Gateway Pentecostal Church

A very timely saying posted on the Gateway Pentecostal Church's outdoor sign.

"The thing to spend on your children is time"

The church is located near the intersection of Marshall and Booth Rd.

Jack Garland Airport - City of North Bay

This photo was taken a few weeks ago when I went for a little plane ride around North Bay. The Jack Garland Airport was named in memory of Jack Garland, a longtime Member of Parliament for North Bay's Nipissing electoral district.

Those of you who may be worried that you can't land your personal Airbus needed worry as there is a 10,000 foot runway for your use.

Cranberry Trail (4) - Birds of the Area

A sign along the newly opened Cranberry Trail in Callander informing walkers of the various birds that visit the area.

Cranberry Trail (1) - Cranberry Marsh

Last weekend the town of Callander which is just south of North Bay officially unveiled the latest trail to be added to Discovery Routes. It's a wonderful 2.7 km trail that is just west of where the Kate Pace Way trail ends. This trail takes you out to the shores of Lake Nipissing and past a cranberry bog! Cranberries are a great tasting fruit! Along the trail there are numerous interpretative signs telling visitors about the animals in the area, the trees & floral species native to the area as well as some local history. It's a walking/biking trail (but no roller blades as it is a mixture of sand & crushed rock trail).

Bob & Doug MacKenzie Beer (Take Off Eh!!)

Wobbly Pop!! In honour of Dave Thomas' (1/2 of the duo Bob & Doug McKenzie) appearance this Friday at North Bay's Capitol Centre with his brother (Ian Thomas), I present a very Canadian thing: the Stubbie beer bottle!!

The Brick Brewing Company from Kitchner, Ontario has revived an old favourite, Red Cap Ale.

Red Cap Ale was Canada's most popular beer in the 50s and 60s, owning almost half the market at one point. Brick Brewing Company Ltd re-introduced the brand in the popular stubby bottle in 2002. (Stubbies are a Canadian thing!!)

In honour of Bob & Doug McKenzie's 24 (pronounced two-four) anniversary of their big screen debut in Strange Brew, Jim Brickman and the Brick Brewing Company released limited edition Stubby bottles of Red Cap Ale.

Take Off Eh To the Great White North!!

Near Xmas, I might post the Canadian version (actually Bob & Doug's) of the Twelve Days of Christmas!!

Results from the Nipissing Riding (Ontario Election)

Sorry about the lack of updates for the past couple of days but it has been a bit hectic, with Thanksgiving and the Ontario Election this week.

Here's a photo of the three main candidates that were running in the riding of Nipissing in the provincial election. The photo was taken by the ONR overpass & Lee Park.

The results from last night's Ontario provincial election for Nipissing is as follows:

Party Name Votes
LIB Monique Smith 13,730
PC Bill Vrebosch 13,373
NDP Henri Giroux 4,135
GRN Amy Brownridge 1,258
FCP Suzanne Plouffe 238

As well the referendum results for the riding (concerning whether to keep the current electoral process for provincial elections or to move to a mixed member proportion system) are as follows (with 189 out of 190 polls reporting):

For Change 8,581
For Existing System 23,032

King's Landing - Municipal Wharf

The municipal wharf (the former Government Dock) on Memorial Drive is named King's Landing after a former municipal politician. As it states on the sign:

Donald E. King
1921-2002
"A Man of His Word"
Don King served his country as a war veteran and also served our community as a capable, committed and conscientious Reeve, Councillor and Alderman over a 35 year period. He was a staunch supporter of community projects that he believed would benefit the community. His leadership and contribution to the development of this waterfont has left a legacy that will be enjoyed by many for years to come.

Chief Commanda Cruise Sign

Well yesterday we saw the sign for the The Boat restaurant, here's the sign for Georgian Bay Cruise Company's Chief Commanda II boat that now actually plies the water of Lake Nipissing since 1974.

Tomorrow's photo will show why the municipal dock is called King's Landing. Then a couple of days later, the photos of the actual Chief Commanda I & Chief Commanda II.

Oh and if you wondering about the bike path, the Kate Pace Way is on the east side (city side) of the road that hugs the beach. On this section of the path only wheels allowed (ie. bikes, rollerbladers etc.) since the west side (beach side) is reserved for walkers (pedesterians) only!

The Boat - Restaurant on Lake Nipissing

I apoligize for not keeping the photo posts current over the last couple of days but I have been out of town and unavailable to do updates.

I appreciate all the comments and blogger awards that some of you have bestowed upon NorthBayPhoto.

This is another photo taken near the marina. The Boat is a restaurant that is inside the old Chief Commanda. This boat plied the waters of Lake Nipissing from 1947 to 1974. The Chief Commanda was operated by the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission as a service, ferrying freight and people to the Dokis Indian Reserve along the French River (west end of Lake Nipissing).

100 Georges on First Ave W

This is my 100th post and that's why I decided to put this photo of 100 Georges up.

100 Georges is a really great restaurant and bar located at 246 First Ave West. The food and service are excellent and they also have live entertainment.

Future Designs for the Waterfront

Please click on the photo for a more detailed image of the ambitious plan that the Community Waterfront Friends are attempting to achieve for North Bay's Lake Nipissing waterfront.

It's a large endeavour but certainly a worthwhile and beautiful project. This is something that will take quite a few years to achieve but most look forward to seeing this dream achieved.

Ottawa for IOS

I'm on holidays & in an area that has no telephone service (including cell phones) or internt service so I won't be responding to any comments until later this week when I get back. But I have arranged for posts to be uploaded.

Yesterday was Theme Day and it was about street signs and such so I figured why not post a couple more today. If you are driving from the south and change your mind about visiting North Bay, you can turn east and head to Ottawa along Highway 17 (a Trans Canada Highway).

I actually have posted this for JoAnn from the Netherlands whose dog IOS has been having a tough time as of late.

And the below photo shows how far it is from North Bay to Ottawa. The distance listed is in kilometres.

September Theme Day - Street Lights & Signs

I thought this would be a different type of post for the September's Theme Day of Street Lights & Street Signs. Although the street lights are quite normal, it's the sign called "Runaway Truck Ramp" that is a little unusual and figured there would not be too many of these in other city blogs. The Runaway Truck Ramp was installed about 20 years ago. It is supposed to be used in case of equipment failure (brakes & such) and that instead of a transport truck barreling right thru the centre of town it will be stopped in a safe manner.

If you click on the photo you can see the details a bit clearer as well as see different parts of North Bay. The blue water tower in the background is in the West Ferris area of North Bay where I had taken the pictures of deers and of the horse riders. As well you can see the top of St Vincent church as well. (it's a little to the right and above the North Bay sign)

Please check out one of the over 105 other Daily City Photo bloggers who are participating in this month's theme day!!

Seattle (WA), USA - Ocean Township (NJ), USA - Cottage Grove (MN), USA - Cleveland (OH), USA - Menton, France - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Singapore, Singapore - Boston (MA), USA - Mexico (DF), Mexico - Kajang (Selangor), Malaysia - Mainz, Germany - Evry, France - Port Angeles (WA), USA - Sequim (WA), USA - Maple Ridge (BC), Canada - Nottingham, UK - Toulouse, France - Wassenaar (ZH), Netherlands - Manila, Philippines - Mumbai, India - Montpellier, France - Bellefonte (PA), USA - Stayton (OR), USA - Moscow, Russia - Paris, France - Saint Paul (MN), USA - Austin (TX), USA - Lyon, France - Stockholm, Sweden - Hyde, UK - Hong Kong, China - Joplin (MO), USA - Seoul, South Korea - Chandler (AZ), USA - St. Louis (MO), USA - Arlington (VA), USA - Anderson (SC), USA - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - Villigen, Switzerland - Sydney, Australia - Ampang (Selangor), Malaysia - Montego Bay, Jamaica - Norwich (Norfolk), UK - San Diego (CA), USA - Bandung (West Java), Indonesia - Albuquerque (NM), USA - Melbourne, Australia - Nelson, New Zealand - Quincy (MA), USA - Kyoto, Japan - Tokyo, Japan - Bend (OR), USA - Wellington, New Zealand - New Orleans (LA), USA - Cypress (TX), USA - Nashville (TN), USA - Bucaramanga (Santander), Colombia - Detroit (MI), USA - Saigon, Vietnam - Selma (AL), USA - Phoenix (AZ), USA - Miami (FL), USA - Arradon, France - Sheki, Azerbaijan - New York City (NY), USA - Inverness (IL), usa - North Bay (ON), Canada - Melbourne, Australia - Port Vila, Vanuatu - Tenerife, Spain - Auckland, New Zealand - Forks (WA), USA - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Chateaubriant, France - Madison (WI), USA - Wailea (HI), USA - Orlando (FL), USA - Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation - Ajaccio, France - Baltimore (MD), USA - Crepy-en-Valois, France - Rabaul, Papua New Guinea - Budapest, Hungary - Lyon, France - Saarbrücken, Germany - Adelaide (SA), Australia - Le Guilvinec, France - River Falls (WI), USA - Stavanger, Norway - Naples (FL), USA - London, UK - La Antigua, Guatemala - Philadelphia (PA), USA - Montréal (QC), Canada - Paris, France - San Diego (CA), USA - Trujillo, Peru - Haninge, Sweden - Prague, Czech Republic - Oslo, Norway - Grenoble, France - Shanghai, China - Toronto (ON), Canada - Durban, South Africa - Zurich, Switzerland

Heritage Railway & Carousel Company

Here's a photo of the entrance to the carousel and miniature railway. The entrance is located on Memorial Drive (with the beach and Lake Nipissing on the west side).

ACT Kid's Playground @ Memorial Beach

Located just a stone throw away from the Saturday's photo of the beach volleyball pitch is the Associated Canadian Travellers (ACT North Bay Club) playground at Memorial Beach on the shores of Lake Nipissing. Tomorrow I'll post a photo of the some of the equipment on the playground. Lots of sand and padding in case any of the little ones slip while pretending to be pirates or adventures!

Yellow Fish Road

Sorry about the lack of daily updates but I had been out of contact with the "real world" for the past week. It's very nice and relaxing being away from telephones and other "instant" communications.

Since I had spent sometime in nature, I thought today's photo is appropriate about the effect we can have upon the environment.

At first I didn't know what these yellow fish painted on the various roads in the West Ferris subdivision meant. I later learned that it is an initiative of Trout Unlimited Canada’s educational storm drain marking program. It is way to bring attention to the public that everything that goes down our storm drains (and sewers) ultimately finds it way into our rivers, streams, lakes and oceans and into our fish and food supplies.

They painted the fish on the streets near storm drains. We need to remember that even a simple thing as washing one's car can contribute to water quality problems as the runoff can directly enter our watersheds.

Gateway to the North

This original stone arched once graced the old Ferguson Highway (the former name of Hwy 11) entrance into North Bay. It is now the entrance to the parking lot for Lee Park.

The arch was erected by the North Bay Travellers in 1928 (group was later became the North Bay Club of the Associated Canadian Travellers [ACT]). The arch image became part of the city's logo.

The flags in the photo are (l to r):

1) Franco-Ontarian Flag
2) The National Flag of Canada - The Maple Leaf
3) Union Flag (or known more commonly as the Union Jack)
4) Ontario Provinical Flag

On the reverse side of the arch (or original entrance) it lists the mileage (in miles not km) to various towns and cities north of North Bay.

Blading along the Kinsmen Trail near Kate Pace Way

A North Bayite enjoying the morning sun to do some roller blading. He is coming from downtown along the Kinsmen Trail and is approaching Memorial Drive and the Kate Pace Way trail.

Inside the Trans Canada Pavilion on Memorial Drive

There are plaques honouring donours and such on all 3 inside walls of the Trans Canada Pavilion. See yesterday's photo for the outside view.

One of the plaques gives a small bio about Kate Pace Lindsay (for whom one of the trails through North Bay is named for). She was a world class downhill skier from North Bay. Click on the photo to see a larger image of the plaques and some of the donours listed.

Ontario Northland Railway (Old Head Office on Regina St)

This plaque is in the front of the ONR's former head office. The office building is now used by the ONR's subsidiary, ONTERA. ONTERA is a telecommunication company, offering a wide range of telecommunications and IP-based solutions, including Internet, long distance, local voice, data and information technology services throughout Northern Ontario. In some areas, they are also the cable television provider as well. The ONR footprint is throughout northeastern Ontario and is a very vital part of our past, current and future!