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Joe Sinicrope said he’d spend much of his time “pounding the pavement” to bring jobs to North Bay if he becomes Nipissing-Timiskaming’s next MP.

A 26-year-old man has been charged with arson and other charges in connection with a house fire this afternoon at 610 Tackaberry Drive. Police were treating the fire as suspicious and had assigned a constable to investigate.

The North Bay Fire Department is now on the scene of a house fire at 610 Tackaberry Drive. The house is a semi-detached structure and the fire may have spread to 612 Tackaberry, the neighbouring home. Baytoday.

North Bay emergency crews were kept busy Thursday, as cold and rainy weather combined to make driving along city streets treacherous. The Toyota truck above was involved in an accident near the Judge Avenue side of the overpass.

A woman was taken to hospital with minor injuries following a single motor vehicle accident this morning on Golf Course Road. The woman lost control of her Toyota 4x4 and smashed into a tree with such force the vehicle's airbags were deployed.

Fire has destroyed an apartment house at 221 Fifth Ave. E in North Bay, leaving six people homeless. The North Bay Fire Department received the call around 5:30 this morning, said chief fire prevention officer Paul Aultman.

Near North Crime Stoppers Box 382 North Bay, ON P1B 8H5 Call Toll free 1-800-222-TIPS or 476-8477 Fax 476-1784 Crime of the Week For December 11th, 2003: Near North Crime Stoppers and the Mattawa Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police are seekin

A North Bay man faces drugs and weapons charges after being arrested by police Wednesday.

Christmas came early for Linda Herst this year, and her daughter Alison and husband Paul delivered the present of a lifetime.

The North Bay and District Health Unit has cancelled tonight's prenatal classes due to current weather conditions. The classes have been rescheduled for Mond. Dec. 15, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the health unit. For further information call 474-1400 xt 285.