NORTH BAY

city, seat of Nipissing district, southeastern Ontario, Canada. It lies 224 miles (360 km) north of Toronto. Named for its location on the northern bay of Lake Nipissing, the city originated as a rail yard on the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1882. It is now the southern terminus and head office of the Ontario Northland Railway and a major station on two transcontinental rail lines. Owing to these transportation links, Owing to these transportation links, North Bay has become an important wholesale- and retail-distributing centre and a popular summer resort. The city's industries include lumbering, dairying, fur processing, printing, and the manufacture of mining machinery. It is the site of a large air base and Canada's first missile base. Inc. 1925. Pop. (1991) 55,405.