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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.

PEACE School, an alternative, charitable, not for profit, Ministry validated, private Arts and academics infused, K to 6 school, which launched September 2013 in the North Bay region is considersing redirection, due to insufficient enrollment.

The Dynamic Dance Workshop Company summer dance camp will be held in North Bay the week of August 5th -8th . But there has been a location change and that this camp will now be help at Ecole Publique Heritage, 2345 Connaught Ave, North Bay.

West Nipissing continues to enjoy a low crime severity index based on recently released figures from Statistics Canada. The 2013 figures are the lowest in the past three years at 34.9, down from 47.4 in 2012 and 45.7 the year before that.

Think you've seen one of those e-bikes being driven in a reckless manner or on sidewalks? Some riders have even been charged with drunk driving .

Smart meters, similar to this, have been a safety concern in Saskatchewan. Photo by Jeff Turl. Smart hydro meters are associated with eight unexplained fires in Saskatchewan, but a North Bay Hydro official says local users don't need to worry.

June McDonald shows off the latest fashion Thursday. Photos by Brenda Turl. Models up to 87 years old strutted their stuff yesterday at the Empire retirement residence.

Police are looking for a hit and run driver after a car-bicycle collision downtown late last night. At 12:35 this morning, a male cyclist told police that he had been hit from behind by a black Honda Civic at approximately 11 p.m.

An OPP officer has been arrested and charged after a domestic violence complaint was filed yesterday in East Algoma.