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This year's Theatre Out Reach On Stage crew perform Pippin during their first full dress rehearsal on Monday night. TOROS' 2014 production is set to be performed from Aug. 6-9 at the Capitol Centre.

BAYSAR Search & Rescue conducted their “Let’s see you wear your PFD” survey on Saturday.

Lakeshore Drive southbound is closed after the 100 block for sewer work. Detour in effect. Champlain St between Nancy St. & Paul St. until 4 p.m. Road being prepped/paved by a paving contractor - Note: Emergency Vehicles can get through.

The British rock band Foghat that headlined the Summer in the Park festival appears to have liked what it saw. After their show Saturday came this tweet. "Thank you North Bay Ontario. We had a great time last night at Summer in the Park.

Another bicycle accident, and this time the rider is in hosspital with serious injuries .

Kayden Baron, 3, tries his skill at the Sticks and Bricks outside Cecil's on Main Street. Photos by Jeff Turl. Summer in the Park wraps up today, and again the weather forecast calls for sunny skies and no rain.

Sisters Pearl,5, and Morgan,3, MacLean enjoy a ride at summer in the Park Saturday. Photo by Jeff Turl. See our photo gallery at the end of this story. Enthusiastic crowd for Finger Eleven and Dropkick Murphys last night'.

The province has announced that repaving 26.7 kilometres on Highway 11 in the Marten River area has begun. Aecon Construction has been awarded the $9.5-million contract. Work has begun with completion scheduled for November 2014.

Going from the left are: Jackie Dorval, District Executive Director; Nathalie Wall, Nurse Manager; Kevin & Dave Dugas, owners of East Side Mario’s and myself Heather Macrae Elliott, coordinator Meals on Wheels. Submitted photo .

For the third year in a row, the Callander Volunteer Firefighters Association is Hosting "Sirens in the park " August 23, There will be children’s activities all day beginning with a free pancake breakfast and a fundraising BBQ lunch.