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Council Chambers dedicated to country's first black mayor

Council Chambers dedicated to country's first black mayor

Town of Mattawa News Release ******************* The Mattawa Council Chambers were officially dedicated today to former mayor Dr. S.F.
Ontario DriveTest workers ratify tentative agreement

Ontario DriveTest workers ratify tentative agreement

USW Local 9511 DriveTest New Release ***************************** TORONTO - The tentative agreement reached on Friday, December 18, 2009 between United Steelworkers Local 9511 and Serco DES Inc. has been ratified by the membership of USW Local 9511.
Suicide bomb claims 60 at volleyball game

Suicide bomb claims 60 at volleyball game

CNN is reporting that officials in Pakistan claim at least 60 people are dead after a suicide car bombing at a volleyball game in northwest Pakistan.
'Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament undemocratic,' Rota

'Harper's decision to prorogue Parliament undemocratic,' Rota

Nipissing‐ Timiskaming MP Anthony Rota News Release ******************** The recent decision by Stephen Harper to prorogue Parliament, effectively shutting down the House of Commons and the Senate for the next two months, does not sit well with
YCL Project's moving forward in the Bay

YCL Project's moving forward in the Bay

Young Community Leaders News Release ******************** The Young Community Leaders Project (YCL) is moving forward in North Bay aiming to bring the enthusiasm, intelligence and perspectives of young people to the forefront of building strong and s
RIDE stats for the week December 21st to 27th

RIDE stats for the week December 21st to 27th

North Bay Police Service News Release ******************** The following information has been obtained from the North Bay Police Service RIDE Units over the past week: Dec.
Picture Play Gallery: Olympic Torch Gala

Picture Play Gallery: Olympic Torch Gala

All photos provided by Evan Moore Mayor Victor Fedeli and Torch Relay Honourary Chair Kate Pace Lindsay welcome Nicholas Fung, final torch bearer and cauldron lighter, to the Olympic stage.
Harper issues statement on Canadians killed in Afghanistan

Harper issues statement on Canadians killed in Afghanistan

Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued the following statement on the deaths of four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian journalist in Afghanistan: β€œIt is with very heavy hearts that we learned that five Canadians were killed when an improvised explosiv
Four Canadian soldiers and reporter killed in Afghanistan

Four Canadian soldiers and reporter killed in Afghanistan

Department of National Defense News Release ******************* OTTAWA – Four Canadian soldiers and one Canadian reporter embedded with Joint Task Force Afghanistan (JTF-Afg) were killed, while four other Canadian soldiers and one Canadian civilian o
Hockey Team top newsmaker of the year

Hockey Team top newsmaker of the year

The local 2009 top newsmaker of the year is a team not an individual -- The Nipissing University Lakers Men's Hockey Team.