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Food Bank ready for busy winter

Food Bank ready for busy winter

'We are trying to make sure we have enough food and supplies to serve everybody who comes through'
Campaign to bring awareness to dyslexia now in fifth year

Campaign to bring awareness to dyslexia now in fifth year

Thanks to the International Dyslexia Association of Ontario, Callander Public Library received a grant last year to purchase decodable books and dyslexia resources
New pilot project aims to make your neighbourhood safer

New pilot project aims to make your neighbourhood safer

GRN allows the opportunity to receive educational information like tips and tricks on how to stay safe in your neighbourhood
Next up on Giroux's cancer journey: Light the Night

Next up on Giroux's cancer journey: Light the Night

Two-time cancer survivor Henri Giroux is starting a North Bay chapter of the Light the Night event to encourage advocacy and fundraising for research while celebrating donors, supporters, volunteers, and loved ones lost
Canadian Cancer Society's Wheels of Hope program seeks drivers

Canadian Cancer Society's Wheels of Hope program seeks drivers

Joining Wheels of Hope as a driver can be a very rewarding volunteer experience. The clients are extremely grateful. It's a great way to meet new people and help others in their own community.
The community comes together for Gathering Place Thanksgiving

The community comes together for Gathering Place Thanksgiving

'That is really a fantastic piece for the community to come together and support us and I think that is a really good example of the kind of things that the community does'
Here's to 35 years of Near North Palliative Care Network support

Here's to 35 years of Near North Palliative Care Network support

Many volunteers have generously given of themselves over the years to make the Near North Palliative Care Network what it is today — by providing the residents of our region with services that are so badly needed and so greatly appreciated
Late curling champion's foundation donates to benefit community

Late curling champion's foundation donates to benefit community

The donation from the Sandra Schmirler Foundation will help purchase a retinal camera to take images of the retinas of premature infants who are at risk of blindness
'Fill A Fire Truck' returns in support of North Bay Food Bank

'Fill A Fire Truck' returns in support of North Bay Food Bank

Come fill the fire truck with non-perishable food items (click through for a list of most-needed items), personal hygiene products, and monetary donations
Local high schools collect thousands of pounds in food donations

Local high schools collect thousands of pounds in food donations

The annual Thanksgiving Food Drive saw the team from West Ferris Secondary School collect an 'astounding' 10,143 pounds of items for the North Bay Food Bank