North Bay closes roads, gives city workers flying cars

From: Jennifer Hanson, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY — Following the 28 day closure of all public ice rinks and sliding hills in the city, North Bay is now set to close all of the city’s streets. “We feel barring access to all of the roads is the next logical step in our lockdown,” explains City […]

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North Bay to stop all snow removal

From: Darren D. MacDonald, thenorthbaybay.ca NORTH BAY — The new North Bay City Council has set rules on how snow will be cleared from roads. Councillor Grey Terrence, Chair of Engineering, Public Works and Environmental Services, issued a news release early Tuesday morning entitled “When It Snows (Every Man, Woman and Child for Themselves).” “In […]

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City Bans All Snow

From: Philip St. George, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY — Hard on the heels of a ban on the fake snow used by film productions, City Council announced Thursday morning that it would be banning all snow in the city. “That’s right – it is now illegal to have snow in North Bay,” says City Councillor […]

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City scraps hotel tax, introduces road tax

From: Philip St. George, thenorthbaybay.ca staff NORTH BAY — Citing outrage from local citizens, City Council voted 9-2 Wednesday evening to scrap the new hotel tax. The hotel tax, which other cities like Barrie and Sudbury have already implemented, would see hotels charge an extra 4% for those seeking accommodation. The extra charge would have increased […]

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