In Rearview Mirror 2024 we are going to take a look at the year's top stories, culminating in a vote by readers for the BayToday "Top Story" of 2024 and "Newsmaker" of 2024.
To simplify things, our reporters have condensed the monthly top stories starting in January and running through to December.
June brought something we don't see in North Bay...a schoolyard shooting. Fortunately this happened at night when students and staff had left for the day.
North Bay Police advised residents that there would be a heavy police presence in the area of Holy Cross School and the school was closed for the day. The victim was left in serious condition.
See: 21-year-old arrested in overnight schoolyard shooting
There was a brief concern when some residents felt the fearsome murder hornets had taken up residence in the city.
Darcy Brydge noticed a pair of hornets flying in the backyard. He was stunned by their size initially thinking they were a pair of hummingbirds. "My dog initially was at a tree in our yard sniffing it. So I took some water and hosed the tree one a little larger came out first and then a second one came out and I caught this one with a vacuum," said Brydge.
See: European hornets mistaken for murder hornets in North Bay
And the Trout Lake Conservation Association sounded the alarm about PFAS contamination found in North Bay's waterways, wells, and its source of drinking water. It is taking the issue seriously and is encouraging members of the public to do the same.
See: Public session on 'forever chemicals' in North Bay's drinking water
See January here.
See February here.
See March here.