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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Local News

Province extends hydro rate relief to October

Province extends hydro rate relief to October

Also announces support measures for retirement homes
More services opening today at North Bay Regional Health Centre

More services opening today at North Bay Regional Health Centre

More services will be opening up today at the North Bay Regional Health Centre.
Businessmen donate hundreds of meals to frontline workers

Businessmen donate hundreds of meals to frontline workers

Our goal is to create more awareness and rally the community in support of North Bay’s dedicated health care professionals that serve daily on the frontlines as well as to support our small businesses'
Opinion: Long Term Care conditions no surprise to anyone

Opinion: Long Term Care conditions no surprise to anyone

'If they had the time to work with my grandmother, they would have seen the problem and gotten her the treatment she needed, which would have avoided an extremely painful death'
Bike demand sparks increase in sales, repairs

Bike demand sparks increase in sales, repairs

Every time I go for a ride, being able to see the sights, smell the smells, the occasional wildlife encounter, all of these things are wonderful.
Opinion: Mayor continues to refuse to make the prudent financial decisions necessary to assist taxpayers

Opinion: Mayor continues to refuse to make the prudent financial decisions necessary to assist taxpayers

City Hall has been closed to the public since the middle of March. No reasonable explanation has been given as to why taxpayers should be paying for services that are not essential, not required and are not being performed
Support group finds fewer people in need of transportation services during pandemic

Support group finds fewer people in need of transportation services during pandemic

'Despite our best effort with social media or just word of mouth, we’re still afraid that there might be people out there who do require transportation or do require meals and just think that we're not doing it because we're shut down'
Two more beaches open

Two more beaches open

Social gatherings of more than five people on the beaches and in the conservation areas remain prohibited due to Provincial COVID-19 Restrictions
Dramatic drop in women seeking help is alarming to women's shelters

Dramatic drop in women seeking help is alarming to women's shelters

Five regional emergency women’s shelters are working together to send the ‘we’re open and here to help’ message to anyone experiencing abuse during the pandemic
Local company stepping up with PPE again; this time for area dentists

Local company stepping up with PPE again; this time for area dentists

'The best part of this is he would not take any money'