Local News

Early 2015 budget deliberations continued at City Hall during a special committee meeting on Wednesday night, with city staff fielding questions from councillors regarding the proposed water and sewer operating budget.

A writ was issued today for a byelection in the electoral district of Sudbury. The byelection will fill a vacancy created in the provincial parliament.

City Council passed a report containing new recommended rules for the open air burning bylaw on Monday, giving way to Fire Chief Grant Love and his team to draft a new version of the document.

The father of CITY TV Breakfast Television morning show host Kevin Frankish has died in North Bay. Allan Frankish (1928-2015) passed away peacefully at the North Bay Regional Health Centre on Monday January 5th, at the age of 86 yrs.

Schools in the Near North District School Board are actively accepting registrations for students who will be starting kindergarten this September.

Environment Canada has issued a Cold Weather Advisory as temperatures overnight and Wednesday morning combining with moderate winds are producing wind chill values near or below -40.

An area off the shores of Lake Nipissing is roped off after a truck fell through the ice on Monday. PHOTO BY CHRIS DAWSON. Two people were rescued off Lake Nipissing on Monday afternoon when their truck plunged into Lake Nipissing.

OPP say white outs have closed Highway 17 from Wawa to Batchawana. The estimated duration of the highway closure is unknown.

Corridor Cancellation Reason Date Time --- WEST PARRY SOUND --- Snow storm Info - Snow Squalls 06-01-2015 06:03:51 AM Mactier, Humphrey, Rosseau Snow storm Info - Snow Squalls 06-01-2015 06:04:29 AM McDougall/Whitestone/Ahmic Harbour Snow storm Info

The number of people with the flu is rising in the North Bay Parry Sound District. Kendra Carswell, Public Health Nurse with Communicable Disease Control at the Health Unit, explains the flu season so far.