General Information

Location

North Bay is a vibrant community of 54,000 people nestled between Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake in the province of Ontario. The City of North Bay is situated between a number of major centres such as Toronto (4 hours), Ottawa (5 hours) , Timmins (3.5 hours) and Sudbury (1.5 hours)

Transportation

North Bay is readily accessible from the north and south on Highway 11 and from the east and west on Highway 17. The local airport has several flights a day to Toronto and other Canadian cities. Car rentals are available at the airport from Enterprise car Rental. http://www.enterpriserentacar.ca/car_rental/deeplinkmap.do?gpbr=C354&bid=004&cnty=CA

Headquarters & Accommodations

Field Trial Headquarters will be located at the Nipissing Community Centre in the town of Nipissing. Nipissing is approximately 20 km south of North Bay. For those who are coming in from out of town there are a number of Hotels and Restaurants in a wide variety of price ranges available. Camping facilities are also available. One of the closest to most of the test sites is Southshore Camping. For more information on this site please visit: http://nipissingicefishing.com for all other camping and lodging sites please visit: http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/visiting/accommodations

Grounds

The grounds will consist of local land and water sites located near North Bay. The land will consist primarily of rolling hay fields and pastureland that have been used previously for licensed trials. Water sites will consist of a variety of stick ponds, beaver ponds, cattail swamps and open marshes. Properties vary from private to crown owned public lands. Not only will the grounds provide challenging tests on both water and land for the competitors but the Northern Ontario scenery will provide a spectacular background for everyone's enjoyment. Together with the variable rolling terrain and picturesque background, the gallery setups are expected to provide superior viewing for the tests. Food and refreshments will be available at the trial grounds.

Weather

Weather in July for the North Bay area usually ranges between 13 degrees Celsius to 10 degrees Celsius. The climate in North Bay is common to most places in Northern Ontario. North Bay seems to be less humid than Southern Ontario due somewhat to the distance from the great Lakes and less warm than some other locations in Northern Ontario due to the cooling effect of Lake Nipissing.

Entertainment

Two evenings of fun filled entertainment including a gala banquet to kick things off are planned for the enjoyment of participants and spectators alike. The banquet will be held at the Nipissing Community Centre (Headquarters) on Saturday, July 10th. Cocktail will be at 5:00 p.m. and Dinner will be at 6:00 p.m. sharp. A workers party is scheduled for later in the week.

Not only does North Bay and area enjoy fresh air, abundant clean water and plenty of green space to do just about anything outdoors you could imagine, but its residents also enjoy low density living with all the benefits of full urban service.

North Bay is well known in Ontario for its tourism and Lake Nipissing is one of the best pickerel lakes in the province. For those wanting to spend some quality time before or after the trial enjoying excellent fishing in this area bring along your gear. Golfing is also available at several local courses. Additional tourism information including key contacts can be viewed at: http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/visiting/seeanddo

Pretrial Training Grounds

Sites shall be selected and prepared for those people wishing to train prior to the event on grounds similar to those that will be used at the event. Pretrial training areas will be designated in close proximity to the headquarters. Please see Marshalls, Equipment Managers or Gun Captains for more information.