Employees look for work ahead of Air Canada's departure from North Bay

Dayne Middleton loves North Bay and wants to stay here.

Recommended Videos But receiving news that his wife is out of work as of January has made things a little more difficult and uncertain. Middleton said his wife isn’t the only person impacted by Air Canada’s decision to stop flights coming into North Bay effective January 2026. He said Air Canada’s counter staff and five other employees at Executive Aviation Ground Handling Company are also forced to look for new work. Middleton’s wife is employed by Executive Aviation Ground Handling Company, which is contracted by Air Canada to handle the baggage, de-icing, and other groundwork for the airline. She’s been employed with the company for about 10 years. The major airline has been reducing flights to North Bay over the last yea