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Kitty Lee knows what's cooking in the kitchen, and she also thinks she knows who'll cook as North Bay's next mayor.

Troy Hurtubise heats a fire paste tile. Photo by Phil Novak, BayToday.ca. Troy Hurtubise says he doesn’t feel the heat, even with a 2000° C blowtorch flame blazing at his head.

There was a Big Cover Up going on at the Schutz Garden Centre in North Bay Saturday night, and that's just what the organizers of the quilt show and auction wanted.

Mayoral candidate Vic Fedeli will unveil more details of his 2020 Vision Plan when he opens his campaign office 4 p.m. Monday on Fisher Street across from the former hydro building.

Rev. Terry O'Connor admits his run at the Nipissing riding appeared to be a longshot. But as the New Democratic Party candidate got more involved in the Ontario election campaign, he started having second thoughts.

No one would accuse Keith Pacey of being overconfident. He started worrying Thursday night when election returns showed Liberal candidate Monique Smith bolting out to a fast lead. “What went through my mind?” Pacey asked. “My stomach, right now.

New Liberal MPP Monique Smith said she didn’t just win the Nipissing riding in Thursday’s provincial election. Rather, Smith said, she’s brought back a sort of treasured heirloom to the family: her father’s seat.

North Bay resident David Thompson will try his political fortunes again. Thompson has just announced he is running for North Bay city council in the Nov. 10 municipal election. He had run for a council seat three years ago, finishing in twelfth spot.

Now that North Bay has blossomed at the Communities in Bloom competition, it’s time to grow the city to the next stage, says Wanda Wallace, co-chairman of the local Communities in Bloom committee.