Congratulations to one of our own, Tyler Nicholson, on being named to the Canadian Olympic Team that is heading to South Korea next month. As announced earlier this week by the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canada Snow Board, Tyler has been selected to represent...
Provincial and Municipal Elections this year and Police Costing
The New Year has arrived and with its arrival, many new opportunities and corresponding challenges will no doubt be the discussions taking place in our district over the next twelve months. With both Provincial and Municipal elections taking place, there will be...
Successes at the Chamber in 2017
The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce hopes that everyone has had a safe and enjoyable Christmas and wishes all a healthy and prosperous New Year. It is somewhat of a tradition amongst many, that the time between Christmas and New Years, is the time that we...
Did you know? Transportation is a major industry for our region.
Courtesy of The Labour Market Group
Change is good for Summer in the Park
Over the past number of months, many of the Chamber articles have talked about change and that change is certainly not a bad thing. We all go through changes and we do one of two things: adapt and embrace change or fight it! The latter can be extremely frustrating...
A good cross section of skill sets on the 2018 Chamber Board of Directors
Over the past three weeks, The North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce has held its annual Board of Directors elections process. A good cross section of our membership put their names on the ballot, for the election and voting closed last Friday @ 4:00 p.m. On...
Some big projects in an election year.
In less than a year, we will be heading to the polls for both the Provincial and Municipal elections. Both of these elections, will set the course for the following four years. It will be interesting to watch how the various parties and individuals position...
Rezoning for new development.
Over this past week it was announced that the former Nordfibre property was the subject of a rezoning application to permit a change of zoning from industrial to commercial designation. The former site has undergone a substantial change and removal of the plant and...
Downtown Old Fashioned Christmas Walk – this Friday, November 24, 2017
Chamber board election underway
Since arriving at the Chamber in April of this year, I have had the privilege of working with an extraordinary staff of Patti Carr, Sue Adams and Carol Porter. We are supported by an elected volunteer Board of Directors, who represent a wide cross section of our...