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Back Roads Bill
Back Roads Bill
Are there sasquatches on the back roads?
(4 photos)
This week in part one of two stories, Back Roads Bill gets us ready for sasquatch in northern Ontario
Jan 26, 2022 7:30 PM
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Northern Ontario's mining memorials tell a tale of hard-fought labour protections
With the help of the region's scholars, Back Roads Bill recounts the struggles and horrific working conditions endured by early miners and the reason we should all remember them
Jan 19, 2022 4:00 PM
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Visiting a ghost in Cobalt for a paranormal back roads experience
This week Back Roads Bill recalls a recent ghostly encounter, part of our Northern Ontario Heritage
Jan 12, 2022 8:32 PM
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Links to the land resonate with Bill and his readers
In part two of reflecting back on 2021 by Back Roads Bill he shares the most important of all the stories you told him were important and for him
Jan 5, 2022 7:30 PM
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Year in review:
Five of Back Roads Bill's favourites from 2021
Within this first week of two offerings, Back Roads Bill looks at some of his favourite stories from 2021
Dec 29, 2021 8:15 PM
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How tracking Santa evolved from the cold war
(5 photos)
This week, Back Roads Bill reflects upon the importance of the Bomarc missile to Northern Ontario’s heritage
Dec 22, 2021 7:30 PM
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Breaking a trail in search of the place a great Leaf fell
(10 photos)
This week Back Roads Bill takes us on an expedition while writing a story of a Northern Ontario legend
Dec 15, 2021 8:50 PM
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Roadside geology in three billion years on the back roads
(7 photos)
This week Back Roads Bill asks us to look at roadside rock cuts to learn about what makes up Northern Ontario and there is a guidebook to help
Dec 9, 2021 12:00 PM
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Canoodling Canada's original highways
Back Roads Bill interviews Roy MacGregor, one of Canada’s most prolific writers, who examines the historical legacy and future of Canada's greatest rivers through the lens of the canoe
Dec 1, 2021 8:15 PM
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Two old hands at bird banding give a hoot
(4 photos)
This week Back Roads Bill takes us beyond owl metaphors
Nov 26, 2021 1:00 PM
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