18+ hour, 44+ min ago   (979+ words) Nipissing District had the fifth-highest rate of known homelessness among Ontario’s 47 municipal service manager areas in 2024-25, according to a new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario. The rate was 804 individuals experiencing homelessness per 100,000 people. Only Cochrane District, Rainy…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (454+ words) A physician shortage has forced the North Bay Regional Health Centre (NBRHC) to close its Chronic Disease Management Clinic, an interim service established four years ago to assist patients without doctors visiting the emergency department with complex medical needs. Paul…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (148+ words) OPP is assisting Deep River Police Service with an investigation following a stabbing in that town. On Wednesday, September 9, at 4:30 p.m., police responded to a "serious incident" in the area of McElligott Drive. One person was taken to the hospital with…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (559+ words) A North Bay physiotherapist and registered nurse have launched a new community clinic and home-care agency on Lakeshore Drive, offering services ranging from nursing and PSW support to wellness programs. Maple Leaf Home Healthcare and Nipissing Healthcare opened a new…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (499+ words) A pilot project aimed at reducing the spread of PFAS-contaminated groundwater at 22 Wing North Bay has entered its monitoring phase after treatment injections were completed in July. The Department of National Defence (DND) says the pilot will help determine whether…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (729+ words) Most families who raise concerns about their child's education are not looking for conflict. They are looking for resolution. They speak with teachers and principals, attend meetings, provide assessments and recommendations, and try to work collaboratively with those supporting their…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (197+ words) A horse in the Parry Sound district has tested positive for West Nile Virus (WNV). The information was confirmed by a Public Health Ontario report received by the local Health Unit. "The five-year-old unvaccinated horse developed signs of WNV on…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1703+ words) Editor's note: BayToday is running a new column that will run every two weeks leading up to the municipal election in October. Topics will include advice on how to judge your local candidates and issues connected to the vote Every…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (531+ words) September is World Alzheimer’s Month, and this year’s campaign theme, organized by Alzheimer’s Disease International, is “The Earlier You Know, The More You Can Do: A Dementia Diagnosis Matters.” It emphasises how “timely detection unlocks support, care planning and treatment…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (780+ words) I asked Rickey where he was from. Fergus. I asked how long he had been in North Bay. He wasn’t sure—somewhere between two and four years, he thought. Then I asked him a question so simple that apparently nobody…...