Collection consists of pamphlets, articles, reports, and ephemera relating to North Bay and northeastern Ontario that were collected by the Education Centre Library for its vertical file (a collection of documents maintained by a library to provide easy access to information about frequently-requested topics; vertical files were especially popular before the rise of the Internet). The collection was created from the early 1970s, when the Library was founded, until the dissolution of the vertical file in the late 2000s.
Most files are arranged alphabetically by subject or by place name (in the case of items relating to communities other than North Bay).
Item is a special newspaper supplement published by the North Bay Nugget for Remembrance Day.
Item is a transit and tourism map.
Collection consists of newspapers and magazines published in North Bay, Ontario.
Item is a booklet published by the North Bay Nugget about hockey players from Northeastern Ontario.
Item is a visitors guide for the Near North area.
File contains photocopies of three special newspaper supplements published by the North Bay Nugget that feature a timeline of historical events in North Bay from 1900 to 1999.
Item is a postcard of five girls dressed as the Dionne Quintuplets standing around a jack o'lantern. Postcard is captioned "The Dionne Quints celebrate Halloween. The Dionne Museum, North Bay, Ontario has many mementoes of their early years."
Item is a booklet about the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
File contains three special newspaper supplements published by the North Bay Nugget that feature a timeline of historical events in North Bay from 1900 to 1999.
Item is a handout about the Sector Air Operation Control (SAOC, formerly the Semi-Automated Ground Environment or SAGE), the underground NORAD facility in North Bay.
Item is a transit and tourism map.
Item is a newspaper insert about Mattawa.
Item is a booklet about heritage walking tours in Bracebridge, Ontario.
File contains annual reports of the North Bay Police Force and a booklet celebrating the 50th anniversary of the North Bay Police Association.
Item is a directory of North Bay businesses, arranged by standard industrial classification and by company name.
Item is a community profiles guide containing information about population, family structure, marital status, mother tongue, education, income, housing, labour force, agriculture, projects completed, industrial land, utilities, and township amenities.
File contains the first two issues of Gig Magazine, a free monthly magazine about entertainment and culture in North Bay published by Benjamin Blair.
Item is a chapter of a book intended for settlers entitled <i>The farming lands of Algoma and North Nipissing. - A short description of those parts of the districts best adapted to agricultural purposes</i>, which was "prepared under instructions from the Commissioner of Crown Lands."
Item is a booklet containing short histories of early North Bay buildings (some since demolished), written by Patty Fedeli with illustrations by Kevin Hoffman.
Item is a visitors guide.
Item is a booklet containing local business information, including: market data, economic growth, industrial land, government programs, labour force, a list of major local employers, utilities, city amenities, and transport.
Item is a special newspaper supplement published by the North Bay Nugget to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of its daily news service.
Item is a caricature map and street plan of North Bay published by the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce.
Item is a promotional booklet about Kirkland Lake, containing information about: demographics, market trends, public administration, labour force, housing, environment, education, social and cultural activities, communications network, and development.
Item is a report about economic development in Kirkland Lake that appeared as a supplement to <i>Trade and Commerce Magazine</i>.