Funding For The PADDLE Program, North Bay's New Space for Creatives & The Green Revolution
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Has The Provincial Government Turned It's Back On North Bay PADDLE?
Fighting for PADDLE When the Province Looks Away
In this episode of Echo Essentials, we sit down with executive director Megan Johnson to talk about the growing funding crisis, what PADDLE does every day, and why people across the North are stepping up to keep it alive.
Inside the Near North Makerspace: Creativity, Community, and Cool Tech in Downtown North Bay
What happens when you give people the tools, space, and support to build whatever they imagine?
In this episode, we visit the Near North Makerspace, a community-powered hub in downtown North Bay where people of all ages come together to learn, create, and collaborate.
Sudbury’s Green Revolution and the People Behind It
There was a time when flying into Sudbury felt like landing on the moon. The landscape was bare, the rock was black, and the air was thick with the effects of decades of mining and smelting.
NDA Hockey Tournament Results, Jr Boy’s Basketball and NOHA Christmas Camps
This week’s Sportscast features highlights from the NDA hockey tournament from last Thursday and Friday West Ferris hosted Chippewa in boys basketball.
Police, crime stoppers offer $10K reward in North Bay tire slasher case
Insp. Scott McFarlane of the North Bay Police Service talks at a joint police media event on Dec. 8, 2025. (Eric Taschner/CTV News Northern Ontario)
After months of efforts to track down a tire slasher in the North Bay area, no real leads have surfaced, leaving police desperate to solve the puzzle.
Damages from the incidents approach $1 million, frustrated officials are asking for public help to identify the person or group responsible for wreaking havoc on businesses and residents.
North Bay gets its PFAS cleanup funding but plenty of study and work remains to be done
Nipissing-Timiskaming MP Pauline Rochefort makes it official. The Department of National Defence is spending $122 million dollars to further clean up contaminated soil at Jack Garland Airport Dec 11,2025 PHOTO BY GREG ESTABROOKS
More than $122 million has been committed towards the soil cleanup for so-called 'forever chemicals' that have tainted North Bay's drinking water
Karin Pratte is not used to the spotlight, but on Wednesday, she found herself answering many questions about the ongoing cleanup of PFAS (perfluoralkylated substances) — the so-called ‘forever chemicals’ — from the soil in and around Jack Garland Airport.
Near North Director of Education resigns amid controversy
Photo: Craig Myles has retired as the Near North Director of Education. Submitted.
The Near North District School Board, in a memo to staff, says the Director of Education, Craig Myles, has resigned.
Myles has come under heavy criticism from Education Minister Paul Calandra recently regarding his job performance and his family's use of a corporate credit card. He was "on leave" before resigning today.
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