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Canadians taking cover after outbreak of violence in Mexican state of Jalisco
13Oh, so my comment won't be posted. I see this is just for all the columnists for Today.Ca enterprises. Why post this if you limit it just to your elitest selves?
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Breaking: City council votes against third party audit of Chirico expenses
BayToday 33Because it would make them all look bad.
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BREAKING: Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended
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‘Are we beating a dead horse?’: Third-party review of Mayor’s expense controversy voted down
BayToday 30North Bay 100 years. What would our founder think of the state of affairs in our Democratic institution?The word democracy comes from Ancient Greek:δῆμος (dēmos) = "people" (specifically the common people or the citizen body)κρατία (kratía) = "power", "rule", or "strength" (from the verb κρατεῖν, kratein = "to rule")So δημοκρατία (dēmokratía) literally means "rule by the people" or "the power of the people".Our City Council operates more like a secret society than actually serving its constituents. Enough of this clown show, the people are bordering on disgust and broke. This cannot be fixed. Not at this point. If they are not seeking answers, seeking the problems to rectify, then just leave. Leave your seat.
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Armed police block councillors and board members from mayors meeting with Castle Arms residents
BayToday 31Outrageous! Mayor Chirico hid behind armed police to bar elected councillors from a "town hall" with Castle Arms seniors—pure authoritarian lockdown to ram through a takeover without scrutiny!Still stinging from his $17K taxpayer-funded splurge (family trips, golf, dinners)—docked 60 days' pay, ethics breaches, OPP probe—Chirico's secrecy pattern is clear. Excluding Mayne, King, Lowery while cherry-picking allies? Disgraceful!Vulnerable seniors deserve open democracy, not fortified backroom deals. This shreds public trust. Shame on Chirico—demand accountability NOW!
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City to reveal Integrity Commissioner investigation into Mayor Chirico Tuesday
BayToday 25How can businesses invest in North Bay and trust that this Mayor and Council will be transparent and tax-efficient? We need a clearing of Council and House Affairs. This Mayor sees nothing wrong in what he has done at the Corporation of the City of North Bay... Our CEO should step down for the betterment of the business and the integrity of the Development of this City as a Corporation. Has anyone thought about how, in corporate Canada, investors in our City fear the Tax Base, fear the Most Secretive Council? No wonder we are a bleeding industry. We are a Gong Show! Yet he wants to remain King.
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Near North Director of Education resigns amid controversy
BayToday 24All the abuses of the system, employees, and the school programming... This was no surprise. This man had an ego the size of North Bay. Must be the PFAS in the water!?
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Resident pushes for names on Mayor Chirico meal receipts
BayToday 21I love how it's come down to North Bay Citizens having to subsidize the eating habits of our elected officials. We are basically cutting their grocery bills. It won't end. The secrecy of City Hall is a Mystery Wrapped in an Enigma. Who controls whom? Who controls who gets the jobs as advertised? Who controls what contracts? Who controls what is released and what is redacted for citizens? Who is in charge of finding taxpayer misspent dollars? Nobody we know. It's all a pyramid. The OPP seems to be having a hard time revealing to North Bay Citizens what is going on in their criminal investigation into our Mayor Chirico... And, sadly, North Bay citizens suffer because of City Hall, and the most Secretive Council in Canada puts its Citizens through the wringer and back just to secure their own paychecks. Heaven forbid they remember who put them there, and who pays their checks. We do. We can also vote them out. En masse, in October.
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Councillors King and Mayne seek path back to Cassellholme Board
BayToday 23At this point... In this Term... Forget about accomplishing anything, or improving anything... It seems that North Bay cannot function at even the most basic levels of committee decorum, questions, etc. Police Officers being called in at other boards. North Bay Citizens deserve a Functioning City Hall. We deserve this, because we pay the most for this in Ontario, per Capita. We need a City Hall.
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Council training renews focus on when meetings should and shouldn’t be in-camera
BayToday 21Our Local Government cannot handle the minutiae of daily government proceedings or how to carry them out properly.If Council could not understand their role the first time, nor respect it, why would Council respect a paid information consultant "Teaching an Information Session"The problem is not that they made a mistake once, but that they have an information session regarding their actions. The problem is that they don't see themselves as having to follow those informed rules of local governance, which is beyond egotistical and self-serving.
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Fantasy island? We fill you in on Doug Ford’s grand vision for new convention centre
12The Top Story in North Bay, Ontario? Really?
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'Tonight was not my North Bay': Councillors question unity after audit motion fails
BayToday 17The sad part is that it will drive away investment from this City, as potential investors will see how dysfunctional, unresponsive, and uncooperative this City and its Council are.
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Mayor's spending scandal is 'Story of the Year'
BayToday 17The **OPP criminal investigation** into North Bay Mayor Peter Chirico began in August 2025. The North Bay Police Service referred a complaint to the OPP due to Chirico's position on the police board, creating a conflict of interest.The probe relates to allegations stemming from his use of a city corporate credit card for approximately $17,000 in personal expenses (including golf memberships, hockey tickets, and other items), which he repaid.As of late October 2025, sources indicated the investigation was ongoing, with potential charges possibly related to falsified expense claims (e.g., meals listed as business but involving family) or Battalion tickets—if deemed criminal.**No charges** have been laid as of December 29, 2025, and the OPP has provided no further public updates beyond confirming the active investigation.
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Truckers speak out: Wage theft, unsafe trucks, and broken enforcement
BayToday 13Bay Today, please don't delete my democratic right to engage in community conversations. I'm cordial, kind, and factual in my comments for North Bay Today. The Government feels this is important, thus I support the Local Newspaper Subsidization, which the Federal Government (Our Taxes) is funding to employ local entities reporting on News, like North Bay. So we all pay taxes to keep the peace and be able to speak at the community level! Don't delete my comment.Minimum CARE for Minimum Wage! Minimum means they really don't care, you're just a cog in the wheel for the Trucking Firm to take the Gross Annual Profits. Trucking Families barely feed a family of four, let alone these jobs were good-paying trucking jobs for the longest time. Now, everyone and your Grandmother can drive a Transport Truck. Canadian wages have experienced significant stagnation for half a decade, with 59.1% of workers reporting no pay increase since 2020, failing to keep pace with inflation.
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North Bay asset plan reveals $42.6M annual infrastructure shortfall
BayToday 17Time to tap into the tax fund we paid into for reasons exactly like this. This is a manufactured "crisis," as we have 122 million in surplus funds from over taxation over multiple years. Time to use that cash!
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'I object’: Attempt to bring confidential motion into open session at Council gets blocked
BayToday 16Have your vote. It will not be long before sunlight is breathed into that Council Chamber, and they will be a footnote in a terrible era, for North Bay Citizens.
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Chirico violated the Code of Conduct says Integrity Commissioner on mayor’s spending
BayToday 15I'm sorry. Dog Food. Cigarettes. Misunderstanding. We always hear ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law. This supplemental talk about a Lobbying Registry is just trying to exercise the look of sound judgment in a case woefully neglectful. Cigarettes on the City Card... Dog Food? Really? Naw... Not good enough for a CEO. How is it that the CEO of the Corporation of the City of North Bay has not read the squeaky-clean rules, when all they do is read and review regulations and make rules... Saying that it was a "Good Faith Mistake" amounting to months of RENT, totaling $5500 for some people. I don't buy the cool aid council is selling. I await the OPP Report. Council has already taken its cue from the Mayor: "I look forward to continuing to serve this City." It is a nudge and direction to be quiet, keep your heads down, and carry on. All this debacle is overshadowing the North Bay's 100th anniversary, too. What a shame.
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Two North Bay councillors voted off Cassellholme Board
BayToday 13This is becoming a real defining dysfunction of North Bay.We can't have nice things. Our elected leaders do not lead, and they do not listen to whom they preached too.
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'Father Glen' targeted by Conservation Authority charges Board chair
BayToday 13And what exactly does this board get taxpayer dollars for? To save the turtles? Or to build little kingdoms, like the NNDSB and City Hall. Any Authority in North Bay protects itself and its jobs by erecting barriers against the public they are sworn to serve and is funded by. Incredulous. Mean Spirited Behaviour. Intolerable... Words that come to mind.
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Nearly 85,000 people homeless in Ontario, up 8 per cent in one year: report
BayToday 10Ok, now we know the scope. Are we still as a City going to spend millions on waterfront, parks, cricket rings, and double ice pads? Last up, City Hall wanted to know what Phase 4 of the Waterfront Money Pit was. The reason I bring this up is just the absolute headless mentality of our Council to react to anything other than FUN things to SPEND ON.
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