The historic Bomarc missile displayed in Veterans Park no longer stands as a visible symbol of the city's role during the Cold War.
On September 15, 2009, the missile was removed by the National Museum of the United States Air Force, which had loaned the weapon to the city since 1979 when it was erected by the North Bay Kiwanis Club as a historic memorial. The missile had deteriorated to the point where it could no longer be maintained.
The missile represented a part of the community's history that intrinsically tied it to global events and a positive relationship with the U. S.A total of 56 of the nuclear-armed surface-to-air interceptor missiles were in sevice in Canada at North Bay and La Macaza, Quebec, from 1961 to 1972. In North Bay, there were 28 missiles located at the former Bomarc missile base,- the site on Highway 11 north of the city which eventually became the Canadore College Heliport.
