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The Ontario government announced on September 15, 2025, that construction of the North Bay Rail Bypass is complete. According to the province, the 982-metre new segment of track is intended to support the return of the Northlander passenger rail service by allowing trains to avoid the North Bay Rail Yard.
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The Government of Ontario announced on September 15, 2025, that construction of a 982-metre rail bypass in North Bay is complete. The province says this bypass is part of its work to restore Northlander passenger rail service linking Toronto, Timmins, and Cochrane. According to the province, the new rail section
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The Ministry of the Solicitor General announced on September 12, 2025, that the inquest into the death of Mark Paul Joseph Beskorowany, originally scheduled to begin on September 15, 2025, has been postponed. According to the ministry, the postponement was directed by the presiding officer overseeing the inquest. The delay
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Level Up! skilled trades career fairs will take place across Ontario from September 17 to December 12, 2025, with events scheduled in Timmins on October 15 and 16, according to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. These fairs are organized for students in grades 7 to 12,
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The Ontario government has announced that Prochain niveau! skilled trades job fairs will return this fall, with events scheduled in 12 communities between September 17 and December 12, 2025. The job fair in Timmins is set for October 15 and 16, while Sudbury will host its event on October 8
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Ontario and Electra Battery Materials announced plans on September 12, 2025, to establish a cobalt sulphate refinery in Temiskaming Shores. The Ontario government states it will contribute $17.5 million through the Invest Ontario Fund as part of an investment that officials say will total nearly $100 million. According to
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The Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced that Level Up! skilled trades career fairs will take place in Timmins on October 15 and 16, 2025. According to the ministry, these events are designed to introduce students in grades 7 to 12, along with parents and jobseekers,
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The City of Timmins was convicted on March 13, 2025, of multiple violations under the Ontario Water Resources Act and the Environmental Protection Act, and fined $45,000, plus a victim fine surcharge of $11,250. According to the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, the city has
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Dr. Harry Mikael Voogjarv, Regional Supervising Coroner for the North Region, Sudbury Office, announced that an inquest into the death of Mark Paul Joseph Beskorowany will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, September 15, 2025. The coroner’s office named Bonnie Goldberg as the presiding officer and Alessandra
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The Ontario government announced on August 15 it will increase annual funding for the Winter Roads Program to $13 million. This funding, according to the province, will be used to build and maintain nearly 3,200 kilometres of winter roads that serve remote communities in northern Ontario, including 32 First
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A combined investment of over $20.6 million from the federal, provincial, and municipal governments will fund public transit infrastructure upgrades in North Bay, according to an official joint release issued August 6, 2025, by Member of Parliament Pauline Rochefort, Member of Provincial Parliament Vic Fedeli, and Mayor Peter Chirico.
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The Ontario government has awarded $400,000 to the City of North Bay through the second round of the Building Faster Fund. According to the province, North Bay began construction on 398 new homes in 2024, which the government states is 480 percent of its assigned housing target for that