Locally, intimate partner violence is rampant — in 2022, Victim Services of Nipissing District received 475 calls for service and the North Bay Police Service responded to approximately 1,200 domestic-related calls.  The Nipissing Violence Against Women Coordinating Committee (VAWCC) will present to municipal councils this summer with a request to declare intimate partner violence (IPV)…

For immediate release WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 NORTH BAY – We have all been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The economy has been impacted, businesses have been hit hard, jobs have been lost and for some, the pandemic has meant a hardship they were ill prepared for. During times like these it is not unusual…