Local News

Twelve Torontonians recently spent the weekend in North Bay after having won the Taste the Adventure contest, held by CFRB radio in conjunction with the city. The 12 engaged mostly in winter sports while taking in local sights as well.

BayToday.ca received the following anonymous email this morning and would like to know if anybody else witnessed what is describe or took digital pictures: "Hi, Did anyone else see or hear anything about the UFO last night.

Tammy Walters says she’s ready to retire after 14 years as president of the North Bay Baseball Association.

CHAG chairwoman Rev. Elizabeth Frazer signs a partnership agreement with the Northern Credit Union and Caisse Populaire as director of community development Leah Pierce looks on.

Monique Smith has received dubious recognition in a poll of Queen’s Park reporters.

Monique Smith's fashion sense has received the thumbs-down in a poll of Queen’s Park reporters.

Six out of 10 children in North Bay experience some form of emotional or physical abuse, stressing the need for counseling, a spokesman of the Nipissing Community Counseling Centre said.

A levy to pay for the rail lands purchase would stay on tax bills for about 10 years, but be reduced after about seven, North Bay deputy mayor Peter Chirico says. The levy was discussed again near the end of Thursday night’s budget meeting.

Former North Bay Mayor Jack Burrows will be named by the Northern Shores Children’s Treatment Center’s Board of Directors as the Honorary Fundraising Chair for North Bay at the Rotary Club of North Bay meeting, 12.00 p.m., at the Legion.

The union representing about 400 Ontario Northland Railway employees says the company stands a good shot at obtaining an Ontario government contract. Details are included in the following news release issued today around 4:30 p.m.