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North Bay Olympian Alison Herst knows the wheels of Haitian bureaucracy move slowly and sometimes need greasing, her boyfriend Stacy Jackson says. But an unexpected source has stepped in to help Herst bring her adopted daughter Zoe home. As baytoday.

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The new regional commander for the Ontario Provincial Police North East Region says his police service has to be accountable and responsible to the community.

Snow, ice and wind made the winter storm which hit North Bay “troublesome” for city works crews, said director of public works Brian Baker. “We’re not into full winter operation yet, and we’re short a few people,” Baker said.

It usually takes Tim Foster about 20 minutes to get to work from his Astorville home. But Tuesday morning the Ontario Provincial Police sergeant spent almost 90 minutes on the road before making it into the North East Region headquarters.

An Ontario Superior Court judge says Michael Phillips showed a “callous disregard” for the well being of Keven Borden, pictured left, following the accident which claimed the life of the 23-year-old Callander resident.

It hardly seems fair, but Old Man Winter appears to have made a premature appearance this year in North Bay, with his calling card having arrived early Tuesday morning.

A number of events, “both good and bad,” occurred during Jack Burrows’ tenure heading North Bay council, and the outgoing mayor highlighted them Monday night in his last meeting before political retirement.

North Bay treasurer Brian Rogers says the city could actually end up with a slight surplus by the end of the year.

North Bay council has approved a two-hour parking restriction for the 100 block of First Avenue East. The restriction, which council passed Monday night at its final meeting, will be in effect between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.