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North Bay Insurance Brokers got rated as top 3 insurance brokers in North Bay, Ontario, Canada. This is an outstanding achievement that is worthy of note. We faced a rigorous 50-Point Inspection from Three Best Rated, a company which rates the top 3 local businesses, restaurants, professionals and health care providers in Canada. Their rating includes factors such as checking … Read More

The government of Ontario has announced that it is investing in the North Bay area with the construction of Fire Response Facility within the city limits. The province will create the facility in a bid to improve forest fire protection infrastructure in the Northeastern Ontario region. The new Fire Response Facility will require an investment of $9.5 million from the … Read More

A flood statement has been issued by the city, with the North Bay-Mattawa Conservation Authority saying heavy rainfall could lead to overland flooding in some areas. Heavy rain over the last week and snow melt from the end of the winter season have contributed to potential high water conditions for many rivers and waterways in the North Bay area. The … Read More

Home insurance is hugely important, allowing you to have protection against numerous hazards that may befall your property. A good policy will protect your home against fire and other damage, while also giving coverage for possessions in your property, protecting from the risk of theft and other damage. As Canada is home to often brutal weather, the risk of damage … Read More

A proposed change in the taxi bylaw, North Bay may freeze or slow down the rise of taxi fare costs in the city, essentially eliminating the now obligated annual increases. At the moment passengers wanting a cab pay a $4.50 flat rate for just entering the vehicle, while there is a $2.01 charge for each kilometer covered. Those rates are … Read More

Nipissing MPP Vic Fedeli says that the surging gas prices in Northern Ontario should be a concern for the Ontarian government and residents are correct to be frustrated. In North Bay, gas prices increased by as much as 20 cents a liter, which is a faster rate than the more populated southern areas in the province. Fedeli cited resolutions from … Read More

The cost of policing across North Bay and the municipality is increasing to an unsustainable level, according to the federation of North Ontario Municipalities (FONOM). abstract empty asphalt blurry road and sunlight with space Al Spacek says that costs are spiraling and that the budget created for policing in Northern Ontario needs to be modernized. Until that happens, FONOM says … Read More

Ontario Provincial Police in North Bay is issuing a warning to residents in the north of the province about a public aware scam. The con sees fraudsters pose as a representative from the Canada Revenue Agency, with numerous examples of the scam reported so far. The so-called CRA scam is targeting vulnerable victims where criminals pose as the revenue agency … Read More

Ontario is home to comfortably the highest auto insurance rates in the whole of Canada, and insurance companies and government are working to get the rates reduced. Part of the plan of reaching the Liberal government’s 15 per cent rate reduction goal is reforming the market, with those changes now in effect from June 1. Auto insurance in Canada is … Read More