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Back Roads Bill
Back Roads Bill
All about that elementary school where they band birds
(5 photos)
Budding scientists and young bird watchers alike delight in the School of Flock and Joanne Goddard's bird studies
Dec 23, 2020 4:09 PM
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The story of John Sanders, first Indigenous minister
(4 photos)
Missanabe Cree trail-blazer helped translate scriptures to Ojibwa
Dec 16, 2020 2:00 PM
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How high can you go in Ontario - and where?
Back Roads Bill continues with the theme of “superlative” geographic features in Northern Ontario this week our highest peak in the province
Dec 9, 2020 2:00 PM
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Science on the back roads could help us prepare for solar storms
(5 images)
A line of towers near Kapuskasing are part of SuperDARN, an early-warning system for space weather
Dec 2, 2020 2:00 PM
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Quest for potholes sends Back Roads Bill and friends bushwacking
(4 photos)
This week Bill tells us a story about finding a glacial pothole that has eluded him for quite some time. He is asking readers to send along their pothole locations for a Northern Ontario treasure hunt
Nov 27, 2020 11:45 AM
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New edition 'Green Bible' release celebrated with book launch
Book offers acceptance of the notion of ‘progress not perfection’ and other changes to chart a sustainable course on the back roads and in life
Nov 18, 2020 7:25 PM
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Visiting cemeteries a unique way to honour fallen soldiers
Back Roads Bill discovers fallen war heroes from afar; graves of international war veterans identified with distinctive markings
Nov 11, 2020 3:00 PM
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Latchford: Small town gem
(4 photos)
'The Best Little Town by a Dam Site!'
Nov 4, 2020 3:00 PM
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Devil's Rock: becoming less seldom seen, more iconic
(4 photos)
It could be the start of a food/tourism destination, says Back Roads Bill Steer
Oct 28, 2020 3:00 PM
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Keep the scraper handy but the shovel won't be as important
(3 photos)
Back Roads Bill shares his nature-based, traditional knowledge inspired winter weather predictions this week as he asks the beavers – and the experts
Oct 21, 2020 3:00 PM
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