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Where Will Students Learn Best? Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada
Episode 129
On this episode of Backroads Bill, we welcome in professors at Burman University Kevin Kiers and Tim Buttler to talk about their new book, Outdoor Ex…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
From the Back Roads to the Classroom: Why Trustees Matter
Episode 128
On this episode of Backroads Bill, we step away from our usual backroads stories to focus on something that affects every community: our local school…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science
Episode 127
In this episode of Backroads Bill, we sit down with world-renowned botanist, medical biochemist and author Diana Beresford-Kroeger.
Diana shares her e…
5 months ago
Making Science Make Sense: A Conversation with Dr David Pearson
Episode 126
Science does not just live in textbooks. It lives in stories, curiosity, and the ability to make people care.
In this episode of the Backroads Bill Po…
5 months, 1 week ago
Women Leading the North: A Conversation with Two Northern Ontario Mayors
Episode 125
Leadership in Northern Ontario looks different. It means knowing your community, earning trust, and making tough decisions in places where resources …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
From Backyard Experiments to Cult Classic: The Making of Project Grizzly
Episode 124
When Project Grizzly was first filmed, no one could have predicted the impact it would have decades later. What started as a story about a man buildi…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Project Grizzly, Troy Hurtubise and the Obsession That Defined His Life
Episode 123
Troy Hurtubise was a larger than life character who was obsessed with creating the next big invention. One of the inventions that defined him was the…
6 months ago
Trades, Creativity, and a Chocolate Factory Inside This Northern Ontario Public School
Episode 122
At White Pines Collegiate & Vocational School in Sault Ste. Marie, school doesn’t look like it used to.
Alongside classrooms and hallways, students a…
6 months, 1 week ago
Why Jane Goodall Chose This Northern Ontario City as a Story of Hope
Episode 121
For decades, Sudbury was known around the world for environmental damage. The land was scarred, the air was polluted, and few people believed recover…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Santa Answers the Big Northern Ontario Questions
Episode 120
Every year, Santa flies over Northern Ontario. He sees the lakes, the rivers, the towns, and the backroads most people never notice.
This time, we ask…
6 months, 3 weeks ago