Editing North Bay, Ontario (section)

==Economy==
[[Image:northbay.jpg|thumb|left|Looking northwest down Main Street, from a pedestrian/cyclist overpass near Chippewa Creek]]

North Bay is more economically diverse than many other [[Northern Ontario]] communities, although a large percentage of the city's jobs are public sector in nature with health, education and government dominating the list of the city's top employers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/business/workforce/top50.asp |title=Top 50 Employers – Workforce – Business in North Bay – City of North Bay |date=6 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090606193913/http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/business/workforce/top50.asp |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-date=2009-06-06}}</ref>

North Bay is the home of [[Nipissing University]], founded in 1992 (previous name North Bay Normal School 1909–1953, North Bay Teachers College 1953–1973, Nipissing University affiliated to Laurentian University 1973–1992, independent public university separated from Laurentian University in 1992), and of [[Canadore College]], founded in 1967. Approximately 10,000 full-time students (and thousands more part-time students) are enrolled at the two post-secondary institutions, which share a campus in the northwest end of the city.

Between the early 1950s and 1990s, [[CFB North Bay|22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay]] was the community's leading industry. The cuts to the base by the federal government mentioned above, plus dramatic reductions in the number of its personnel — at one time, there were 2,200 military members and civilian employees; in 2013, about 750 remained — has resulted in a loss of tens of millions of dollars to the community, an impact felt by all North Bay's business sectors.<ref name="ReferenceA"/>

North Bay is also home to [[The Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers)]], A Coy, a Canadian Force Army Reserve unit. B Coy of The Algonquin Regiment (Northern Pioneers) is located in [[Timmins]].

The service industry, tourism, and transportation also play a significant role in the city's economy, as well as primary industry companies. It is estimated that North Bay has more than 65 companies that offer mining supplies and services, employing almost 3,000 residents.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.investinnorthbay.ca/north-bay-industries/mining-supply-services/ |title=Mining Supply & Services – City of North Bay Economic Development |website=www.investinnorthbay.ca |access-date=20 March 2018 |archive-date=20 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180320165846/http://www.investinnorthbay.ca/north-bay-industries/mining-supply-services/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In recent years, the city's cultural scene has expanded due to its community of artists, musicians, actors and writers. In 2004, the [[TVOntario]] program ''[[Studio 2]]'' named North Bay as one of the top three most artistically talented communities in the province.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/north-bay-comes-in-third-in-talented-towns-contest-62880 |title=North Bay comes in third in talented towns contest |last=BayToday Staff |date=July 2004 |website=BayToday.ca |access-date=2018-10-05 |archive-date=2018-10-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000715/https://www.baytoday.ca/local-news/north-bay-comes-in-third-in-talented-towns-contest-62880 |url-status=live }}</ref>