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Back Roads Bill
Back Roads Bill
A Cold War crash over Northern Ontario and the search for a missing pilot
In his latest column, Back Roads Bill Steer brings us along on his quest to find out what happened to United States Air Force Pilot Lt. Gaylord Treu, whose remains were never recovered
Jul 2, 2020 2:30 PM
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Here's what you need to know about Ontario's majestic white pine
Also, Back Roads Bill has put together a map of some of the region's largest stands and he'd like your help expanding it
Jun 24, 2020 2:30 PM
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Here's why Northern Ontario rocks are being studied for future moon missions
In Back Roads Bill's latest column, he takes a trip to Foleyet to see the Shawmere Anorthosite
Jun 18, 2020 2:00 PM
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Here's how one family used locally-sourced ochre to make a keepsake of their baby
In Back Roads Bill's latest column, he chronicles his own intervention in a family's quest to get their hands (and feet) on the natural paint used by Indigenous people of the region
Jun 10, 2020 2:30 PM
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Have you heard the story of the three crosses of Mattawa?
In this inaugural edition of Back Roads Bill Steer's new northern Ontario travel column, he examines four different versions of the story of the crosses' origin
Jun 3, 2020 5:29 PM
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