March 26, 1947 – October 12, 2026 Jim passed away peacefully surrounded by his three daughters on October 12, 2026, at the age of 79. Jim was born in Kirkland Lake to George Boisvert and Ellice Boisvert (nee Collings) in 1947. He sadly lost his father as a young teenager, and was then raised by […]
North Bay’s Project Lifesaver uses radio frequency tracking to find missing clients in under 30 minutes Project Lifesaver, a radio frequency tracking program operating in North Bay since 2020, is expanding quickly—reaching 85 registered clients and prompting new calls for volunteers to keep up with demand. It is unique in that it is the only […]
‘I’ve recently received my first royalty payment from SOCAN, and I have a tiny income from the streaming services. Together, they have allowed me to make small donations from the proceeds of my music. However, the awareness of the service coming from my song releases has been the greatest benefit’ Stan French has just doubled […]
Project Lifesaver has become a success story on a couple of fronts locally. First, BAYSAR Search and Rescue now has more than 70 clients in the program. That’s almost three times its initial expectation. Local officials are also training other agencies to be able to offer Project Lifesaver, which uses body worn radio transmitters to […]
