From Mayor to Liberal MP Candidate – Pauline Rochefort on Canada’s Future
Rochefort shares her thoughts on the Liberal leadership shift from Justin Trudeau to Mark Carney, details the Liberal housing affordability plan, and explains why she believes the future of Canada’s economy runs through rural innovation and clean energy collaboration.
Conservative Candidate Garry Keller Wants to Flip the Riding?
Chris and Dave speak with Garry Keller about his rise from working behind the scenes on Parliament Hill to running for office in his adopted hometown. Keller addresses the hot-button issues of the 2025 federal election—from housing and addiction treatment, to Canada’s role in supporting Ukraine.
Out of the farm and into the fire – PPC John Janssen Discusses Immigration & Firearms
What happens when a hobby farmer and IT contractor steps into politics? John Janssen joins us for a direct conversation about immigration, housing, firearms, and the future of Canadian democracy.
They build robots, win competitions, and sing karaoke on the bus home. Meet 1305, North Bay’s FIRST Robotics Team — a community-based powerhouse that’s teaching students way more than how to wire a circuit board.
In this episode Bill and Ben take you on a 767km Arctic journey along the longest seasonal ice road in the world — from Gillam, Manitoba to Fort Severn and Peawanuck, Ontario.
This week features high school badminton winners, a Spotlight with Battalion president Adam Dennis and video highlights for football fans after the Bulldogs gathered at the Canadore Dome this past Saturday.
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign is back with funds raised from local stores benefiting the North Bay and District Humane Society.
Until May 4, the iconic chocolate chunk cookies topped with pink and blue icing will be available at every Tim Hortons restaurant across the country with proceeds from each cookie being donated to local charities in which the restaurants operate.
In North Bay, the Tims Smile Cookie campaign supports sick, injured, and unwell pets cared for by the North Bay Humane Society. Proceeds will help pay for housing, veterinary care, food, medicine, vaccines, and more for the nearly one thousand companion animals who pass through the shelter doors every year.
Late last Thursday afternoon, Elections Canada released riding-by-riding results for last weekend’s four days of advance polling.
Nipissing-Timiskaming saw 21,200 people cast their ballots during the early polls that were open on the holiday weekend.
Richard Theoret, regional media advisor with Elections Canada in Sudbury, the closest contact for the riding of Nipissing-Timiskaming, said advance ballot totals cannot be truly compared to the last election, due to the realignment of this riding.
For example, Englehart is now a part of Nipissing-Timismaking for Monday’s federal election.
Overall, there are 87,961 eligible voters in the riding.
According to Elections Canada, a record 7.3 million Canadians voted in the advance polls this year.
Outgoing Member of Parliament Anthony Rota received a fond farewell from Mayor Peter Chirico at Tuesday night’s council meeting.
“Thank you to our MP Anthony Rota for his years of service, dedication and diligence in serving the constituents of Nipissing-Timiskaming over those years,” he says.
Rota, who began his political career on city council from 1994 to 1997, was first elected to Parliament in 2004.
In 2011, he lost his seat to Conservative Jay Aspin by 18 votes.
Four years later, Rota defeated Aspin by over 11,000 votes and has been the riding’s MP ever since, winning re-election again in 2019 and 2021.
“Thank you so much for your service to this community and all of our northern communities, it’s been appreciated,” says Chirico. “Enjoy your retirement, have some fun and bon chance.”
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