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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

BACK ROADS BILL: Field guide to dumb birds

BACK ROADS BILL: Field guide to dumb birds

This week Bill looks at a different sort of field guide for bird identification on the back roads
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BACK ROADS BILL: Little airports in the north

BACK ROADS BILL: Little airports in the north

To begin 2025 Bill looks at how many small airfields evolved and vanished along Highway 11, a story suggested by a reader
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BACK ROADS BILL: Bill's favourite 2024 adventures, Part 2

BACK ROADS BILL: Bill's favourite 2024 adventures, Part 2

This week in part two of two stories, Bill looks at some of his favourites in 2024
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BACK ROADS BILL: Bill's favourite 2024 adventures, Part 1

BACK ROADS BILL: Bill's favourite 2024 adventures, Part 1

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
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BACK ROADS BILL: Bill and friends extoll benefits of nature

BACK ROADS BILL: Bill and friends extoll benefits of nature

This week leading up to the holiday break Bill has helped define the significance of back roads
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BACK ROADS BILL: Sweat it out in saunas on the back roads

BACK ROADS BILL: Sweat it out in saunas on the back roads

This week Bill takes us, near and afar, for a Sauna 101 primer
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BACK ROADS BILL: Jewish art exhibit highlights immigrant history

BACK ROADS BILL: Jewish art exhibit highlights immigrant history

This week Bill links a Toronto art gallery to part of the immigration history of northern Ontario
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BACK ROADS BILL: Reconciliation and Truth on the land

BACK ROADS BILL: Reconciliation and Truth on the land

There is sometimes good wisdom on the back roads, and Canadian society is learning that change is needed
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BACK ROADS BILL: on bathing and taking medicine outside

BACK ROADS BILL: on bathing and taking medicine outside

This week, Bill returns after hip surgery to tell us how he looks after himself on the back roads
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BACK ROADS BILL: On Slate Islands rocks, fish and caribou

BACK ROADS BILL: On Slate Islands rocks, fish and caribou

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
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