The next property tax installment is due October 2, 2020.  

For further information please call 905-945-9634.

The Council of The Corporation of the City of North Bay invites applications from members of the general public (aged eighteen and above, and resident within the City of North Bay) who wish to be considered for an appointment to the Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee. This vacancy is due to a departure of a current board member.  Pursuant to section 29(3) of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disability Act, 2005, S.O. 2005, c.11, the majority of the members shall be persons with disabilities.  Therefore, this vacancy must be filled by a person with a disability.  The term of office runs concurrently with the term of Council.

Note:  Appointments are on a volunteer basis only and no compensation will be paid.

Municipal Accessibility Advisory Committee

Mandate:      To advise Council respecting the preparation, implementation and effectiveness of the Municipal Accessibility Plan created under the provisions of the Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2001 (ODA), and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), 2005.

Contact:             Adam Curran, Committee Secretary 

                      Tel:  705-474-0626, Ext. 2402           Fax:  705-474-5928

                      e-mail: adam.curran@cityofnorthbay.ca

Meeting Schedule:  Monthly, 1st Thursday at 12 Noon

Persons interested in and eligible to serve on any of the above committee are asked to obtain an application form:

In person:                                                     City Clerk’s Department       By telephone:                                                    705-474-0626, Ext 2506

               5th Floor, City Hall                          By Fax:           705-495-4353                       

               200 McIntyre Street East                                     

The application form is also available on the City’s website: https://www.cityofnorthbay.ca/cityhall/department/city-clerk/agencies-boards-commissions/application-for-appointment-abc/

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.

Located on the second floor, POA office services include payment of POA fines and the completion of extensions for fine payments. Enhanced health and safety precautions remain in place at City Hall, including floor markings to support physical distancing requirements, and signage to help with traffic flow and maximum occupancy. Residents are required to sanitize their hands, wear face coverings and practice physical distancing while inside the building.

The City’s Customer Service Centre continues to offer in-person services weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. for tax/water payments, parking rental sales, burn permit purchases, and parking ticket payments. Access to residential rental housing, business, marriage and lottery licensing, as well as building plan submission and permit issuance will continue to be available by appointment.

In order to minimize line-ups, residents are encouraged to continue to use online options or the drop box outside City hall when possible.

 A colourful new piece of artwork is coming to of the Family of Rotary’s Splash Pad.

Local artist Laura Peturson started painting a mural this week on the exterior of the Family of Rotary’s Splash Pad storage and washroom buildings. Part of the second and final phase of the splash pad facility, the artwork was coordinated by the local family of Rotary Clubs with the assistance of Creative Industries.  

“I’m really excited to be able to create something children and families in North Bay will be able to enjoy,” said Peturson, an Associate Professor Fine Arts/Performing Arts at Nipissing University.

Work on the mural, which depicts a vibrant pattern of great blue heron and walleye, began early this week with an outline. Peturson has spent the past few days adding detail and colour.

The artwork is being added as other final pieces of the splash pad are completed, including installation of sun shelters, picnic tables, additional benches, two outdoor park musical instruments and signage. This latest phase of the project is being funded by the family of Rotary and Northern Ontario Heritage Fund Corp.

“Rotary is extremely pleased to be working with a local artist in order to put some of the final touches to the splash pad,” said Tony Limina, co-chair of the project. “This mural will enhance the facility and we’re excited to see it completed.”