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Smoke-free by-laws in North Bay, East Ferris and West Nipissing go into effect at the end of the year.

Editor's note: This letter was received by baytoday.ca Thursday morning and follows in its entirety. It was written by John MacDonald, Tracey Ouellette's boyfriend, who asked us to post it to help him express his grief.

There may be trouble in River City, but there’s very little trouble with The Dreamcoat Fantasy Theatre’s production of The Music Man.

Visiting hours at the North Bay General Hospital are being extended following internal and public consultation. The new hours come into effect Friday. Details are included in the following news release issued by the hospital Wednesday at 9:52 a.m.

A natural resource management agreement between the province and the Anishinabek Nation has been extended for another three years. The agreement was signed Wednesday by Natural Resources Minister David Ramsay and Ground Council Chief Earl Commanda.

John MacDonald can’t believe he’ll never see his girlfriend Tracey Ouellette again. Tracey, her father Gerry and brothers Kevin, Scott and Stephen were killed Sunday night in a motor vehicle accident on Hwy 11 three miles north of South River.

The Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic District School Board has provided grief counselours to help its students cope with the loss of four children within the board killed in a motor vehicle accident Sunday.

Two weeks after denying a city hall “hit list” existed, North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli announced Tuesday that two people allegedly on that list are leaving their positions.

North Bay chief administrative officer Tim Sheffield has retired and city economic development director Nancy Creighton's position has been declared redundant. Those changes were announced Tuesday morning by new North Bay Mayor Vic Fedeli.

Mayor Vic Fedeli has promised North Bay residents a belt-tightening budget that won't result in people or services being cut.