58 tickets were issued after a one-day traffic blitz last week involving city and provincial police in North Bay.   Along with one vehicle being seized for stunt driving, two commercial vehicles were towed and taken out of service because of equipment issues. Police say the focus was on speeding...

Wildfire season is underway and city fire officials say homeowners can help reduce the risk of wildfire around their house.   The idea is to build and maintain up to 30 metres of wildfire resiliency.   “There are many factors that may impact your property’s risk to wildfire so visiting www.FireSmartCanada.ca...

St. Victor Catholic Elementary School in Mattawa is closed today (Monday, April 29). The Nipissing Parry Sound Catholic District School Board says an issue in the school’s mechanical room was identified on Sunday. Although the issue was resolved by 3 pm an odour lingered in the school. Officials say...

The city says sandbag filling stations at Sunset and Champlain Parks will no longer be staffed starting on Monday, April 29.   It’s because of lower demand.   Officials do say pre-filled sandbags will still be available on a self-serve basis.   Late Friday afternoon the city said about 6,000 sandbags had...

There were no injuries after city fire crews extinguished a fire in a house on the 800 block of Peninsula Road Friday morning.   The call came in just before 6:30 am.   Chief Jason Whiteley says the chimney fire had extended to the outside of the house, but crews were...

Nipissing First Nation voters will be casting ballots for chief and council this summer.  A nomination meeting is taking place on May 17 (7-9 pm) at the Nipissing First Nation community center in Garden Village.   Candidates can also be nominated by email or regular mail.   The necessary forms can be found at...