La naissance des jumelles Dionne a fait couler beaucoup d’encre au milieu de la Grande Dépression et pendant plusieurs décennies après. Nées dans le village voisin de Corbeil le 28 mai 1934, les sœurs Dionne sont les premières quintuplées identiques connues à avoir...
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Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow in North Bay
Celebrate 50 Years of Friendship at the Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow in North Bay The beating heart of Indigenous culture comes alive at pow-wows, offering a vibrant tapestry of traditions, dances, and community spirit. In North Bay, the Maamwi Kindaaswin Pow-Wow, hosted...
Fête, souvenirs et histoire des jumelles Dionne
Le Musée des jumelles Dionne et la Ville de North Bay célèbreront le 89e anniversaire de naissance d’Annette et Cécile Dionne, et souligneront en même temps celle de leurs trois sœurs qui ne sont plus des nôtres – Émilie, Marie et Yvonne. Une série d’activités...
Soixante bougies pour le Carnaval des Compagnons
Les Compagnons des francs loisirs ont célébré en grand le 60e anniversaire de leur festival d’hiver – le Carnaval – avec les résidents de North Bay, d’East Ferris et de Nipissing Ouest. Le Carnaval des Compagnons est un évènement incontournable de huit jours au début...
UP YOUR IG GAME IN NORTH BAY
North Bay is pretty beautiful. We’ve got some epic sunsets over Lake Nipissing, and amazing hiking trails like Laurier Woods & Duchesnay Falls. We love these places and don’t get me wrong, they create great photo backdrops BUT, let me tell you some of the BEST...
North Bay Festivals: Make This Summer Count
This is the summer of TOGETHER! We can sing together, drink & eat food together, dance together and laugh together! We’ve waited a long time for this summer to happen, and let's be honest, we deserve it! Here are some of the Festivals that are not only worth...
Friendship Centre pow-wow is for everybody!
NORTH BAY -- Pow-wows are for everyone, not just Indigenous people. The Friendship Centre's Maamwi Kindaaswin (pronounced Mahm wee Kin daa swin) Pow-wow takes place over two days. Saturday, June 11 and Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Lee Park off Memorial Drive in...
An Instagramers guide to getting the perfect shot in North Bay
As a filmmaker, I am always in pursuit of finding new locations, new ways to push my creativity even further, to hone my skills and find different ways of telling a story. The winter months provide me with all of those things for me. A filming location can look entirely different from the summer to the fall and winter, which can allow you to capture things from the same locations but in a completely different way. North Bay has a plethora of incredible filming locations that fit this description perfectly.
Post-Lockdown Bucket List For North Bay, Ontario
North Bay, Ontario is a mid-sized Northern community and a creative hub known for being rich in a variety of arts and culture initiatives, festivals and events! Lockdowns and restrictions have put a hold on so much BUT that doesn’t mean we can’t make a wish-list of all the amazing cultural experiences we can’t wait to get back to once restrictions are lifted. North Bay is bursting at the seams with creative experiences so we’ve made a Post-Pandemic Bucket List for the Creative Sector that you’ll surely want to write down.
5 Reasons to Visit the North Bay Museum this Holiday Season
“The Science of Guinness World Records” is on at the North Bay Museum, now until January 27th, 2022. All around the world, people are pushing themselves to achieve new and amazing things. We’re looking into the science behind these mesmerizing accomplishments with the new Science of Guinness World Records Northern Tour exhibit from Science North. Admission to this fun exhibit full of interactive challenges and is included with regular museum admission ($4 for adults, $3 for students, & free for ages 5 and under).