Back Roads Bill

This week in part one of two stories, leading into the New Year, Bill looks at some of his favourite stories in 2024 and tells us why

This week leading up to the holiday break Bill has helped define the significance of back roads

This week Bill takes us, near and afar, for a Sauna 101 primer

This week Bill links a Toronto art gallery to part of the immigration history of northern Ontario

There is sometimes good wisdom on the back roads, and Canadian society is learning that change is needed

This week, Bill returns after hip surgery to tell us how he looks after himself on the back roads

This week Bill takes us to see some caribou and tells us to take a fishing rod. He has been to the Slate Islands four times, and it remains a favourite destination

This week Bill goes owling at night in the boreal forest and learns much about bird banding

This week, Bill takes us through the creation and bringing home of a wooden sculpture that stands over eight feet tall and is a symbol of the untamed wilderness alive in the world

This week Bill tells us about what winter will be like in northern Ontario from the natural signs