Rising fuel prices has Jazz Air cutting 270 jobs, although the local impact, if any, isn't known yet. Jazz Air says the staff reductions are necessary after Air Canada's mid-June ... 

Old Chief Fish Market open for business
By: David Sheridan
By purchasing fresh caught fish at the Old Chief Fish Market - you are ensuring the sustainability of fishing in Lake Nipissing now and in the future. Thursday afternoon marked the grand opening of ...


Results from the MNR's Fishing Regulation Blitz
By: Richard Coffin
The results are in from the MNR's Fishing Regulation Blitz. The campaign ran from the start of the walleye season in mid-May through to mid-June. Enforcement Spokesperson Ken Ukrainetz says the North ...


New Chief Warrant Officer at 22 Wing North Bay
By: Richard Coffin
Chief Warrant Officer Gilles Laroche has been appointed 22 Wing North Bay's new Chief Warrant Officer. He took over the post from Captain Ron Bulger in a change of appointment ceremony Thursday morning...


City police searching for 2 men
By: Richard Coffin
Two men are being sought by city police after officers responded to an alarm at a Birches Road business just after midnight Thursday. It's alleged police saw a vehicle coming toward them -- which then ...


Fire hazard rating locally is high
By: Richard Coffin
The MNR reporting a 0.1 hectare forest fire in the North Bay area Wednesday. It was the 3rd fire this season locally and officials say it has been snuffed out. Meantime, the forest fire hazard is listed ...


Busy summer expected at NBGH's Emergency Department
By: Richard Coffin
It's going to be a busy summer at North Bay General's Emergency Department. And officials are asking for patience if waits in the ER are longer than usual. They say the department ... 

22 Wing's Chief Warrant Officer becoming a Captain
By: Richard Coffin
22 Wing North Bay is getting a new Chief Warrant Officer. After 3 years, Chief Warrant Officer Ron Bulger is relinquishing the appointment Thursday. He says working with the base and civilian communities ...


Nursing homes the focus of provincial reports
By: Richard Coffin
Three-quarters of Ontario's nursing homes are being cited for failing to meet some of the 400 standards set out by the province. The information is contained in Provincial inspection reports from April ...


Another fatal-free Canada Day Weekend
By: Richard Coffin
Another Fatal-free Canada Day weekend in the North Bay OPP Cluster. Provincial Police investigating seven accidents -- one involved an all-terrain vehicle and injuries. Meantime, 158 traffic-related ...


New hotel to be built next year instead of this year
By: Richard Coffin
Construction on the new Staybridges Suites hotel in North Bay won't be starting up now until next year. An Official with Intercontinental Hotels says work will be begin in 2009 -- with the hotel to ...

