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Lacrosse is coming to North Bay. The program was announced Tuesday at Memorial Gardens where the games will be played. Spokesman Al McDonald says there’s quite of bit of interest in the in-door league. He says even before the announcement was made 11 people had signed up. The league is for all ages and play will run from mid June to the end of July. A camp will also begin about the middle of April and there are future plans to try and introduce a master lacrosse league for adult men and women. There’s a public meeting March 24th to discuss the overall initiative further and it takes place at the West Ferris Arena beginning at 7 P-M.

Mattawa's Voyageur Days has been named one of Ontario's top 100 festivals. The community was chosen out of a list of two thousand events by the organization Festivals and Events Ontario. The top 100 festivals will be highlighted in the tourism guide book that the organization puts out each year. The Ministry of Tourism says many tourists look for cultural and entertaining experiences when deciding on where to vacation.