still coming in. Country 90.5 FM morning host Kevin Oschefski was on the air for a total of 15 hours helping the Rotary Club of North

By Richard Coffin Chewie with the Trauma Support K9 program will soon be calling it a career. The North Bay Police Service says after eight years of service, Chewie is retiring this spring. He provides comfort to victims of crime and tragedy in the Nipissing region, while also supporting Emergency

Adam Dennis has been named the 2025 recipient of the Jim Aspin Memorial Award for Executive of the Year from the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame. The President and Director of Hockey Operations with the North Bay Battalion has called North Bay home for the past decade, moving into

By Brooke Bertrand How to Stop Yelling and Start Listening There are the words we say out loud and the ones we don’t. “Why didn’t you text me back?” “Do you always have to leave the dishes?” “Can’t you just listen for once?” “Why are you always

By Brooke Bertrand, MA, RP February 15, 2026 The real measure of intimacy isn’t a holiday, it’s what happens every day. You’re reading this the day after a major love-centric holiday. And that’s on purpose. Some of you may have had a lovely holiday. Others may

Getting Your ACT Together: A New Year Reset for Your Inner World By Brooke Bertrand, MA, RP The work of winter is rest. In our Northern Hemisphere, the Earth is sleeping and our ancestors would have listened to and leaned on nature’s wisdom to go inward, be still, tend

By Brooke Bertrand, MA, RP The Weight of Grief in Reflective Seasons: What We Gain When We Talk About Loss In reflective seasons, such as the end of the year, loss can feel heavier, closer, sharper, unavoidable. Grief can feel like a lonely experience and yet grief and loss is