The North Bay Normal School

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The North Bay Normal School institution opened in 1909, and had an enrolment of 25 students upon opening. A Normal School was an institution in which high school graduates were trained and educated to become teachers.

It opened in North Bay to meet the need of training teachers for the communities within Northern Ontario. The North Bay Normal School was the foundation and roots of a post-secondary educational institution in the city of North Bay.