Bill Steer
Freelance Journalist, Village Media at Freelance
Professor @CanadoreCollege and @NipissingU, Founder of @CanadianEcology, Explorer of Northern Ontario, Adventurer.
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5 days ago |
sootoday.com | Bill Steer
There are no bugs yet! When was the last time you took an extended northern Ontario road trip on the main or the back roads? So, I borrowed the lead from the three-part story on the trek to Hudson Bay a few weeks back. “This is what happens when you don’t take a winter vacation to the Gulf of America.” (If we were to become a US state, it would be the 4th largest, after Alaska, Texas, and California by land area.) Never mind that.
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1 week ago |
sootoday.com | Bill Steer
Globally, certainly in Canada, not many NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) stories have two books written on them, so this story is worth looking into. The back roads often take you to living history, and historic stories sometimes have multiple interpretations. The story of Adam's Mine, 10 km southeast of Kirkland Lake, is one of them. Highway #650 ends about six kilometres from the last house and the Ontario Northland Railway tracks.
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2 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Bill Steer
Stories can be found in nature, art, and other forms of expression but for the most part there is seldom a story to be told when there are no people involved. And we know there is fact and fiction within many news storylines and plenty of details. Stories of significance do occur on the back roads and thoroughness is required when writing about a multifaceted event.
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3 weeks ago |
sootoday.com | Bill Steer
Cobalt has been a target or source of a number of Back Roads Bill stories. Why? Through AI it said, “Back Roads Bill, through Village Media, often explores Cobalt and its history, particularly focusing on its artistic and environmental connections. He has documented the town's rich history, including the influence of artists who were drawn to Cobalt and its landscape, as well as the impact of mining on the environment.” Hmmm... AI knows everything, right?
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1 month ago |
sootoday.com | Bill Steer
Sometimes—for good reason—a story slips your mind until something triggers its return, even without a bump on the noggin. So here it is—an organic requiem of sorts, a natural obituary As Bruce Cockburn asked in his 1988 song: "If a tree falls in the forest, does anybody hear?" It was a very humid and hot day on July 11, 2020, when the pilgrimage started.
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What's with wolves in Ontario with Back Roads Bill (his photos)https://t.co/6KPP5JL5Jn https://t.co/LKVjQ9lJdC
It's those menacing eyes that see right through you...naturally. Canus lupus can't get much closer! On the back roads. #northernontario #backroadsbill
The WOLVES are back! An early morning and a dawn shot. The ravens at the deer kill have brought them in. From hundreds of nocturnal images there looks to be a pack of five. They are going east-west along the Mattawa River - keeping their curious distance for now. More... https://t.co/Nd4MjgJh36