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Article content North Bay Ontario Provincial Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing female.

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Author of the article: Article content Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Back to video Advertisement 2 Article content Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Latest National Stories News Near Timmins Featured Local Savings

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Author of the article: Article content Redbridge residents on North River Road were told this morning by Ontario Provincial Police to stay indoors while an “investigation” was taking place. Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Back to video Those who spoke to The Nugget say police are also using drone surveillance. “There is an increased police presence today for an ongoing investigation in the Redbridge area, at this time we don't believe there is a concern for public safety,” said OPP Const. Renee Taylor. Residents on Mountainview and Pioneer Roads also report increased police presence. Nugget will update as details become available. Advertisement 2 Article content Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Redbridge residents say they've been told to stay indoors while OPP investigate Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings

A counsellor at Hands the Family Help Network has been charged with three counts of sexual assault.

Article content Hands the Family Help Network says they are “fully” cooperating with North Bay police after one of their counsellors was charged with three counts of sexual assault.

Coun. Mark King says there is pressure to move the centre out of Northern Pines on Chippewa Street

The only agenda item on the DNSSAB was the location of the permanent warming centre.

North Bay Heritage Train and Carousel back in operation Article content The train is back running and the carousel will start spinning Saturday.

Evan Newman has responded to one too many overdoses while working in the Warming Centre. Article content

Advertisement 1 Share this Story : Crisis worker suggests overdose prevention site at new Warming Centre Crisis worker suggests overdose prevention site at new Warming Centre Coun. Mark King wouldn't confirm location of the new site Author of the article: Article content Evan Newman has responded to one too many overdoses while working in the Warming Centre. Advertisement 2 Article content Crisis worker suggests overdose prevention site at new Warming Centre Back to video He is hoping members of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board will consider an overdose prevention site when planning for a permanent Warming Centre. “It's important we consider having an overdose prevention site on site or nearby. I think if users had access to a site where they could use drugs with supervision, a large number of the safety and security issues we experienced last year would have lessened or been non-existent,” Newman said on Wednesday, July 24. “Staff always had to be vigilant of people using the washroom. We had to have a security member stationed at the washroom at all times, monitoring who is going in and out, checking on people in the bathroom every five minutes making sure they were still alive.” Advertisement 3 Article content Newman spent last winter employed at the Fraser Street Warming Centre where he saw more than 100 visitors on a daily basis. This winter the Warming Centre will be located at Northern Pines on Chippewa Street. Coun. Mark King, who is also the chairman of DNSSAB, told The Nugget there's been pressure to move the winter shelter away from Chippewa Secondary School, elementary schools and a retirement home. The board invited community members to voice their concerns about where the permanent Warming Centre should be located. Newman agrees with a consultant hired by DNSSAB that it should be near the downtown core. He said while considering the location of the permanent Warming Centre having an injection site at the same place would prevent a lot of security issues for both workers and visitors. Advertisement 4 Article content “There was no place for people to use drugs in a supervised manner; we had to respond to overdoses offsite, leave the site to go and respond.” Newman said just because addicts are told not to use drugs inside doesn't mean they listen or follow the rules. “We know people with addiction issues aren't going to stop using drugs because they're being told that they're not allow to use them inside. There are consequences to that, and the withdrawal isn't pleasant.” He said anyone who has responded to a person going through a withdrawal knows it's a stressful and traumatic event, even if it's successful. “The surprise of having to jump up and stop what you're doing and run offsite to respond increases the trauma on those responding and those involved in the overdose.” King wouldn't confirm the location of the permanent Warming Centre or what if any services will be in place for those accessing the winter daytime shelter. Article content Share this article in your social network Share this Story : Crisis worker suggests overdose prevention site at new Warming Centre Comments Join the Conversation Postmedia is committed to maintaining a lively but civil forum for discussion. Please keep comments relevant and respectful. Comments may take up to an hour to appear on the site. You will receive an email if there is a reply to your comment, an update to a thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. Visit our Community Guidelines for more information. Latest National Stories News Near Elliot Lake Featured Local Savings