On December 1st, The AIDS Committee of North Bay & Area (ACNBA) will be commemorating World AIDS Day (WAD) In order to be respectful of current COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, this year, our event will be held virtually via pre-recorded video messages that will be shared widely across social media platforms on December 1st, 2021 to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS. We will be acknowledging this day with a virtual candle lighting vigil, and virtual recorded messages to raise awareness with the help of our local dignitaries and officials Including Mayor Al McDonald, Anthony Rota, MP and Vic Fedeli MPP. World AIDS Day (December 1st, 2021) is the international day of awareness and a tribute to many millions of people who have passed away as a result of AIDS-related illness. This year’s UNAIDS theme is “End Inequalities. End AIDS. End Pandemics.” highlighting the essential contributions of communities and governments at the international, national, provincial and local levels in the AIDS response, as well as the urgent need to end inequalities that drive AIDS and other pandemics around the world.

Afterwards, On December 1st, hundreds of red scarves knitted/crocheted by volunteers and friends of ACNBA for the Red Scarf Project will be tied in the downtown area by ACNBA staff, peers, volunteers and anyone at the event who wishes to participate. The scarves, bearing HIV/AIDS awareness information will be left for anyone to take. Recipients are encouraged to share the message and send us a selfie in their red scarf, which will be posted on our social media. #ACNBAredscarf.

To mark Day With(out) Art, local participating art galleries and tattoo studios will set up displays to remember, acknowledge the contributions of and pay tribute to members of the arts community who have lost their lives to AIDS-related illnesses.

Thursday November 25 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM @ 147 Main Street West, North Bay, ON, Canada

Learn To Knit

$95+HST
All materials included
Absolutely no knitting experience required!
*Masks Mandatory*

Are you ready to learn to knit?! Then join us for this 4 part workshop to guide you from the very basics of knitting and work through a variety of stitches, while creating this cozy neckwarmer! We teach you how to hold your needles, cast on stitches, read a pattern and how to recognize and fix your mistakes. You do not need to have knit before in order to come to this class- we teach, assuming you know nothing! It's a fun, inclusive and relaxing environment that promotes gentle guidance and assistance as needed throughout the course of your project. Once you know the basics, you will be set up for success with future knitting projects!

All materials are included- no need to bring anything with you!

Thursday November 25 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM

Are you an Indigenous youth media or visual artist? Dots & Feathers creator Arish Kahn aka King Kahn has donated a number of flash card decks and is facilitating drop-in sessions for Indigenous youth and their aunties, uncles and uncies to learn how to use this self help tool. Send us a DM or email us to get involved: info@whitewatergallery.com

Sensory Friendly Santa Experience for the community at participating locations across Canada

About this Event

People within every spectrum of special needs and their families are invited to a private photo session, to experience the time-honored tradition of a visit with Santa during dedicated hours. Please reserve your complimentary ticket on Eventbrite - ONE TICKET per group/family, please.

Families are encouraged to arrive at any time during their scheduled 15-minute time period.

Visits with Santa are free. Photo packages that capture holiday memories will be available for purchase at the event.

Look forward to seeing you there!

A Collective Christmas – Spread the Love Christmas Market

We are super excited to be hosting our first Christmas Event in our new (2nd) location right beside our current gallery.
We took over the old Gulliver's store a few months ago and will be undertaking a massive renovation renewal into a youth arts hub in 2022.

In the meantime we are excited to host 'A COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS' in what was once an iconic downtown location.

Some of the proceeds will go towards helping a few local families again this holiday season and the remainder will go towards our new Non-Profit center soon to occupy Gulliver's.

Our windows will feature a Christmas Toy Shop to pay homage to the iconic history of the store and inside we will have a Christmas wonderland.

Each bookshelf in the store will be decorated by a different community group and the store will be transformed into a wonderland for the seasons.

Our events will run from November 18, 2021-December 1,2021.

Come and get your Christmas Shopping done, find those unique extras, support local business, the downtown and local artisans. Everything will be handmade and local to Northern Ontario.

Cosset and Flare is excited to present! ✨A Sparkling Christmas✨ Market!

? Come out and join us in celebrating the Christmas season with friends, family, community and LOCAL GIFTS!

Event takes place on Saturday December 4th starting at 10am

Outloud 123 Delaware Ave.

Families First brought to you by Cogeco is back again this year at Memorial Gardens on Dec. 31st, 2021. 

Come and celebrate the new year with us. Free skate, fireworks and lots of children's activities throughout the evening. 

There is no costs to this event. 

Visit https://www.northbay.ca/our-community/festivals-events/families-first-new-years-eve/

This Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Northgate Shopping Centre starting at 10am. 

The Canadore College Social Work program will be raising funds, food, clothing, toothbrush, toothpaste and feminine products. 

Every item donated will get you points and there will be goodies handed out.