Brad Aubin

North Bay

Senior News Director at Vista Radio

Ontario's Senior News Director for Vista Radio.

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Trojans raise $51,000 during annual parade

1 week ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

The annual Trojan Parade For Cancer raised $51,000 for the North Bay Regional Health Centre Foundation. Hundreds of students and staff from West Ferris Secondary School marched down to the waterfront on Tuesday for the announcement, games, and more. Funds raised this year are helping purchase a state-of-the-art contrast injector for mammography, to help detect and diagnose breast cancer earlier. This was the 30th annual Parade for Cancer.
LMG launches employee recruitment, training and retention survey

2 weeks ago | mywestnipissingnow.com | Brad Aubin

The Labour Market Group (LMG) is asking regional businesses and organizations to share their opportunities and challenges. The Northeastern Ontario 2025 Employee Recruitment, Training and Retention Survey is available online.
DNSSAB celebrating area paramedics this week

2 weeks ago | mywestnipissingnow.com | Brad Aubin

Paramedics in our area responded to over 19,000 ambulance emergency 911 calls last year. That from the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) as it celebrates Paramedic Services Week (May 18-24). Officials also handed out the inaugural Perseverance Awards honouring paramedics who have served between 5 and 35 years.
Smile Cookies raise over $99,000 for the Humane Society

2 weeks ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

The local Tim Hortons smile cookie campaign raised over $99,000 for the North Bay and District Humane Society. Officials say the money raised will help vulnerable companion animals with vet care, medicine, adoptions, and more. This is the second year the Humane Society has participated in the Smile Cookie campaign. “Our community really rallied around us this year,” says Liam Cullin, Executive Director for the North Bay Humane Society.
Construction begins on Premier Road sidewalk expansion

2 weeks ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

Upgrades on a section of Premier Road are underway. Construction, which includes the installation of new sidewalks, is happening from Fowler St. to Champlain Park. The city says the contractor will begin pulverizing the existing roadway this week, adding the current pavement will be grinded down and repurposed to form the base of the new sidewalks. The work, which also includes the installation of storm drainage ditches and more, is tentatively scheduled to wrap up in late October.
New initiative aims to boost child success

3 weeks ago | mywestnipissingnow.com | Brad Aubin

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 success.
First Nations call for pause to Bill 5, consultations and consent

3 weeks ago | mywestnipissingnow.com | Brad Aubin

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 and Treaty rights.
Police update last week's disturbance call on Manitou Street

1 month ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

A 20-year-old North Bay man is facing charges following a police investigation into a stabbing incident on Manitou St. last Thursday. The North Bay Police Service says around 9:00 a.m., officers were dispatched to a disturbance, and upon arrival, found a man suffering from injuries from a sharp object. He was taken to hospital by ambulance. Police say the accused was then taken into custody a short time later.
Two motorcyclists injured in collision Sunday

1 month ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

One person remains in hospital after a collision on Lakeshore Drive Sunday afternoon. The North Bay Police Service says just after 1:00 p.m., first responders attended a three vehicle collission at the intersection of Lakeshore Dr. and Premier Rd.Police say a 33-year-old was leaving a driveway and hit an 18-year-old driver of a motorcycle, which caused him to lose consciousness.
FONOM looking to 'The Next 100 Years'

1 month ago | mynorthbaynow.com | Brad Aubin

More than 250 municipal leaders from across the north are in North Bay this week (May 5-7) for the annual Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) conference. This year’s theme is “The Next 100 Years” and pays tribute to North Bay’s upcoming centennial in 2025 looking ahead to the future of Northern Ontario. FONOM says there are workshops and sessions focused on regional issues like power generation and transmission, northern highway safety, and homelessness in the Northeast.