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The North Bay Police Service has issued an advisory cautioning the general public about recent house break and enters. People approach the home and knock at the door. When no one answers during these daytime entries, the thieves forcibly enter.

A 43-year-old North Bay man has been arrested and charged in relation to the possession of child pornography. Det. Cst. Rodney Cox, of the North Bay Police Service, arrested the man Tuesday.

The Near North District School Board and the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority have been slapped with a $725,000 property tax for Vincent Massey Public School and the upper chalet, and chairwoman Eunice Saari believes the city may have had a h

Thieves broke into a home in the 400 block of Aberdeen Avenue between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday by smashing a rear door window. They ransacked the house and stole a digital camera as well as other items that are as yet unknown.

Two men are being sought by the North Bay Police Service following an attempted robbery early Tuesday morning. A man in his late 60s was walking along Algonquin Avenue near Oakwood Avenue between 1:30 AM and 2 AM when two males accosted him.

Eric Schweig almost drank himself to death.

The North Bay Ontario Provincial Police detachment is investigating a break and enter that took place during the day Monday at a Quae Quae Road residence in East Ferris Township. Culprits broke into the rear of the residence and stole a secure .

Council met Monday night for the monthly meeting of the Mayor’s Office of Economic Development. Rick Evans, Manager of Economic Development, explained that the dollar an acre plan has had 14 responses and a possible six other clients.

New Heritage Festival chairman John Strang talks to North Bay city council about the 2005 version of the event. Photo by Phil Novak.

The federal government and the Ontario government have launched a $900 million fund to help smaller and rural municipalities with their infrastructure construction.