Rooted

These stories about the people and places that make us proud to call our community home are made possible through the continued support of Leon's Furniture as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Gateway Heritage Festival holds lasting impression upon Gateway City

'There were in excess of 25,000 people that were at that concert and we brought in Stompin’ Tom Connors twice, and again those numbers were above 20,000 for those shows'

Jun 16, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Sharon Fung makes sure Hockey IS for everyone

“I was actually scared to death, because I had this amazing idea, and I knew I was going to do it, but I didn’t know anything about hockey or how to start a community program.”

Jun 9, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Taking Pride in all that Summer Challenge has to offer

'Some of them come in with almost no experience, having never been on stage, and they just fall in love with it either through the show or through their friends or just the actual experience of singing and dancing and stepping out of their comfort zone in a very safe environment'

Jun 2, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Marson helping those in need move forward through the toughest of times

'’ve always felt that you have to take the opportunities that are given to you and you hone your skills and you do something good with them'

May 26, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

From brewery to hand sanitizer facility, New Ontario doing what they can for community

"Our beers might not be available for a little while, but we are producing hand sanitizer that will go out to not only in North Bay but throughout northern Ontario.”

May 19, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

O'Kane's kindness felt beyond the classroom walls

“I may not have been an excellent Principal at other aspects of my job, like budgeting, scheduling or anything like that, but the kids were always first and foremost in my work for sure.”

May 12, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Quints Home more than just a historic artifact

“I just felt that it would be crazy if we got rid of something that was symbolic to North Bay and the surrounding area.”

May 5, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Chipping in all over the community

'To see how grateful people were when you could help them out, that started to kind of get that in my head'

May 1, 2020 1:00 PM Read more >

Craft beer and Community come together at Gateway City Brewery

It just started with a passion for craft beer and thinking we should do this. We should create jobs.

Apr 28, 2020 1:01 PM Read more >

Captaining the "Chief" never gets old for Stivrins

'It’s kind of the first sign that summer is right around the corner and it tunes people in to the fact that the season is changing again'

Apr 22, 2020 3:15 PM Read more >

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