Rainbow board welcoming more than 14,000 students this week. The most wonderful time of the year? Today was the first day of school
North Bay Fire and Emergency crews were able to quickly extinguish an early morning fire in a multi-unit building on Drew Street near the North Bay bypass. The call came in around 5 a.m. and crews responded within four minutes. There was extensive fire on the second floor of the building but no injuries.
Users of the swimming pool at the Archie Dillon remain high and dry. Scheduled maintenance is taking longer than planned, so the projected opening is now Saturday, September 30th.
Volunteers are needed for St. Vincent Place’s upcoming Big Blue Food Drive in Sault Ste. Marie. Residents are encouraged to put non-perishable food donations at the curbside on Sept. 27th.
Habitat for Humanity has kicked off work on new build in Sudbury. Delegates gathered at 416 Melvin Ave. this week to mark the start the for the organization.
NOSM University, the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, is marking a special anniversary this week. 20 years. Back in 2005 it opened its doors as the first ever medical school focused specifically on the medical needs of Northern Ontario.
While winter is still well ahead of us, North Bay council has given another $100k to Laurentian Ski Hill with no details on how it will be spent. The city began providing money three years ago to prevent skill hill from closing. his outstanding work. We thank you for your patience and understanding.
The design work for Fourth Avenue in Shumacker is starting. That said, attempts are already being made to find cost effective ways to reconstruct as the job is said to be complicated in nature.
The City of Sault Ste Marie has ordered more parking for bikes and electric vehicles. That will come with fewer spots for automobiles. This is after a Southern Ontario consultant says downtown has more than enough vehicular parking in the city.
The Mindemoya Arena Repair Committee has made a substantial contribution toward to repairs at the J.H. Burt Memorial Arena. Just over $23k ($23,362) will go toward repairs.
The North Shore Health Network says the ER in Thessalon will remain open Thursday and into Friday morning. This is after a closure, due to a possible physician shortage.
