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The Backroads Bill Podcast — 148 episodes

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Inside One of Ontario's Most Unique Learning Experiences

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How to Find Gold in Northern Ontario

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The Stories Behind North Bay's Centennial Heritage Map

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How Two YouTubers Document Northern Ontario's Wilderness

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Mining Industry Helps Canadian Ecology Centre

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Charlie Angus on Democracy, Northern Ontario & Canada's Future

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Inside the Mind of a Young Piano Prodigy

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Living with Lyme Disease: One Northern Ontario Story

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Inside the Environmental Battles Shaping Northern Ontario

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The Story Behind The Original Bug Shirt Company

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How Experts Measure Water Levels Across Canada

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From Trails to YouTube: Curtis Lafleche’s Outdoor Journey

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

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Blending Tradition and Sound: Adrian Sutherland’s Unique Voice

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Gogama: Small Town, Big Heart in Northern Ontario

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Ignace: From Fading Town to Future Hub

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The Wawa Runestone: Northern Ontario’s Newest Archaeological Mystery

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From the Australian Outback to Ontario’s Ice Roads

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Creating Snowshoe Art on the Back Roads with Kim Asmussen

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Where Will Students Learn Best? Outdoor Experiential Learning in Canada

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From the Back Roads to the Classroom: Why Trustees Matter

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Diana Beresford-Kroeger: Where Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science

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Making Science Make Sense: A Conversation with Dr David Pearson

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

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

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

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

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

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Santa Answers the Big Northern Ontario Questions

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

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

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Sudbury’s Green Revolution and the People Behind It

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Surfing Lake Superior and Teaching in the Wild with Chris Dube

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

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

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

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The Town at the Center of Ontario

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

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

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

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

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

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Hunting for Purple Gold in Northern Ontario

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Finding Adventure in the Backcountry with the Wilderness Canoe Association

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

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

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Why Nature Still Yells at This Northern Ontario Artist

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This Young Guide Is Making Northern Ontario an Adventure Destination

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What These Forgotten Photos Reveal About Northern Indigenous Life

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

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Cold Plunges Changed His Life… Could They Change Yours?

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

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Dog Sledding & Skijoring: An Adventure with Northbound Huskies

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Travelling Through Ontario with Morning North

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Bringing the Healing Properties of Nature to People with Disabilities

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The Outdoors is a Videographer’s Playground

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Waubgeshig Rice: My Life as an Outsider

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

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Why the La Vase is so Important for Northern Ontario

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

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Ian Tamblyn a Canadian Folk Music Icon

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In Search of the Perfect Sweat

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The Healing Properties of Nature

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A Window into the Jewish Community of Northern Ontario

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Time to Break out the Snowshoes with Backroads Bill

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Celebrating Christmas in the Forest at The Canadian Ecology Centre

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3 Environmental Catastrophes That Changed the Landscape of Northern Ontario

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The Legacy of Canadian Folk Legend Wade Hemsworth

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Looking At the Tourism Industry in Northern Ontario

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

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A Halloween Special Set in Northern Ontario

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Bill’s 2024/25 Winter Prediction

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The Magic of Riding the Budd Car

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Behind the Scenes of Carving Sasquatch Sam

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What are the Best Fall Destinations in Ontario?

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

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

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The Reesor Siding Tragedy: Canada’s Bloodiest Labour Conflict

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One of the Most Unique Museums in Ontario

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

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

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

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On the Hunt for Sasquatches in Ontario: Part 2

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On the Hunt for Sasquatches in Ontario: Part 1

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The Canadian Canoe Museum Grand Opening

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The First Person to Cycle Antarctica

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Who Needs a Lake When You Have a Swimming Pool?

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The Abitibi Canyon: A Sudden Rise and Crash

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Local man shares his Sasquatch story

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Your Next Adventure Should Take You to a Waterfall

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Post Mattawa Canoe Race Update

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Mattawa River the Venue for Pinnacle of Canoe Racing in Ontario

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The Mica Bay Incident

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Cobalt: The Massive Growth and Collapse of a Town

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Triking is Keeping Adventure Alive Despite Limitations

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What is Bird Banding?

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A City That Encapsulates all of Canada

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One Man’s Journey From Canoe to Conservation

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Taking a Trip Down The French River

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Sometimes We Need to Look at the Past

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Your Next “Grande” Adventure

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The 20,000km Canoe Trip to the Amazon

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Becoming One of Canada’s Greatest Living Explorers

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The “Spirit” of Devil’s Rock

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The Tunnels That Connect Our Country

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The Ties Between Spirituality and the Land

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The Impact Outdoor Activities Have on Education

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The Man who Inspired Bill to be Backroads Bill

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Potholes are Evidence of the Ice Age?

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

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How Thunderhouse Falls Brought the Hearst Community Together

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What is a Pictograph?

131

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

132

Getting a Taste of the Caribbean in Your Own Backyard

133

The Mystery of the Missing Man Who Lived in a Cave

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How Nature Helped Save Bill's Life

135

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

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Environmental Impact of Mining in Northern Ontario and Canada

137

Where Are the Best Hiking Trails in Ontario?

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How Far North Can You Take a Car in Ontario?

139

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

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Finding the Geographic Center of Ontario

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The Healing Powers of Labyrinths

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Oba Lake Drug Bust

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The "Art" of Wildlife Photography

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The Man Buried in Two Places

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Bill Takes a Trip to Red Lake

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The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald

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Bashin' Bill Barilko

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The Legacy of Terry Fox