opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, and when the three celestial bodies are aligned as closely as possible to a straight line.

Another election season has arrived in the Village of North Bay. Yawn.

At the village caucus last Monday night -- attended only by the board members -- no opposition came forward to challenge the two trustees and treasurer up for re-election this spring. There are 97 homes in North Bay.

Running unopposed will be: Lynne Fiser, Trustee No. 1, public works; Rick Cermak, Trustee No. 2, wastewater; and Bob O'Brien, treasurer. This will be Fiser's second term, Cermak's third and O' Brien's -- well, nobody remembers exactly, but all agree he's been on the board "a long time."

The election will be April 1. Trustees are paid $350Classified listing website dubizzle.com has parted company with its CEO and numerous other staff members as part of a major restructuring, Arabian Business has learned.

Other senior managers also are among those who have lost their jobs at the Dubai-based company, two sources have told Arabian Business.

The restructuring is intended to make the business less UAE-centric and give it a broader MENA footprint, one source said.

Arto Joensuu had been appointed CEO in August, 2013, when Dubbizle’s founders, Sim Whatley and JC Butler, relinquished day-to-day control to return to the US with their families.

The company had employed about 150 people prior to the retrenchments.

It could not be confirmed exactly how many staff lost their jobs. The job losses are believed to have taken place in early February.

A Dubizzle spokesperson confirmed