News Releases & Media Advisories

North Bay, ON – Oct. 26, 2020 – The skatepark located at Thomson Park will be closed for the season as of Tuesday, Oct. 27. The skatepark will reopen in the spring of 2021.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 23, 2020 – The City of North Bay is advising travellers to expect lengthy traffic delays next week at the Highway 11/17 and Seymour Street intersection.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 23, 2020 – Please be advised that Whippletree Drive will be closed at Carriage Cresent for three days starting Monday, Oct. 26 while Bruman Construction completes storm sewer work as part of the Carriage Street Reconstruction project. A detour will be in place for the duration of the closure.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 19, 2020 – North Bay City Council will host a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 13, 2020 – More than a dozen traffic signal boxes in Downtown North Bay are being transformed into works of art.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 9, 2020 – Residents will experience enhanced visitor screening at North Bay City Hall beginning Tuesday, Oct. 13 to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 and reduce the potential risk to the public and municipal staff.

A reminder that the interest-free grace period for the February and June 2020 tax installments, as well as overdue water bills, ends on Oct. 31. 

North Bay, ON – Oct. 5, 2020 – North Bay Transit will begin operating on an enhanced schedule starting Tuesday, Oct. 13th to provide an increased level of service for all users.

North Bay, ON – Oct. 5, 2020 – Two sections of the Kate Pace Way will be closed for the next seven to 10 days while resurfacing is underway.

North Bay, ON – Sept. 30, 2020 – The planned closure of the Lake Nipissing Condo Trail west of Marathon Beach on Thursday, Oct. 1 for filming has been cancelled.

North Bay, ON – Aug. 28, 2020 – Construction of the West Link multi-use pathway, connecting the north and south ends of North Bay, will get underway during the first week of September.

North Bay, ON – Sept. 25, 2020 – As part of ongoing reconstruction, the detour at the intersection of Olive Street and Cassells Street will be reduced to one lane for installation of sewer and water infrastructure starting Monday, Sept. 28, 2020.

North Bay, ON – Sept. 18, 2020 – The City of North Bay will further expand access to in-person services at City Hall starting Sept. 21 with the resumption of counter services at the Provincial Offences Administration (POA) Office.

North Bay, ON – Sept. 10, 2020 – Two upcoming community events have been cancelled due to the uncertainty surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

North Bay, ON – Sept. 8, 2020 – The City of North Bay is introducing sharrows and ‘Share the Road’ signage on several streets this fall.

North Bay, ON – June 17, 2020 – The Family of Rotary’s Splash Pad will open for the season beginning today at noon.

North Bay, ON – June 10, 2020 – The City of North Bay is waiving all fees associated with the creation of new or expanded outdoor patio spaces to help support local businesses as they prepare to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pre-Authorized Tax Payments on 15th of each month: To customers who have pre-authorized tax payments on the 15th of each month.  We would like to advise that your recently received 2020 Final Tax bill is accurate; however a payment application error has resulted in an overstatement of your July to December scheduled payments.

On June 15, North Bay Transit will resume collecting fares on transit and para buses.

Due to safety precautions being taken to limit the spread of the COVID -19 pandemic there will be no lifeguards on duty during the summer months of 2020 at Marathon, Olmsted and the Cove Beaches.