North Bay, ON
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| City of North Bay | ||
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| Nickname(s): "Gateway to the North" | ||
| Motto: Gateway of the North | ||
 North Bay
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| Coordinates: 46°18′N 79°27′W / 46.300°N 79.450°WCoordinates: 46°18′N 79°27′W / 46.300°N 79.450°W | ||
| Country | Canada | |
| Province | Ontario | |
| District | Nipissing | |
| Established | 1891 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | City | |
| • Mayor | Al McDonald | |
| • Governing Body | North Bay City Council | |
| • MP | Anthony Rota | |
| • MPP | Vic Fedeli | |
| Area | ||
| • Land | 319.11 km2 (123.21 sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 5,369.04 km2 (2,073.00 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 197 m (646 ft) | |
| Population (2016) | ||
| • City (single-tier) | 51,553 | |
| • Density | 161.6/km2 (419/sq mi) | |
| • Metro | 70,378 | |
| • Metro density | 13.1/km2 (34/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| Forward sortation area | P1A to P1C | |
| Area code(s) | Area codes 705 and 249 | |
| Highways |
  Highway 17 / TCH Highway 11 Highway 63
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| Website | Official website | |
North Bay is a city in Northeastern Ontario, Canada. It is the seat of Nipissing District, and takes its name from its position on the shore of Lake Nipissing. North Bay is located on the traditional territory of the Nipissing First Nation peoples.
The site of North Bay was on the main canoe route west from Montreal. Apart from Indigenous people, voyageurs and surveyors, there was little activity in the Lake Nipissing area until the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) in 1882. The CPR started its westward expansion from Callander Station (later renamed Bonfield), Ontario; Bonfield was inducted into Canadian Railway Hall of Fame in 2002 as the CPR First Spike location.
That was the point where the Canada Central Railway (CCR) extension ended. The CCR was owned by Duncan McIntyre who amalgamated it with the CPR and became one of the handful of officers of the newly formed CPR. The CCR started in Brockville and extended to Pembroke. It then followed a westward route along the Ottawa River passing through places like Cobden, Deux-Rivières, and eventually to Mattawa at the confluence of the Mattawa and Ottawa Rivers. It then proceeded cross-country towards its final destination, Bonfield. Duncan McIntyre and his contractor James Worthington piloted the CCR expansion. Worthington continued on as the construction superintendent for the CPR past Bonfield. He remained with the CPR for about a year until he left the company. McIntyre was uncle to John Ferguson who staked out future North Bay after getting assurance from his uncle and Worthington that it would be the divisional and a location of some importance.
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