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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.


Warriors of Hope boasts a team featuring Grandmother-Mother-Daughter trio

Warriors of Hope boasts a team featuring Grandmother-Mother-Daughter trio

'We’re all working together to do something great and so it's just a fantastic group that is put together'
Callander Legion adds a digital touch to the 2021 Poppy Campaign

Callander Legion adds a digital touch to the 2021 Poppy Campaign

'All the money stays local and it is only used to support Veterans in our area, which include the Callander, East Ferris and Bonfield Legion Branches'
Holly Farrell recreates vinyl album cover art with "The Album Project" exhibition

Holly Farrell recreates vinyl album cover art with "The Album Project" exhibition

'I want people to think about their experiences with this music, the albums I honour in my exhibition. I think the wear I have painted in on each painting elevates the album in a different way'
Beer Baroness Society hosting first in-person event on Saturday

Beer Baroness Society hosting first in-person event on Saturday

'It’s a really big part of our mandate to support and celebrate women in our community and bring awareness to what they are doing, not just in the brewing and hospitality industry but really with any kind of business or idea they may have'
New exhibit at North Bay Museum highlights the work of Backroads Bill Steer

New exhibit at North Bay Museum highlights the work of Backroads Bill Steer

'The beauty and the heritage of northern Ontario is on the backroads and the backwaters and there isn’t always a ton of information in how to get there and I felt like it was my job to make those links and connections'
Trees for Nipissing growing success through starter nurseries

Trees for Nipissing growing success through starter nurseries

'We planted about 900 different species of trees at the nursery here. We repeated that again in 2020'
Rob Budreau finds the beauty in shooting films in North Bay and area

Rob Budreau finds the beauty in shooting films in North Bay and area

'A friend and I would go to a cinema called “The New Yorker” which showed independent, foreign films and that’s when I really got in to it, just falling for a lot of classic films'
North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority closing in on 50 years

North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority closing in on 50 years

'Under the Conservation Authorities Act, NBMCA delivers all of its programs and services in over 2,900 square kilometres, an area that is based on identified watersheds within the Lake Nipissing and the Ottawa River Basins'
Emilie Perron leading the way for the next generation of aviators

Emilie Perron leading the way for the next generation of aviators

'The pilot let me take control for a few turns and I was just hooked right from that moment'
King's Framing and Art Gallery celebrating 13 years in business

King's Framing and Art Gallery celebrating 13 years in business

We take our framing side very seriously as well because we made a pact to open this business that we had an interest in and wanted to only offer quality products to both professional and amateur artists