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From left to right the individuals in the picture are Dennis Laughlin, Chair of the Outreach Committee at Calvin, Admir Fernandes, Dining Room Supervisor, Jill Clark, Executive Director and David McKee, member of the Outreach Committee.

Science North gathered a number of researchers in biology and anthropology to discuss evolutionary medicine at the Laughing Buddha restaurant Feb. 10.

A train derailment near Gogama (80 km south of Timmins) is playing havoc with trans-Canada rail traffic.

"Laurentian Ski Hill will be delaying opening tomorrow morning (Sunday February 15) until 11 a.m. due to the extreme windchill," says a release from the hill. Folks at the hill invite everyone to come out on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

With the new water meter billing system set to be implemented later this year, Hemson Consulting Ltd. is recommending a 60 per cent fixed, 40 per cent variable billing structure for residential households.

Over a hundred skiers and snowboarders waited in line for the official opening of Antoine Mountain on Saturday.

It's cold. Cold enough to freeze the nards off a penguin in love. But will it be cold enough to break a record? The coldest Valentine's Day on record since 1939 was in 1943 when the temperature dipped to a frigid -33.9 C.

Ontario winters bring challenges to be overcome, none less welcome than a furnace that has stopped working on a cold night. Every winter after a large snowfall, people consider new furnaces after theirs has quit.

The Northgate Tour de Nipissing Winter Festival is a multi-arts and sports event celebrating northern Ontario culture in all of its forms. The festival is on through to Monday at Laurentian Ski Hill.

8:15 p.m. update Lexi Bouchard has been located safe and sound within the city, says North Bay Police Services.