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2 days ago | 
baytoday.ca | David Briggs
Everyone is safe after a house fire in Callander yesterday, but unfortunately, the home is a total loss. Todd Daley, the Chief of Callander’s Fire and Emergency Services, explained, “We’re attributing the cause to unattended cooking.” He added, “One of the most significant causes of residential structure fires is unattended cooking.”He said the call came in around 5 p.m. last evening for a structure fire in the South Shore area of the municipality.
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2 days ago | 
baytoday.ca | David Briggs
In March, council received a staff report suggesting non-budgeted expenditures fall between $2,500 to $25,000. The later price split council, as three members thought that was too high. A non-budgeted expense is most often an unforeseen cost, such a breakdown within the municipal fleet. The mayor provided another example, a broken water pipe. Bélanger asked, “What if you’re dealing with a water break, and you know that it’s going to cost more than $10,000? What are we supposed to do?
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4 days ago | 
thespec.com | David Briggs
West Nipissing has proclaimed April 27 to May 3 as Volunteer Appreciation Week. The motion was put to council from Councillor Kaitlynn Nicol and seconded by Councillor Daniel Gagné. Council agreed unanimously to accept the suggestion. Nicol’s proclamation emphasized the importance of recognizing residents who help make West Nipissing a better place.
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4 days ago | 
timminstoday.com | David Briggs
PARRY SOUND - Erin Alladin’s new children’s book, Wait Like a Seed, tells a story about milkweed and the life cycle of monarch butterflies to impart valuable lessons to young readers.
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1 week ago | 
baytoday.ca | David Briggs
The Ministry of Education plans to convert McDougall Public School in Parry Sound into a site for French-language school board programming. This comes after the Near North District School Board (NNDSB) recently voted to keep the school open – as an English language elementary school. So said a press release sent to BayToday from the Near North District School Board’s chair, Ashley St. Pierre and vice chair Howard Wesley.
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1 week ago | 
baytoday.ca | David Briggs
As of May 1, West Nipissing’s mayor will be granted 'strong mayor' powers — a set of expanded authorities provided by the Ontario government to help expedite municipal decision-making. On April 9, the Ontario government announced that strong mayor powers, which give greater authority to municipal leaders, will be granted to an additional 169 municipalities.
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2 weeks ago | 
thespec.com | David Briggs
Mattawa residents and regional neighbours came out this past Saturday to support a very worthy cause – raising funds for the North Bay Cancer Clinic. Organized by Sheri Wabie, the event, Dance for Someone You Love, raised $23,000 for the clinic. The cause was close to Wabie’s heart, as her father, Ernie Lamirante, is battling cancer. He’s receiving treatment at the North Bay Cancer Clinic, and the people there have given him such great care and have been so kind. Wabie knew she wanted to give back.
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2 weeks ago | 
pentictonherald.ca | David Briggs
Mattawa residents and regional neighbours came out this past Saturday to support a very worthy cause – raising funds for the North Bay Cancer Clinic. Organized by Sheri Wabie, the event, Dance for Someone You Love, raised $23,000 for the clinic. The cause was close to Wabie’s heart, as her father, Ernie Lamirante, is battling cancer. He’s receiving treatment at the North Bay Cancer Clinic, and the people there have given him such great care and have been so kind. Wabie knew she wanted to give back.
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2 weeks ago | 
therecord.com | David Briggs
Mattawa residents and regional neighbours came out this past Saturday to support a very worthy cause – raising funds for the North Bay Cancer Clinic. Organized by Sheri Wabie, the event, Dance for Someone You Love, raised $23,000 for the clinic. The cause was close to Wabie’s heart, as her father, Ernie Lamirante, is battling cancer. He’s receiving treatment at the North Bay Cancer Clinic, and the people there have given him such great care and have been so kind. Wabie knew she wanted to give back.
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2 weeks ago | 
baytoday.ca | David Briggs
Mattawa residents and regional neighbours came out this past Saturday to support a very worthy cause – raising funds for the North Bay Cancer Clinic. Organized by Sheri Wabie, the event, Dance for Someone You Love, raised $23,000 for the clinic. The cause was close to Wabie’s heart, as her father, Ernie Lamirante, is battling cancer. He’s receiving treatment at the North Bay Cancer Clinic, and the people there have given him such great care and have been so kind. Wabie knew she wanted to give back.
