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Nipissing MPP Monique Smith Media Release ********************* The McGuinty government is providing an additional $283,972 in planned funding for 2007 to the Nipissing District Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) to strengthen land ambulan

Representatives of CUPE are fighting demands by Casselholme management to work 12-hour shifts and are now preparing for arbitration. Full details contained in the news release below.

North Bay Police News Release ******************** Det. Cst.

North Bay Police News Release ******************** On the 14th of Dec. shortly before 6 PM, officers of the North Bay Police Service responded to a disturbance in the 200 block of Lakeheights Rd.

Glenn Cundari accepts his Betty Alcorn Memorial award at Thursday's Chamber meeting Chamber President Mark King says he wouldn’t want to venture a guess of the loss the business community would feel if the festival no longer existed.

Santa Fund co-chair Scott Clark accepts donation from Mario of florist Bouquet d'Amour. With just ten days to go till Christmas, the North Bay Santa Fund is scrambling to raise 80-thousand dollars to meet its target goal of 100-thousand dollars.

North Bay Police Chief Paul Cook sends clear message to people trafficking narcotics to move on at a press conference Thursday morning.

Christmas Message 2006 from His Excellency, Jean-Louis Plouffe Bishop of Sault Ste. Marie ******************** "Christmas isn't like it used to be" is an expression that I often heard from my grandmother, and has been repeated for many generations.

It was a relatively quiet meeting for the Near North District School Board (NNDSB) Wednesday as the board gets ready for the holiday break. One note of interest, however, was the suggestion of a board wide ‘Drug and Alcohol Awareness Week’.

Last night at the Capitol Centre visions of sugar plums were dancing in our heads. Sugar Plum Fairies that is. It was an enchanting evening as the Ballet Jörgen Canada filled the stage with colour and dancing.