The taps are being turned on again at the Family of Rotary Splash Pad today through Sunday.

The city says it’s being re-opened because of temperatures above 20 C in the forecast.

The Splash Pad, located behind the North Bay Museum at 100 Ferguson Street, will be open from 10 am to 7 pm today through Sunday.

(Photo by Jeff Turl/BayToday.ca)

 

An all-day event is taking place tomorrow (Saturday) to rally and celebrate recovery from addiction and reducing stigma.

North Bay Recovery Day is taking place at the Waterfront Kiwanis Bandshell.

There’s speaker panels, games, live entertainment, Zumba and more.

Officials will also light up City Hall at 8 pm.

 

Saturday is Goods Exchange Day in the city.

Residents can put household items they no longer want to the curb for pick-up by someone else who may have a use for it.

Typical items include usable furniture, clothing, books, tools and more.

The city says leftovers must be removed by 6 pm and there is no special collection.

 

The Nipissing University Student Union is holding a Community Fun Fair tomorrow, with everyone invited.

There will be inflatable games, food, a dunk tank raising money for Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and more.

North Bay Police and North Bay Fire Department will be interacting with families at the event.

It goes from 11 am to 5 pm in campus parking lot 5 (opposite Governor’s House).

 

The 13th Annual Our Hospital Walk/Run goes this weekend.

The fundraiser for the Cancer Care, Close to Home campaign takes place on Sunday at the North Bay Regional Health Centre.

The campaign raises funds for urgently needed advanced medical equipment to screen, diagnose and treat patients with cancer.

Registration starts Sunday at 8 am with the race starting at 9:30 am.

Over 600 people took part last year raising $108,000.

 

Local residents are being encouraged to explore, play, and celebrate the natural heritage of North Bay’s Chippewa Creek on Sunday.

The 2nd Annual Chippewa Creek EcoPath Festival goes from 11 am to 3 pm on Queen St. at Lake Nipissing (off Memorial Drive).

People can explore the EcoPath and learn about aquatic insects, clean-up part of the Trans-Canada trail, paint their own “folk art” rock or wood, make a pine cone bird feeder and seed bombs, make seed paper and much more.

Thomson Bird Control will also be there, offering educational sessions on the art of falconry.

Live demonstrations with a Red-tailed hawk, two Harris’s hawks and three species of falcons take place at 12:15 pm, 1:15 pm and 2:15 pm.