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My ice-off prediction is …
I'm not eligible for the Ferris Business Network's Lake Nipissing Ice Off contest prize package, but I have some juicy insight into the long-time tradition of guessing when the last frozen piece melts into spring. If I wrote one story I wrote 10 of them during my 18...
McGale was lost just as he found new inspiration
John McGale may be the most influential writer/musician in Quebec. He joined the most famous band in the province, called Offenbach, writing eight of the 11 songs featured in their first recording together. He also played guitar, saxophone and flute on these songs....
There’s a pot of gold somewhere …
There's no time to write this. Magazine deadline is dove-tailing with newsletter deadlines in the midst of December madness. It takes this much to get that adrenaline rush, if you know what I mean. Huffing on time constraints and cascading work loads is a bad habit,...
60 years of Ammerata-owned business history
Giuseppe Nazzareno Ammerata crossed the Atlantic as a young man with a suitcase full of dreams. It was 1948 and at the age of 21, Nazzareno joined the waves of Italians who made their way to Canada after the war in search of a better life. With his newly adopted...
NorthBayEcho.ca is like free community TV, radio and news all rolled up together
North Bay will be the starting point of the Echo Community Podcast Network, which unveiled its premiere show and digital newsletter at the North Bay Museum Sept. 14. Small Town Times (along with its flagship publication, Back in the Bay Magazine) is part of the...
Deegan’s Gail Dumoulin retires after 7 decades
Gail Dumoulin has finally retired after nearly seven decades working in and around downtown North Bay, the bulk of it at Deegan's Shoes. They held a party for her Friday afternoon ahead of her upcoming 90th birthday party Aug. 7. The video interview below was...
VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS: North Bay Bulldogs win bantam semifinal, heading to provincials
The North Bay Bantam Bulldogs beat the Brantford Bisons 26-7 in their OSFL semifinal July 29 on the Mike O'Shea gridiron at the Steve Omischl Sports Fields Complex. Next weekend, they head to the provincial championship game vs the Waterloo Junior Warriors in Windsor...
‘Residential Desk Project’ at North Bay Museum
The North Bay Museum and Nipissing First Nation are launching the “Residential Desk Project” Friday, July 21 at 11 a.m. On display until September, the exhibit features antique school desks and encourages visitors to reflect on the residential school experience. The...
Positive reviews for seniors reading plays
Those who take part in the ‘Play Readings with-and-for Seniors’ program are benefitting from the social and cognitive challenge – and just having fun trying new things. “All we do is get together and we read a play together,” Gateway Theatre Guild’s facilitator...
West Ferris Fun Day
More than 90 businesses in West Ferris have come together to accentuate the positive of the area and create more for residents and customers to appreciate. The slogan is: Ferris – the place to be. The West Ferris Fun Day planned for July 15 is one of several ideas,...