The lanes on McIntyre Street are blocked off but it's not for construction reasons.
The pylons lined up around a long line of vehicles is an indication that the movie industry has returned to the area for the first time since the pandemic hit.
The City of North Bay made the announcement last week that the film industry is back in the region with a big Hallmark Christmas project taking up a portion of downtown North Bay for filming which started on Monday.
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The latest Hallmark film is called "Too Close for Christmas" and is produced by David Anselmo.
"We are very excited to be bringing back a number of Christmas features to North Bay in the coming weeks and continuing to invest in the infrastructure and the people in this community," said Anselmo.
North Bay Mayor Al McDonald is thrilled to see movie crews back on the streets of the city.
"We are seeing local productions start and they do employ our local residents, they rent local storefronts, they rent houses, they stay in hotels and the spinoff is significant," said McDonald during a media conference last week.
