The Ontario Council of Hospital Unions says a new report shows hospital spending on for-profit agencies jumped by 216% in Northeastern Ontario over 10 years.    The union cites a research study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.   Officials say the staffing crisis stemming from chronic underfunding of Ontario’s hospitals...

A trustee at the Near North District School Board is stepping down.    The board says Ashley St. Pierre, chair, announced the resignation of Chantal Phillips, Zone 1 Trustee, effective June 30.   Phillips, one of four trustees in the North Bay and West Nipissing area, told the board at its...

A database of residential and commercial security cameras is being set up in West Nipissing.    Ontario Provincial Police with the Nipissing West detachment are implementing the CAMSafe program, which can be used as a resource for police when investigating crimes.   Once area residents and businesses register with the program,...

The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit says data shows senior kindergarten students in our area struggle more than the provincial average when it comes to their physical health, well-being, social competencies and emotional maturity status.  To that end they’ve launched a new initiative promoting basic activities for child...

Area first nations want the province to stop moving Bill 5 forward and engage with them in meaningful consultation, consent, and accommodation.  The Anishinabek Nation says in its current form, the Protect Ontario by Unleashing our Economy Act proposes amendments to expedite development while overriding environmental protections and First Nation Inherent...

Two Sturgeon Falls residents are celebrating a $2.5 million lotto win.   Blaine Parrington and Evelyne Rainville won the money in the April 2 LOTTO 6/49 draw.    Their ticket was one of two that split the $5 million jackpot.  The retirees have been playing lottery with OLG for nearly 15 years.   “Last September, we decided we’d...