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The Backroads Bill Podcast — 140 episodes

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Inside the Environmental Battles Shaping Northern Ontario

2

The Story Behind The Original Bug Shirt Company

3

How Experts Measure Water Levels Across Canada

4

From Trails to YouTube: Curtis Lafleche’s Outdoor Journey

5

A Lifetime of Weather: David Phillips Reflects on Over 50 Years of Predicting Canadian Climate

6

Blending Tradition and Sound: Adrian Sutherland’s Unique Voice

7

Gogama: Small Town, Big Heart in Northern Ontario

8

Ignace: From Fading Town to Future Hub

9

The Wawa Runestone: Northern Ontario’s Newest Archaeological Mystery

10

From the Australian Outback to Ontario’s Ice Roads

11

Creating Snowshoe Art on the Back Roads with Kim Asmussen

12

Where Will Students Learn Best? Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada

13

From the Back Roads to the Classroom: Why Trustees Matter

14

Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science

15

Making Science Make Sense: A Conversation with Dr David Pearson

16

Women Leading the North: A Conversation with Two Northern Ontario Mayors

17

From Backyard Experiments to Cult Classic: The Making of Project Grizzly

18

Project Grizzly, Troy Hurtubise and the Obsession That Defined His Life

19

Trades, Creativity, and a Chocolate Factory Inside This Northern Ontario Public School

20

Why Jane Goodall Chose This Northern Ontario City as a Story of Hope

21

Santa Answers the Big Northern Ontario Questions

22

ALIVE Outdoors 25 Years In and Still Changing Lives Outside the Classroom

23

Snowmobiles Then and Now: A Life on the Trails with Steve Hayward

24

Sudbury’s Green Revolution and the People Behind It

25

Surfing Lake Superior and Teaching in the Wild with Chris Dube

26

No Wi-Fi, Just Wilderness: Finding Friendship on the Spanish River

27

Diving to the Edmund Fitzgerald with Ric Mixter: Uncovering the Wreckage Beneath Lake Superior

28

The Real Gah-Ning: How a Letter to Robert Munsch Became a Lifelong Friendship

29

The Town at the Center of Ontario

30

The Rocks That Glow in the Dark: Discovering Yooperlites in Northern Ontario

31

Life at Shooting Star Camp Off the Grid and On the Spanish River

32

Telling Canada’s Story by Rail with CBC’s Melody Jacobson

33

Canada’s Greatest Unknown Explorer: Adam Shoalts Hunts for Hubert Darrell

34

The Story Behind Vis-à-Vis: North Bay in Deed & Tale

35

Hunting for Purple Gold in Northern Ontario

36

Finding Adventure in the Backcountry with the Wilderness Canoe Association

37

6 Days, 1000 Miles, Top Finish: Inside Sean and Lauren’s Yukon 1000 Result

38

From Fugitive to Folk Hero: The True Story of the Wolf Man

39

Why Nature Still Yells at This Northern Ontario Artist

40

This Young Guide Is Making Northern Ontario an Adventure Destination

41

A Love Not Forgotten: The Story of the Canadian Ecology Center

42

Think Like a Bear: Expert Tips to Stay Safe in the Wild

43

Memoir, Mystery, and Mortality: Claire Cameron’s Wildest Story Yet

44

This Biologist Helped Build Science North and Left a Legacy of Curiosity

45

From Fighter Jet to Final Tribute: A Cold War Story Comes Full Circle

46

1,000 Miles. 10 Days. No Help: Inside the World’s Toughest Canoe Race

47

The Next Great Resource War May Not be Over Oil — But Over Water

48

Modern Jobs, Real Purpose: Mining’s Pitch to the Next Generation

49

Planting Kindness: How Trees for Nipissing Is Growing a Greener North Bay

50

Heritage in the Rocks: Keeping Cobalt’s Mining History Alive

51

How a Lost Silo and a 1950s Epidemic Sparked a Remarkable Canadian Novel

52

Nature Is Holy Too: A Theologian’s Call for Environmental Justice

53

From Quebec to Alaska by Bike: The Crazy Life of Pierre Beauregard

54

Bill Barilko Scored the Stanley Cup Winner… Then Vanished: Finding the Wreckage of the Infamous Crash

55

Camping, Cycling, and Surviving: Buck Miller’s Epic Backroads Adventure

56

Frozen Highways & $20 Milk: Canada's Longest Winter Road is Crucial for Modern Day Survival

57

Residential Schools, Addiction & Reclaiming Identity: The Hidden History Canada Tried to Forget

58

Will The Northland and Other Passenger Trains Be Able To Survive in Northern Ontario?

59

What These Forgotten Photos Reveal About Northern Indigenous Life

60

The McGuffins on Art, Activism & Why Lake Superior Changes You

61

Cold Plunges Changed His Life… Could They Change Yours?

62

Is an Ice Hut the Ultimate Place to Podcast About Fishing?

63

Dog Sledding & Skijoring: An Adventure with Northbound Huskies

64

Travelling Through Ontario with Morning North

65

Bringing the Healing Properties of Nature to People with Disabilities

66

The Outdoors is a Videographer’s Playground

67

Waubgeshig Rice: My Life as an Outsider

68

The Ring of Fire: Why it's so Important to Canada's Economic Growth

69

Why the La Vase is so Important for Northern Ontario

70

Roy MacGregor’s Take on the Outdoors, Canadian Politics and The World Juniors

71

Ian Tamblyn a Canadian Folk Music Icon

72

In Search of the Perfect Sweat

73

The Healing Properties of Nature

74

A Window into the Jewish Community of Northern Ontario

75

Time to Break out the Snowshoes with Backroads Bill

76

Celebrating Christmas in the Forest at The Canadian Ecology Centre

77

3 Environmental Catastrophes That Changed the Landscape of Northern Ontario

78

The Legacy of Canadian Folk Legend Wade Hemsworth

79

Looking At the Tourism Industry in Northern Ontario

80

Northern Ontario “Rocks”: A Look Into the Geology of The Province

81

A Halloween Special Set in Northern Ontario

82

Bill’s 2024/25 Winter Prediction

83

The Magic of Riding the Budd Car

84

Behind the Scenes of Carving Sasquatch Sam

85

What are the Best Fall Destinations in Ontario?

86

Norval Morrisseau: The Battle Against Fakes and Asset Defamation - Part 2

87

Norval Morrisseau: The Battle Against Fakes and Asset Defamation - Part 1

88

The Reesor Siding Tragedy: Canada’s Bloodiest Labour Conflict

89

One of the Most Unique Museums in Ontario

90

Why A Town of Under 300 People is “The Place to Be”

91

Bill’s Vacation Adventure and the Spectacle of The Slate Islands

92

The Hidden Gem of High Falls and the Story of the River Driver

93

On the Hunt for Sasquatches in Ontario: Part 2

94

On the Hunt for Sasquatches in Ontario: Part 1

95

The Canadian Canoe Museum Grand Opening

96

The First Person to Cycle Antarctica

97

Who Needs a Lake When You Have a Swimming Pool?

98

The Abitibi Canyon: A Sudden Rise and Crash

99

Local man shares his Sasquatch story

100

Your Next Adventure Should Take You to a Waterfall

101

Post Mattawa Canoe Race Update

102

Mattawa River the Venue for Pinnacle of Canoe Racing in Ontario

103

The Mica Bay Incident

104

Cobalt: The Massive Growth and Collapse of a Town

105

Triking is Keeping Adventure Alive Despite Limitations

106

What is Bird Banding?

107

A City That Encapsulates all of Canada

108

One Man’s Journey From Canoe to Conservation

109

Taking a Trip Down The French River

110

Sometimes We Need to Look at the Past

111

Your Next “Grande” Adventure

112

The 20,000km Canoe Trip to the Amazon

113

Becoming One of Canada’s Greatest Living Explorers

114

The “Spirit” of Devil’s Rock

115

The Tunnels That Connect Our Country

116

The Ties Between Spirituality and the Land

117

The Impact Outdoor Activities Have on Education

118

The Man who Inspired Bill to be Backroads Bill

119

Potholes are Evidence of the Ice Age?

120

How the Georgian Bay Ship Canal Almost Changed Life How We Know It in Ontario

121

How Thunderhouse Falls Brought the Hearst Community Together

122

What is a Pictograph?

123

The Ghost of a Cold War Crash Led Bill to an Unlikely Friend

124

Getting a Taste of the Caribbean in Your Own Backyard

125

The Mystery of the Missing Man Who Lived in a Cave

126

How Nature Helped Save Bill's Life

127

How the Birth of the Dionne Quints was Mired by Greed and Corruption

128

Environmental Impact of Mining in Northern Ontario and Canada

129

Where Are the Best Hiking Trails in Ontario?

130

How Far North Can You Take a Car in Ontario?

131

Bill vs. a Polar Bear at the Northern-Most Point of Ontario

132

Finding the Geographic Center of Ontario

133

The Healing Powers of Labyrinths

134

Oba Lake Drug Bust

135

The "Art" of Wildlife Photography

136

The Man Buried in Two Places

137

Bill Takes a Trip to Red Lake

138

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

139

Bashin' Bill Barilko

140

The Legacy of Terry Fox