Municipal Fiscal Analysis

The rising budgets of the North Bay Police Service, Nipissing Paramedic Services, and the emergency department at the North Bay Regional Health Centre are driven by an unavoidable, external "social crisis" (homelessness, substance use, and mental health escalations). The consensus dictates that the only way to maintain public safety and reduce emergency wait times is to continuously increase municipal levies, hire more front-line personnel, and request reactive provincial fun

The 2026 Budget: The Narrative, The Reality and the Fix