The Ferris Business Network is preparing to announce the winner of its Lake Nipissing Ice Off contest. Interestingly, four out of five people who picked April 6 (The Nugget’s official declaration this year) through the electronic ballot at www.ferristheplacetobe.com got the skill testing question wrong.
What’s your answer to: 5+4-3×2 = ? Overall, it looks like 70% of the entries had the incorrect answer, which is amazing in a world where Google and calculators are at our fingertips. Time for either better math education or an easier question.
It’s probably not the only controversial issue because the weather hampered pilot attempts to assess the ice situation last week, with one pilot suggesting in the story the lake was likely free of ice as early as April 4 … one day after the record was set April 3, 1945.
Top Shelf
- Backroads Bill watches nature to predict the seasons
- BREAKING NEWS: Conservation authority in toxic state
Today’s Reflection
Zack Lewis, of Clark Communications, created this composite of the April 8, 2024 eclipse from the photographs he took of the various stages over North Bay. Overlaying it above the iconic Gateway of the North sign at Lee Park was genius. Send your favourite eclipse photo to [email protected] to be included in a short video of the event. Until then, check out Ed Regan’s work shown on his Facebook post HERE. And BayToday had two good pieces, one about a well-timed marriage proposal, and another with a dozen photos of people watching from the waterfront where the North Bay Astronomy Club and North Bay Food Bank teamed up to provide safe-viewing stations and glasses. In addition, listen to the 2NBWL podcast Gazing Up at the Stars.
Echo Essentials
Backroads Bill
saw the signs
for early spring
Backroads Bill joins the To North Bay With Love show for the second time as he phones in from the Canadian Ecology Centre to talk about how seasonal weather can be predicted by watching nature.
He talks about the signs he saw foretelling a light winter and early spring and what that means for outdoor activities this year. In classic Bill Steer fashion, the conversation goes from talking about forest fires and changing climate to birds to paranormal activity.
- Bill joins the show 1:50
- Has the recent amount of smoke attributed to lack of birds? 6:00
- The smell of spring 10:00
BayToday reports
about a toxic
workplace
Just in time for the evening news, BayToday’s Jeff Turl breaks a story about the North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority having a toxic workplace.
“Staff-management relations at the North Bay Mattawa Conservation Authority are so bad staff are ready to walk off the job at any moment to protest an extremely toxic workplace environment. In fact, the Authority’s own Human Resources Director Mark Bremer says it’s the worst he’s seen in 30-plus years working in the industry,” begins the article.
See the full story HERE.
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Today’s Zen Suggestion: You don’t have to keep pets inside during an eclipse, they are not dumb enough to stare at the sun or think it’s the end of the world as we know it. That’s what humans do.
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Echo Essentials:
The clip of Nestor Prisco’s Echo Essentials interview, with him explaining what he did as a Sheriff, has hundreds of views after only a couple days. Subscribe to the North Bay Echo YouTube channel, and please like and share the episodes to help us grow.
Last week, Nestor Prisco joined Echo Essentials Podcast hosts Dave Dale and Scott Clark to describe why he decided to write the biography of Crown Attorney Arthur George Browning – North Bay Old Boy. He explains how it took parts of 15 years to pull together the bits and pieces necessary, including a stroke of luck finding one of Browning’s relatives (who just happened to be a professional editor).
And what better author to tell the tale of North Bay’s first resident lawyer than Ontario’s last official working Sheriff (long retired), the inspiration of this monumental story-telling task taking seed during his time at the Nipissing District court house.
COMING UP:
This Thursday, the Echo Essentials Podcast features John Best of Tower Drive, a hobby farmer who is dealing with a Ministry of Environment analysis that indicates residual PFAS contamination, a hot topic in North Bay these days.
To North Bay With Love:
Zack Lewis Photo of the April 8, 2024 eclipse as seen in North Bay.
At the risk of making your eyes roll with the millionth mention of the solar eclipse yesterday, here’s a link to last Thursday’s 2NBWL podcast featuring the North Bay Astronomy Club. What makes this solar eclipse so special? Is there life on other planets? What is the difference between astronomy and astrology? Listen and find out.
On Thursday, Lisa’s guests are Wanda Wallace and Harriet Madigan from Clean Green Beautiful and North Bay Heritage Gardeners to talk about upcoming events and the various benefits of keeping the city clean … as well as future plans, including the city’s Centennial in 2025.
The Heritage Gardeners are holding a volunteer symposium this Sunday at the Bay Bistro in the NUSU student centre. For more info, email [email protected] or call 705.825.4118
There are more than 60 episodes of the 2NBWL podcast to check out HERE.
Frontline:
Catch the North Bay Mitsubishi After Action Report immediately following the final whistle of each Battalion home game, including Game 1 of the second round this Thursday between the host North Bay Battalion and Sudbury Wolves.
For Powassan Voodoos fans, they are tied 2-2 in their NOJHL East Division playoff. Game 5 is in Timmins Thursday. Hear the interview with some Voodoos who scored over-time winners to close out the Hearst series last week HERE.
Cogeco:
Catch the North Bay Battalion playoff action against the Sudbury Wolves Thursday night at 7 p.m.
Check out the North Bay YourTV website to watch video stories.
Backroads Bill:
Don’t miss tomorrow’s Backroads Bill podcast, it features iconic North Bay broadcast personality Peter Handley and goes into detail about his upcoming book.
Last Wednesday’s Backroads Bill podcast is called Your Next “Grande” Adventure with Bill and Ben talking with Bernie Moseley-Williams about a recent trip to the Grande Chute. They discuss the perfect time to go waterfall watching and how they ended up getting stuck and had to get creative to get free.
Follow the Backroads Bill podcast in video form on the North Bay Echo YouTube channel, on this website under the Echo network, Spreaker or Spotify.
Wingspan Entrepreneur:
Wingspan Entrepreneurs by Joel Arndt is all about financial issues and provides the inspiration and information to lift your business to the next stratosphere.
There are seven episodes of the Wingspan podcast so far. Check out the audio-only show on our website network page or follow on Spotify. If you have an established podcast and want to capitalize on extra eyeballs and episode promotion through the Echo network, email [email protected] to start the process.
Cheap Seats:
EPISODE #40: One loves wrestling, one is aware of wrestling, and one needs an education. 3 different perspectives on this week’s Cheap Reviews….The Iron Claw! They also discuss their anxiety, their eyesight, and their mistakes of the past week! Learn how a comma killed a man, and what trailers gave our boys goosebumps. It’s another week of Cheap Seats! Hit Them with The Kitchen Sink!
Cheap Seats is an eclectic conversation between best friends, Drew and Nick, who love talking about movies and whatever else comes to mind. Find them on the usual suspects of podcast platforms.
3-Day Events Echo
Wednesday, April 10
- Birds of a Feather at Lou Dawgs starting at 7:30 p.m.
- Trivia at New Ontario Brewing at 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 11
- North Bay Battalion begin the second round of the OHL’s Eastern Conference semifinals against the Sudbury Wolves at Memorial Gardens. Puck drops at 7 p.m. Game 2 is Saturday at the Gardens.
- Lou Dawgs presents ‘We’ve Got Your Back’ fundraiser for those displaced by a recent fire downtown, $20 cover goes to those in need.
- Friends of Laurier Woods Annual General Meeting at 312 Greenwood Avenue (Christ Church) from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Guest speaker is Dave Pearce from the Ontario Wildlands League presenting the Nature Connectivity Project.
- Super Fun Time Trivia at Moose’s Cookhouse at 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 12
- Furious George at New Ontario Brewing from 8 to 11 p.m. Furious George is North Bay’s newest group made up of four local musicians. They feature music from the ’60’s to current…rock, pop, country.
Art4ArtSake:
Callander Bay Heritage Museum & Alex Dufresne Gallery
(For more events further out on the calendar, check Tourism North Bay’s comprehensive events listing guide. On Facebook, check out Creative Industries North Bay and take a gander at its April newsletter with month-long highlights HERE.)
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