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The OPP is clarifying what constitutes an e-bike after a man was arrested for drinking and driving. E-bikes with pedals are considered a bicycle by the Highway Traffic Act, but once the pedals are removed, they become a motor vehicle. As a motor vehicle the driver must have a driver’s license and the e-bike is also required to be registered and insured, and because it’s a motor vehicle, you can’t operate it under the influence of alcohol or drugs. This information comes after OPP arrested a man on Sunday for drinking and driving. A driver on Highway 17 near Duschesnay Falls called police after finding a man on the ground with his scooter lying on top of him. OPP say when they arrived on scene the man was trying to load his scooter in a van to leave the area. After an investigation, the man was found to have three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system. The 38-year-old man from North Bay is charged with impaired driving.

Cecil’s Eatery and Beer Society, Cementation along with the Capital Centre is presenting North Bay’s first annual Blues Festival. In what hopes to be the first of many, this festival will run September 27^th to 30^th. The all Canadian lineup has the “Goddess of Canadian Blues” Rita Chiarelli, and Blood, Sweat and Tears frontman David Clayton Thomas. On the Saturday night, the Bell Blues Cruise will set sail on the Chief Commanda II with local talent Jake and the Fundamentals and Jim Harney. Sunday will close out with a screening of Rita Chiarelli’s documentary, “Music from the Big House.” The festival pass is $95 and can be purchased at the Capital Centre box office or online at capitalcentre.org.