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North Bay

The Gathering Place

233 Walkers|38 Teams|12 Volunteers

The Coldest Night of the Year is a winterrific family-friendly fundraising walk in support of local charities. Let’s change the tune for people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness... because it’s cold out there. Join us on February 22, 2025 - team up, fundraise, and walk with us!

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About The Gathering Place

The Gathering Place, North Bay’s Community Soup Kitchen, is a non-profit organization that provides hot, nutritious meals to hungry people in a warm and friendly environment.

Since 2003, The Gathering Place has served over 800,000 meals to people in need. The Gathering Place operates North Bay's food rescue program which saves food from going to landfill. The food that is rescued is used for; preparing our hot meals and it is also shared with other charities and food banks.

Please join us on Saturday, February 22nd, 2025 to walk and fundraise with us in the Coldest Night of the Year.

You will make a difference in the lives of vulnerable people who really know what walking in cold weather feels like.

North Bay Scoreboard

Are you thrashing the competition (for a good cause)? Find out here! Stats are updated every 15 minutes. See how you stack up on the national scoreboard >

Teams

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Challenge Teams

#	Team Name	Captain	Members	Raised
1	UCFuN Team	Lorie Fairburn	19	14,145.00
2	The Baby Yodas	Bryan White	11	6,110.00
3	Cascades Casino North Bay	Nicole Charette	5	3,900.00
4	Calvin Heart Warmers	Jim Cluff	3	3,375.00
5	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	Mary Davis	14	3,230.00
6	Good Atlas	Stephanie McGinn	2	2,780.00
7	NBRHC Emergency Department	Elise Robbins	4	2,170.00
8	Team Depot	Annie Kirik	25	1,762.50
9	North Bay Scouting Yetis	Ryan Rozicki	12	1,520.00
10	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	Seth Compton	6	1,505.00
11	WSN Whitewalkers	Kelly Ann Smith	8	1,290.00
12	North Bay NCU Crew	Mackenzie Brunet	5	1,070.00
13	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	Nancy Dewar-Stenning	9	1,055.00
14	In a Scurry	Stacey Fitzgerald	5	803.06
15	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	Lori Sennett	7	775.00
16	CFUW NORTH BAY COOL CATS	Kaarina Tulisalo	2	650.00
17	Unity4Community	Simon Kelly	5	600.00
18	The Siren Stompers	Taryn Roy	3	560.00
19	Anglican Troupers	Dawn Clarke	8	490.00
20	Skyline North Bay	Amy-lee Labrecque	1	450.00
21	Northshore Stragglers	Jack Phillips	1	340.00
22	Women10 Living Fit	hariett madigan	2	340.00
23	SSW104	Maddie Taillefer	6	255.00
24	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.	Mark Weckwerth	5	250.00
25	Nipissing University Student Union	Vanessa Hull	5	245.00
26	Black Cats	Saida Wells	3	210.00
27	Endaayaan Awejaa	Nikki Jo Mattinas	5	200.00
28	RBC	Meagan Jobin	8	170.00
29	The Algonquin Regiment	Avery Johnston	5	150.00
30	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services	Melissa Ryman	5	150.00
31	Green Machine	Johnathan MacLeod	2	115.00
32	Barclay House Pacemakers	Emma Jones	4	50.00
33	Team Alterna Savings	Melinda Hudson	4
34	Bacon Buddies	Dennis Chippa	1
35	A List Salon	Savanna Austin	1
36	BIANBA	Natalie Legresley	2
37	A Perfect Balance	Kimberley Brownlee	1
38	The Leaf's will win the cup	David Schmidt	1

#	Name	Team Name	Donors	Raised
1	Lorie Fairburn	UCFuN Team	34	3,620.00
2	Bryan White	The Baby Yodas	27	2,360.00
3	Jim Cluff	Calvin Heart Warmers	31	2,280.00
4	Lindsay Commanda	Cascades Casino North Bay	7	1,750.00
5	Lisa Blais	UCFuN Team	23	1,320.00
6	Vicki Russell	The Baby Yodas	11	1,245.00
7	Jean Jamieson	UCFuN Team	28	1,205.00
8	Lynn Fortin	UCFuN Team	19	1,070.00
9	Cindy Brownlee	UCFuN Team	16	1,025.00
10	Caitlin Smithers	UCFuN Team	6	820.00
11	Melodie Thorne	UCFuN Team	26	805.00
12	Mary Davis	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	3	760.00
13	Stephanie McGinn	Good Atlas	10	750.00
14	Nancy Avery	UCFuN Team	18	710.00
15	Will Kunder	UCFuN Team	16	690.00
16	Willa Gallant	UCFuN Team	6	550.00
17	Nancy Kilgour	Calvin Heart Warmers	5	475.00
18	Amy-lee Labrecque	Skyline North Bay	7	450.00
19	Donna Landry	UCFuN Team	6	425.00
20	Ryan Rozicki	North Bay Scouting Yetis	3	410.00
21	Ted Waugh	Calvin Heart Warmers	4	410.00
22	Patricia Larivee		12	365.00
23	Evan Piche	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	9	355.00
24	Shelley Moyer	NBRHC Emergency Department	3	350.00
25	Jack Phillips	Northshore Stragglers	6	340.00
26	Elise Robbins	NBRHC Emergency Department	7	325.00
27	Nathaniel Riesen	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	9	310.00
28	Ron Howards	Team Depot	6	305.00
29	Shawna Nielsen	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	5	300.00
30	Oliver Aquino	North Bay Scouting Yetis	6	295.00
31	hariett madigan	Women10 Living Fit	7	270.00
32	Sherry Klunder	In a Scurry	5	270.00
33	Brenda Scott	UCFuN Team	6	270.00
34	Annie Kirik	Team Depot	4	250.00
35	Diane Scott	WSN Whitewalkers	2	250.00
36	Kaarina Tulisalo	CFUW NORTH BAY COOL CATS	1	250.00
37	Kelly Eade	Cascades Casino North Bay	2	250.00
38	Donna Sinclair	UCFuN Team	4	250.00
39	Mackenzie Brunet	North Bay NCU Crew	7	250.00
40	Lori St.Pierre	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	6	250.00
41	Peggy Morrison	Anglican Troupers	3	250.00
42	Seth Compton	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	3	250.00
43	Cynthia Jackson	North Bay Scouting Yetis	5	240.00
44	Ken Sitter	WSN Whitewalkers	2	225.00
45	Judy Scott	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	4	225.00
46	Mark Weckwerth	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.	1	225.00
47	Nicole Charette	Cascades Casino North Bay	3	225.00
48	Diana Herrington	CFUW NORTH BAY COOL CATS	3	225.00
49	Liam McGoldrick	North Bay Scouting Yetis	4	220.00
50	Cathy Howards	Team Depot	5	212.50
51	Hans Scherdtel	WSN Whitewalkers	1	200.00
52	Darlene Floyd	UCFuN Team	8	200.00
53	Jim Sinclair	UCFuN Team	3	200.00
54	Julia Klunder	In a Scurry	3	200.00
55	carl smith	North Bay NCU Crew	1	200.00
56	Tina Goguen	The Siren Stompers	4	195.00
57	Nikki Jo Mattinas	Endaayaan Awejaa	3	190.00
58	Ryker Davis	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	4	180.00
59	Renée Michaud	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	4	180.00
60	Barbara Rusk	The Baby Yodas	5	170.00
61	Danielle Séguin	NBRHC Emergency Department	3	170.00
62	Kate Dodge	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	4	170.00
63	Kelly Ann Smith	WSN Whitewalkers	3	165.00
64	Melissa Ryman	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services	1	150.00
65	Shari Simms	Team Depot	3	150.00
66	Julie Carson	North Bay Scouting Yetis	3	150.00
67	Lori Sennett	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	2	150.00
68	Alexis Montgomery	Team Depot	1	150.00
69	Ali Dicsi	Team Depot	1	150.00
70	Zoey Dicsi	Team Depot	1	150.00
71	Peter Reuten	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	1	150.00
72	Michael Dicsi	Team Depot	1	150.00
73	Matthew Trask	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	2	150.00
74	Samantha Gravel	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	6	150.00
75	Charlotte Dussault	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	1	150.00
76	Christine Gingras	NBRHC Emergency Department	2	150.00
77	Krissy Musselman	Team Depot	3	150.00
78	Caitlin Hill	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	2	125.00
79	Laura and Edmond Rebel	Nipissing University Student Union	4	125.00
80	Simon Kelly	Unity4Community	3	125.00
81	Samuel Kelly	Unity4Community	3	125.00
82	Alyssa Castonguay	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	3	120.00
83	sandi pearce	North Bay NCU Crew	8	110.00
84	Saida Wells	Black Cats	4	110.00
85	Neil Brown	WSN Whitewalkers	1	100.00
86	Megan Johnson	WSN Whitewalkers	1	100.00
87	Chris Chartrand	WSN Whitewalkers	1	100.00
88	Maxine Piché	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	1	100.00
89	Miranda Arellano	OUTLoud Subzero Heros	2	100.00
90	Jaimie Marshall	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	2	100.00
91	Lisa Miller	SSW104	1	100.00
92	Lise Roy	RBC	1	100.00
93	Robyn Cook	North Bay NCU Crew	1	100.00
94	Tyler Thomas	UCFuN Team	1	100.00
95	Raymond Peake		1	100.00
96	Erik Clausen	Unity4Community	1	100.00
97	Alisha Belanger	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	3	90.00
98	Christine Moura	The Siren Stompers	3	90.00
99	Maddie Taillefer	SSW104	4	80.00
100	Taryn Roy	The Siren Stompers	5	80.00
101	Mya Kimber	In a Scurry	2	77.00
102	Emelia Kimber	In a Scurry	2	76.06
103	Monika Sanz	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	1	75.00
104	Jeff Meunier	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	2	75.00
105	Sari Porter	Team Depot	2	75.00
106	Ellie Point	The Baby Yodas	2	75.00
107	Rosalea Van Mierlo	SSW104	1	75.00
108	Nancy Dewar-Stenning	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	2	75.00
109	Emma Langdon	North Bay Scouting Yetis	1	50.00
110	Johnathan MacLeod	Green Machine	1	50.00
111	Bud McMartin		1	50.00
112	Patty Point	The Baby Yodas	1	50.00
113	Arlo Johnston	The Algonquin Regiment	1	50.00
114	Avery Johnston	The Algonquin Regiment	1	50.00
115	Chantelle Davis	Black Cats	1	50.00
116	Jay Liddiard	RBC	1	50.00
117	Stacey Fitzgerald	In a Scurry	1	50.00
118	DARCIE STOTT	Barclay House Pacemakers	1	50.00
119	Mackenzie Johnston	The Algonquin Regiment	1	50.00
120	Rose Bedard	WSN Whitewalkers	1	50.00
121	Leah Symington		2	50.00
122	Urs Riesen	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	1	45.00
123	Rebecca Riesen	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	1	45.00
124	Madeline Riesen	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics	1	45.00
125	Angelina Kalliora	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe	1	30.00
126	Max Hodgins	North Bay Scouting Yetis	1	25.00
127	Sean Hodgins	North Bay Scouting Yetis	1	25.00
128	Shannon Sanders	UCFuN Team	1	25.00
129	Laura Sirbu	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.	1	25.00
130	Caroline Harrison	UCFuN Team	1	25.00
131	Joshua Adekitan	Anglican Troupers	1	25.00
132	Justin Jacques	RBC	1	20.00
133	Kelly Jackson	North Bay Scouting Yetis	1	20.00
134	Judi Oman	Team Depot	1	20.00
135	Vanessa Hull	Nipissing University Student Union	1	20.00
136	Dawn Clarke	Anglican Troupers	1	20.00
137	Joanne Redhead	Endaayaan Awejaa	1	10.00
138	Delia Greenlees	The Baby Yodas
139	Shawn Fetterly	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights
140	logan peitzsche	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics
141	Meagan Jobin	RBC
142	Mike Gray	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.
143	Adeyemi Adebajo	Team Depot
144	Jillian B	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.
145	Kunj Patel	Team Depot
146	Tai Jones	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services
147	Keshia Davidson	RBC
148	Ryan Murphy	The Algonquin Regiment
149	TAMMY STREET
150	Melissa Chaulk	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe
151	Cynthia Gerald	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services
152	Dennis Chippa	Bacon Buddies
153	Kelsey ruhl
154	Bradley Rusk	The Baby Yodas
155	Rhyan Tourout
156	Adebowale Alonge	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services
157	Courtney Edmundson	Nipissing University Student Union
158	Esther Wicklife	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services
159	Navneet Kaur Johal	Team Depot
160	Jashanpreet Kaur	Team Depot
161	BJ Boston	Cascades Casino North Bay
162	Kimberley Brownlee	A Perfect Balance
163	Angela Hollands	Team Alterna Savings
164	Dana Woodard	Team Depot
165	Natalie Legresley	BIANBA
166	Aliyah Diamond-Gunner	Endaayaan Awejaa
167	Bailey Irving	Barclay House Pacemakers
168	Savanna Austin	A List Salon
169	Katelynn Golding	Green Machine
170	Kyler Benett	North Bay Scouting Yetis
171	Dan Gallinger	Team Depot
172	Ryan Yeung	Nipissing University Student Union
173	Kaitlyn Dillaway	Team Depot
174	David Schmidt	The Leaf's will win the cup
175	Melinda Hudson	Team Alterna Savings
176	Ibrahim Tijani	SSW104
177	Joe Zdunek	Team Alterna Savings
178	Angeline Beaupre	Team Alterna Savings
179	Caleigh MacIntyre	SSW104
180	Elizabeth Lott	Good Atlas
181	Jaskaran Singn	Team Depot
182	Mike Lee
183	Bharti Hasham	Team Depot
184	Jude Krause	SSW104
185	Delilah Arturi	Team Depot
186	Trevor Cooper	Team Depot
187	Nancy Dewar-Stenning	1305 Ice Cubed Robotics
188	Karly Shoults	BIANBA
189	Jean Knight	The Algonquin Regiment
190	Amanda Wells Wells	The Baby Yodas
191	Justin Jacques	RBC
192	Sarah Tasker	The Baby Yodas
193	Lora Mcmeekin	Barclay House Pacemakers
194	Natasha Lariviere	Endaayaan Awejaa
195	Ben Kelly	Unity4Community
196	Emma Jones	Barclay House Pacemakers
197	William (Sandy) Hodgins	North Bay Scouting Yetis
198	Ray Hookimaw	Endaayaan Awejaa
199	AKHIL MULLAMKUZHIYIL RAGHAVAN	Team Depot
200	Alex Papatheodorou	RBC
201	Krista Kelly	Unity4Community
202	Emily Tingey	The Baby Yodas
203	Alyssa Slute	The CMHA Positive Vibes Tribe
204	Diddy Ogunlola	Anglican Troupers
205	warren lindsay	Nipissing University Student Union
206	Rowan Summers
207	Danielle Demers	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights
208	Lisa Bennett	North Bay Scouting Yetis
209	Kalely Lattanzio	Black Cats
210	Christopher Beacom	RBC
211	Helen Whittome Whittome	Women10 Living Fit
212	Dmitri Zheltovski	Team Depot

#	Organization	Team Name	Members	Raised
1	Gateway Casinos	Cascades Casino North Bay	5	3,900.00
2	Calvin Heart Warmers	Calvin Heart Warmers	3	3,375.00
3	North bay regional health centre	NBRHC Emergency Department	4	2,170.00
4	Home Depot	Team Depot	25	1,762.50
5	North Bay Scouting	North Bay Scouting Yetis	12	1,520.00
6	Northern Credit Union	North Bay NCU Crew	5	1,070.00
7	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	Knight Piésold's Coolest Knights	7	775.00
8	CFUW - FCFDU	CFUW NORTH BAY COOL CATS	2	650.00
9	Anglican Churches	Anglican Troupers	8	490.00
10	Skyline Group of Companies	Skyline North Bay	1	450.00
11	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.	Bay Roofing & Exteriors Ltd.	5	250.00
12	Nipissing University Student Union	Nipissing University Student Union	5	245.00
13	Endaayaan Awejaa	Endaayaan Awejaa	5	200.00
14	RBC	RBC	8	170.00
15	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services	Breathe Easy Cleaning Services	5	150.00
16	TD Canada Trust	Green Machine	2	115.00
17	Alterna Savings	Team Alterna Savings	4
18	Brain Injury Association of North Bay and Area	BIANBA	2

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Funds

2025 Challenge:
Get 5 Donors

Community Sponsors

North Bay (The Gathering Place) is super grateful for our fantastic 2025 sponsors! View all sponsors >

Algonquin Pharmasave

Lead Sponsor

Colleen Caruso - Realtor

Route Sponsor

Gateway Casinos North Bay

Route Sponsor

Top Challengers

Got a big-hearted business, workplace, group, church, or community? Step up and join the Challenge to compete for your local pride in support of CNOY. Check the National Challengeboard to see more!

Event Day Details

Save the date - CNOY Day is February 22, 2025!

Start/Finish Google Map

Ecole Secondaire Algonquin

555 Algonquin Avenue, North Bay, ON

P1B4W8

Schedule

4:00 pm: Meet Check-in

4:45 pm: Muster Gather for Opening Remarks

5:00 pm: Move Send-off

6:00 pm: Munch Light meal served

7:00 pm: Mosey Goodbye + see you in 2026!

Not able to join us in person at the Main Event? We hope you'll register, fundraise and walk offsite with friends and family.

Route Details

Route Distances: Check out the maps below to see where we will be walking.

Rest stop: Keep an eye out for opportunities to rest and refresh with yummy snacks along the route.

Signage: Routes will be well-signed with our bold blue CNOY signs.

Route Support: Route marshals, rest stop hosts, and support vehicle drivers provide support along the route.

Children 12 and under must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

No Pets: We love our little furballs like you do, but pets are not permitted at the Coldest Night of the Year except for approved and trained service animals. Read more about our pet policy >

Check-In

All walkers participating at the Main Event on Saturday, February 22, 2025 must check-in upon arrival.

Toques! Fundraising walkers who raise $150+ (or $75+ for those under 18) will receive a CNOY toque as a thank you on event day, while supplies last.

Offsite fundraising walkers can contact their local event director to arrange toque pickup the week of the event.

Have questions? Visit the FAQ section!

Handling Money

Credit Card: The Best Option! Simple, secure, automatically tax receipted for gifts of $20+. Visit the Donate page, share your personal page link, or have your donor call the CNOY Head Office.

Cheques: The Old Faithful - made out to Coldest Night of the Year with your name on the Memo line. Mail them to CNOY Head Office along with your completed pledge form.

Cash: You have 2 options:

1. Login to FundHub, click “Enter $$ and Cheques,” create pledges for your cash donations, pay them off with your personal credit card, and keep the cash. OR...

2. Write a cheque (made out to “Coldest Night of the Year”) for the total amount of cash you’ve collected. Mail it to the CNOY Head Office with your completed pledge sheet.

Waivers

All participants must register online and accept the electronic waiver.

Adults accept the waiver automatically when they register online.

Youth/Children under the age of majority need a waiver signed by their parent or guardian.

An online form will be emailed to all parents/guardians before CNOY Day.

You may also bring a filled-out printed waiver.

Waivers will also be available at check-in on CNOY Day.

What to Bring

A few common sense suggestions:

A cell phone for emergencies (recommended but not required)

Good waterproof shoes/boots for walking

Warm coat and mitts/gloves

Extra snacks if you have allergies or food sensitivities

Your own water bottle

A passion for the charity you're walking and fundraising for!

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North Bay Maps

Check out this year's CNOY route maps below:

2kmView + print!

Algonquin school , down Front st to King street lights. Cross Cassells st. for rest stop at Gathering Place. Continue down Cassells to McIntyre and Algonquin st. and back to Algonquin school.

5kmView + print!

Stop by at 1181 Cassells Street- The Gathering Place for a light fuel up, or a bathroom break. House Party DJ services will also be set up outside to keep the good vibes going!

Contact Us

CNOY North Bay 2025

The CNOY Team Participant & Donor Services
Toll Free 1.877.743.3413 / Phone 519.603.2250
Email northbay@cnoy.org