Homeless advocates in Sudbury are pushing for an earlier start for 24/7 warming centres. While it’s early in the season, overnight temperatures are now hovering around zero, and there’s a focus on overnight services.
The new Airport Terminal on Manitoulin Island is open. The recent ribbon cutting brought out several dignitaries, including those at the Municipal and Provincial levels, as well as those from Manitoulin Transport.
North Bay council has approved a $1.5 million dollar contract to cover two rural snowplows routes. The five-year deal will see the contractor handle plowing and sanding from November 1 of this year to April 30, 2030.
A Community tree planting has taken place at St. Gregory Catholic School in Powassan.
Nine new mature trees are providing shade and creating a lasting green space.
Timmins residents wanting to share their two cents on the city budget now have their chance. The City of Timmins launched its 2026 municipal budget survey yesterday.
Fire Prevention Week starts on October 5th, and Sault Ste. Marie personnel are highlighting the dangers of batteries. ‘Charge into Fire Safety’ is the theme for this year’s Fire Prevention Week.
Greater Sudbury Police say their non-emergency phone is back up and running after an outage yesterday. It was for one hour for upgrades. It is part of their ongoing preparation for the Next Generation 9-1-1 operating system.
A search is officially on for a new chief executive officer to lead NORCAT in Sudbury. The innovation and training centre posted an online job ad with the executive search firm Boyden.
North Bay Police Service continues to get positive feedback about the expansion of its foot patrol, which includes the introduction of a new police hub that opened in June of 2025. Once staffing levels improve, the plan is to have two dedicated foot patrol officers.
Meanwhile Timmins Police are looking for a missing teen. Alexandra is described as a 16-year-old girl, white, about 5-foot-5 and 110 pounds. She has shoulder-length black and blue hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a black sweater, white shoes and may have a black backpack with her.
The first day of the month brought three new out-of-control wildfires to the Northeast Region of Ontario. Among them, North Bay 32 is 12 hectares in size located about one km southwest of Pine Lake. North Bay 33 is 0.2 hectares and located one kilometre east of Restoule Lake.
On the heels of Monday’s announcement of a half-billion dollars in federal and provincial loans, Algoma Steel now says they will suffer an adjusted loss before deductions. Between $80 million and $90 million in its third quarter, which ended this week. Algoma is now expected to close its blast furnace and other relics of traditional steelmaking sooner than originally planned.
From the Good news file… James Killeen, chief of police for the UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service has was recently presented with a King Charles III Coronation Medal. It’s in recognition for his leadership skills, service and commitment to public safety throughout his career in policing,
