Dave Dale

It was a wild and woolly 85-column run, though, something I’m proud to hang my fedora on

North Bay Coun. Tanya Vrebosch gets points for a good opening jab, council ducked the blow and took a step back while Mayor Peter Chirico appears to be playing the ref and stepping in to break it up. Let’s just wait to see what happens in the next round.

Several items on the North Bay council agenda Tuesday are related to a massive demographic surge of elderly on the way, with two motions likely to create political sparks

Perhaps Canadians will drink less if politicians stop lying so much?

Don Rennick is famous for being unwelcome (banned) at the previous council’s meetings due to the injurious tone he took when referring to staff competence

'As the Maple Leaf was waved to the rhythm of our national anthem, I was flashing back to the recent public social media debate about it being inappropriate for school board meetings'

This year, I looked back on a full 52 weekly columns as this BayToday series approaches 80 consecutive entries since starting June 14, 2021.

Every journey begins with the first step and it is vital to get that part right. And judging by the public feedback and official commentary there’s already some gum stuck to the bottom of their shoes.

In the end, there were enough councillors with questions and other ideas to keep it on committee. A handful of project-friendly councillors were satisfied enough to either go ahead now or judge the decision on the only price estimate that counts – something only a tender call will provide.

It’s like they’re trying to pump oxygen into the Conservative Party of Canada as fast as Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre can deflate his chances to lead