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Bill Steer

Bill Steer

Back Roads Bill Steer is the founder and remains the GM of the Canadian Ecology Centre. He teaches part-time at Nipissing University (Schulich School of Education) and Canadore College. His features can be found across Village Media's Northern Ontario sites

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Recent Work by Bill

<b>Back Roads Bill</b> on cold water plunges

Back Roads Bill on cold water plunges

This week Bill takes us into the cold water and its benefits
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<b>Back Roads Bill: </b>Bailey Bridges on the back roads

Back Roads Bill: Bailey Bridges on the back roads

This week Bill salutes one of the important pieces of infrastructure on the back roads
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Back Roads Bill's search for a crash site featured in book

Back Roads Bill's search for a crash site featured in book

Back Roads Bill is back and one of his stories is now part of a magazine article and an upcoming book
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Back Roads Bill makes a winter prediction

Back Roads Bill makes a winter prediction

Later start to winter and a milder one, says Bill. Others say bad winter ahead. After studying the natural signs since August, will Bill's prediction prove correct?
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Back Roads Bill finds some culturally modified trees

Back Roads Bill finds some culturally modified trees

This week, Bill tells us about culturally significant, living artifacts of Indigenous life and beliefs that many in northern Ontario may not be aware of
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<b>BACK ROADS BILL:</b> Geneology discovered in remote cemetery

BACK ROADS BILL: Geneology discovered in remote cemetery

This week, Bill takes us back to a cemetery with a story about people and the places they once lived on the back roads
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<b>BACK ROADS BILL:</b> Remembering aviators killed in the area

BACK ROADS BILL: Remembering aviators killed in the area

Bill revisits a Remembrance Day story with new information
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<b>Back Roads Bill: </b>Invitation to new spiritual path

Back Roads Bill: Invitation to new spiritual path

This week Bill tells us about a labyrinth project he has been working on and forwards an invitation
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<b>Back Roads Bill:</b> Cold war radar bases in the north

Back Roads Bill: Cold war radar bases in the north

On the back roads we sometimes come across twisted bits of metal and concrete telling us something was there in the past; there are many old mines and logging camps on the landscape.
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<b>Back Roads Bill:</b> Makes it all the way - north this time

Back Roads Bill: Makes it all the way - north this time

Last week Bill told us about polar bears he encountered. This week we learn about the expedition to the most northern point in Ontario
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