Future of Dionne Quints Museum remains uncertain.

After closing in 2015, the future of the Dionne Quints Museum in North Bay remains in limbo.

When the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce relocated to the city's downtown core in 2015, it also ceased operating the museum and North Bay's Regional Tourist Information Centre. The local landmark's future now lies in the city's lap.

The city wants to relocate the museum--the original farmhouse in which the Dionne quintuplets were born in 1934--so it can redevelop the valuable land at the Highways 11 and 17 junction.

On Jan. 16, city council reviewed a report that recommends moving the homestead to Strong Township, located south of North Bay, and divesting the associated artifacts amongst various organizations through the area.

When surveyed, no one organization agreed to take responsibility for the farmhouse, and it was estimated it would cost the city between...