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Heritage Committee introduces the ‘Heritage Diary Podcast’

The goal of the Heritage Diary Podcast is not only to retell old tales but also to kindle interest in area history
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Pete Handley at the unveiling of the BOMARC plaque at Veteran's Field. Jeff Turl/BayToday.

The Municipal Heritage Committee is starting a project called ‘Heritage Diary Podcast.’

It will look at North Bay, the people and stories with the overarching goal of bringing local history alive and to the forefront in a new and innovative manner.

"The host of the Heritage Diary Podcast, Peter Handley, will utilize his many years of broadcast experience to interview residents of the city with knowledge on both existing Heritage Site Plaques and aspects of North Bay’s heritage that remain relatively unexplored," says a news release from the group. "The goal of the Heritage Diary Podcast is not only to retell old tales but also to kindle interest in area history. Local lore is important to any community and we should not let it go unremarked and unremembered."

The Heritage Diary Podcast can be found on the City’s website at www.cityofnorthbay.ca/heritage-show. Episodes will soon be available on standard podcast platforms.

Two podcasts are now available. The first will discuss the origins of the Municipal Heritage Committee. The second will explore the history of the Capitol Centre with special guest Barry Burniston, who has previously written extensively on the subject of the Capitol Centre.

New episodes of the Heritage Diary Podcast will be released on the 20th of every month.

Future topics will include a discussion of North Bay’s Courthouses, the BOMARC Missile, and the Barry Building Explosion.

For more information about the Heritage Diary Podcast, or to suggest a topic and/or guest for a future episode, you can visit the Municipal Heritage Committee's Website or contact Peter Carello, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Municipal Heritage Committee.