Frontline staff at transition house in strike position, June 28
Workers at Nipissing Transition House in North Bay are calling for expanded programs and enhanced workplace protections. CUPE says contract negotiations have been ongoing since 2019, while front-line staff say programs are either vacant or struggle to
College Boreal Foundation hands out over $17k in bursaries, scholarships
College Boreal Foundation in Greater Sudbury is helping grads take a stronger step into Summer. This spring, 25 bursaries, totalling more than $17,000 were handed to graduates. Since the founding of College Boreal in 1997, more than
Timmins Police looking for missing teen: 15-year-old Hilary Knapaysweet
Timmins Police is looking for a missing girl. Hilary Knapaysweet is 15. She is described as: • an Indigenous female person • Height: 5’5” tall • Weight: approximately 110 lbs • Build: thin • brown hair and
North Bay jail brings on new workers
North Bay will soon have new correctional workers on the front lines. This is after the province hired 113 new correctional officers and 22 probation and parole officers who recently completed their training programs. 20 will be
Lacroix to remain board chair at LU another year
Here in the North Claude Lacroix will remain Laurentian University’s board of governors chair for another year. Lacroix finished a two-year term on June 18. He has been a board member since 2006.
6 stories to start your day for Monday, June 21
Fatal collision closes Highway 17 yesterday, west of North Bay North Bay Police responded to a fatal head-on collision yesterday on Highway 17. It happened just before 1 pm on Highway 17 West Sunday afternoon, at Nipissing