North Bay gives local athletes priority under new ice policy "If organizations can’t come to the arena with at least 51 per cent North Bay residents you should be paying out-of-town rates." Try refreshing your browser, or North Bay gives local athletes priority under new ice policy Back to video We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Langlois said it is set at 51 per cent, which means that the minimum number of participants must be from North Bay. “Teams from outside the city can rent ice in North Bay, but they wouldn’t bump ahead of our teams.” Article contentShare this article in your social networkLatest National StoriesNews Near North Bay