Company launches Chia Pet versions of North Bay landmarks!

From: Jennifer Hanson, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY – Ch-ch-ch-chia! If you’ve ever wanted to grow tiny little plants out of the top of the Gateway Arch, then now’s your chance! Local company Noord Star is working to produce a series of North Bay-themed designs that miniature garden enthusiasts can grow Chia Pet Seeds® out of. […]

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1135 Cassells getting an I Spy Book

From: Jennifer Hanson, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY – “I spy with my little eye…” a house in North Bay! “We’re happy to tell all of our loyal readers that we will be unveiling a new volume of ‘I Spy’ this fall,” reads an announcement from Scholastic Publishing. “In a new twist, the pictures inside won’t […]

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1135 Cassells St. Getting a Commemorative Stamp

From: Jennifer Hanson, thenorthbaybay.ca staff 1135 Cassells St. may be too big to mail, but its likeness isn’t. The local landmark is set to be featured on an official stamp. “I’m guessing that someone sent the house in as a suggestion and Canada Post thought it would work,” says expert stamp collector Bart Rakes. “I’m not […]

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North Bay changes logo in hopes that Disney will buy city

From: Philip St. George, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY — North Bay wants Disney to be its guest. The city is moving forward with its campaign to “re-brand and re-package” in the hopes that The Walt Disney Company will invest in North Bay. “‘Invest’ isn’t the word I’d use so much as ‘buy,’” says Mayor Al McDonald. […]

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Opinion: Cassells should be converted into an 8 lane bike path

Addressed to: thenorthbaybay.ca staff Picture this: it’s Sunday morning at 8am. You live at the corner of Chippewa and Cassells St. You’re enjoying your first cup of coffee for the day, and what’s that you hear outside? The rumble of trucks, fartcan cars, and the obnoxious ear-splitting cacophony of a 400 lbs. man on a 500 […]

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