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Mattawa River the Venue for Pinnacle of Canoe Racing in Ontario
Episode 39
The Mattawa Canoe Race has been a staple for canoe racers from all over the world. The 64 km course from Trout Lake to the Mattawa River sees racers …
2 years, 1 month ago
The Mica Bay Incident
Episode 38
Mitch Case, PCMNO – Region 4 Councilor Huron-Superior Regional Metis Community, joins Bill and Ben to discuss the Mica Bay Incident of 1849.Mitch tel…
2 years, 1 month ago
Cobalt: The Massive Growth and Collapse of a Town
Episode 37
Dr. Catharine Mastin, an art curator of over 30 year and multi book author, joins the show to talk about the recent art exhibit she curated in Cobalt…
2 years, 1 month ago
Triking is Keeping Adventure Alive Despite Limitations
Episode 36
Today’s Backroads Bill podcast is a tale about resilience and innovation. Chris Miller was an avid mountain bike racer until he had a stroke 10 years…
2 years, 2 months ago
What is Bird Banding?
Episode 35
Bruce Murphy of the Hilliardton Marsh Research and Education Centre joins the show to talk about his work bird banding.
He also speaks to the educati…
2 years, 2 months ago
A City That Encapsulates all of Canada
Episode 34
Johanna Rowe a local author and owner of J. Rowe Heritage Consulting and Soul of Superior Tours joins the show to talk all about Wawa Ontario. The tr…
2 years, 2 months ago
One Man’s Journey From Canoe to Conservation
Episode 33
Hap Wilson joins the show this week. Hap is an award winning author, artist, photographer and conservationist. He has created a number of guidebooks …
2 years, 2 months ago
Taking a Trip Down The French River
Episode 32
Bill and Ben are joined by Mitch Azaria who is the Executive Producer of TVO’s latest documentary ‘Tripping the French River’.
Mitch shares some behin…
2 years, 2 months ago
Sometimes We Need to Look at the Past
Episode 31
Bill and Ben are joined by longtime North Bay resident and pillar of the community Peter Handley. They take a look at a couple of books he will be re…
2 years, 3 months ago
Your Next “Grande” Adventure
Episode 30
Bill and Ben are joined by Bernie Moseley-Williams to talk about a recent trip Bernie and Bill went on to the Grande Chute.
They discuss the perfect t…
2 years, 3 months ago