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Back Roads Bill
Back Roads Bill
BACK ROADS BILL:
Mitigating a catastrophe at a legacy mine
Bill tells us about a not-so-well-known, long-term environmental solution in the making
Sep 14, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL
Roadside labour monument remembers tragedy
This week Bill finally stops at a roadside monument he should have long ago
Sep 7, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
Two stories, one place
This week Bill journeys to Ontario’s most northern camping park and tries to verify a Sasquatch story
Aug 31, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
nickels on the railway tracks
This week, Bill tells us about runaway nickels on the railway tracks
Aug 24, 2024 10:30 AM
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Back Roads Bill:
The haunting legacy of the Temiscaming canoe tragedy
On June 11, 1978, a group of 27 adolescent boys set out on a three-week canoe trip bound for Moosonee. Only 15 of them would survive the first day
Aug 17, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
Matachewan: a gold mine of stories
Bill takes us to Matachewan for more stories that he can write about
Aug 3, 2024 10:31 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
Unsolved mystery at Onion Lake
This week Bill is in the northwest of the province trying to bring a past labour incident to light
Jul 27, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
Summer waterfall checklist
This week, Bill takes us to some more waterfalls you don't want to miss
Jul 20, 2024 10:48 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
New find on the back roads
This week Bill takes us to a new find, a waterfall worth seeing but there’s more
Jul 13, 2024 10:30 AM
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BACK ROADS BILL:
How come? By canoe - maybe a red one
This week Bill goes on a paved road trip and visits the recently opened new Canadian Canoe Museum, it invoked some emotional thoughts
Jul 6, 2024 10:30 AM
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