One of the homeless encampments in North Bay is in the news again with threats of a Monday deadline to vacate the vacant private property at Third Avenue and Sherbrooke Street. Watch Village Media’s ‘Behind the Scenes‘ with BayToday coverage and a Nugget story HERE.
Meanwhile, the wait list for affordable housing is more than 1,000 households long.
Top Shelf
- New ‘Echo Sportscast’ leads with NDA and launches tomorrow
- First anniversary of Echo network celebrated, discussed
Today’s Spotlight
North Bay Mayor Peter Chirico chose long-time community volunteer Hariett Madigan as the city’s choice for the Ontario Senior Citizen of the Year Award during Tuesday’s meeting. Highlighted service includes her involvement in Heritage Gardeners, Living Fit, Clean Green Beautiful North Bay, Communities in Bloom, and her service as a former Honorary Colonel for 22 Wing/Canadian Forces Base North Bay. City of North Bay Photo
Tough lessons,
much learned in
first podcasting year
It’s been a year since the Echo Community Podcasting Network launched in North Bay with the goal of amplifying community story-tellers, creating shows and complementing existing media with the credo: “Local voices should be heard.”
Since then we’ve produced more than 200 episodes of a variety of podcasts and 100 Echo Essentials newsletters reaching tens of thousands of listeners and viewers, beginning with the To North Bay With Love podcast hosted by Lisa Boivin.
This week, founder Scott Clark and consulting partners Erin Trafford and Dave Trafford, of Story Studio Network, and Echo content director Dave Dale go over the highs and lows of an ever-evolving industry. We talk about how some of the assumptions we made were wrong, what pivots were necessary, the reality of the business and the big opportunities to come.
Echo Sportscasts
leads with NDA
as it launches Friday
The inaugural Echo Sportscasts drops Friday morning with co-hosts Paul McLean and Dave Dale casting a weekly spotlight on high school, club and recreational sports.
Kicking off the first Echo Sportscast is coverage of the Nipissing District Athletics opening games in football, basketball and volleyball, including short interviews with coaches from four teams (Mark Robertson, Ryan Desbiens, Kyle Quinlan and Craig Nodwell), plus the captain of Chippewa’s senior boys volleyball team, Carter Thibodeau.
The middle of the Sportscast features a five-minute clip from a longer podcast interview, with the first one being NDA president Lisa Hotte, the athletic director at ecole secondaire catholique Algonquin. Lisa is also the president of the North Bay Minor Girls Softball Association, which recently hosted the U13 provincials in North Bay. You’ll be able to see the full interview under the Echo Sportscast directory on this website and the Echo YouTube channel.
The third segment in the show covers local club and recreational pursuits, with this week’s effort promoting the Gateway Martial Arts championships at the West Ferris arena, the Nipissing Lakers Homecoming plans and a review of umpire calls in the North Bay Men’s Baseball League final.
Each show will end with a ‘Heritage Moment’ involving sports history in the area as well as the outstanding athletes of yesteryear. First up is the North Bay Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony this spring for local product Steve McLaren, a former professional hockey player and North Bay Centennial star.
Today’s Zen Suggestion:
If your dog sleeps in your bed, begs at the dinner table and barks without reason, you are the one who has been trained.
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Echo Network
To North Bay With Love:
The Echo Community Podcast Network launched Sept 14, 2023 with To North Bay With Love being the flagship show and first episode was uploaded on Sept. 12, 2023, promoting the Jordan Bash4Hope.
Today, Lisa is joined by fellow Echo team members Scott Clark and Dave Dale to reminisce and reflect on the first year and almost 100 episodes of this podcast!
- Looking back at 1 year 2:10
- Favourite on-site podcast 6:30
- Dave and Scott’s favourite episodes 13:40
- Looking to future guests and episodes 20:00
Echo Essentials:
Joining the Echo Essentials Podcast is former North Bay deputy mayor and 16-year councilor Tanya Vrebosch, who expressed frustration about how the first half of this term is going.
Vrebosch first became a councilor in 2008 after placing 11th in the previous municipal election, but then filled a vacant seat mid-term. It was when Maureen Boldt, a paralegal, was removed from council after missing too many meetings while serving house arrest for the unauthorized practice of laws.
As one example, Vrebosch said council’s approval of subsidies for the Laurentian Ski Hill, using the city’s reserves last year and again this year, came without enough due diligence of the financial operations. She says her requests for information, and attempts to have the matter discussed as part of this year’s budget deliberations, have been disregarded.
Vrebosch finished seventh in the 2022 election after serving two terms as deputy mayor and another as chairwoman of engineering and works. She ran under the Liberal banner in the 2022 provincial election, placing third.
- 1:00 Scott gives up on city hall windows issue
- 12:45 Tanya joins the podcast
- 22:24 Dave chimes in
- 24:00 Laurentian Ski Hill question raised
- 37:00 Needle collection issue
- 40:00 Political future
- 46.36 Dave changes tune on arena
Backroads Bill:
Cory Dingle, executive director of the Norval Morrisseau Estate, joins the podcast for the first half of a two-part series to shine light on why it’s so hard to prosecute and deal with fake paintings and how they are fighting to change the way art fraud is handled by Canadian law.
Norval Morrisseau was a renowned Indigenous painter from Northwestern Ontario who was described as the “Picasso of the North” by the French press. For decades his estate has tried to stop the fake paintings that have flooded the market however their hands were tied by Canadian Legislation.
Listen HERE, download for later HERE or watch the video on YouTube.
Check Out the Full SetNorthern Ontario Mining Showcase Podcast:
The Northern Ontario Mining Showcase Podcast was created for the Echo Community Podcast Network in partnership with Story Studio Network and Clark Communications.
Northern Ontario plays an extensive role in the international mining community. In this limited series we’ll hear from the influential voices, partners and leaders who are driving innovation, research and development, creating new market opportunities and new ways of doing business in the mining industry.
View All NOMS Podcast Episodes
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Echo Network Members
Welcome to Wahl Water Watch, a podcast about rural water education hosted by Canadian water expert Jeff Wahl.
In this series of podcasts developed by Clark Communications and North Bay Echo, the hands-on owner/operator of Wahl Water.com shares from his personal and business experiences about how to address rural water issues and water treatment equipment options.
Check Out the Full SetRichard Fortin Presents:
Episode 56 of the Richard Fortin Presents podcast is a conversation with Holly Cunningham, a local arts community organizer and the executive director of Creative Industries North Bay.
Holly is a graduate of Sheridan College’s Media Arts program and holds a BA in Fine Arts from Nipissing University. Her professional work has focused on bridging gaps for artists in northern Ontario, specifically through her work on the Digital Creator North program, the Near North Mobile Media Lab, North Bay Film Festival and as a long time board member of Creative Industries.
Check Out the Full SetWingspan Entrepreneurs:
Pushing through hell and manifesting 4 businesses – Danny and Tamra Turcotte #8
Wingspan Entrepreneurs by Joel Arndt is all about financial issues and provides the inspiration and information to lift your business to the next stratosphere. Check out the audio-only show on our website network page or follow on Spotify.
View All Wingspan Entrepreneur EpisodesCogeco:
North Bay’s own Cory Marks will be celebrating a homecoming at the Capitol Centre on Friday, Sept. 20. Marks joined Clark Heipel on Cogeco News to share his thoughts on the significant stop. See the discussion on the YourTV website HERE.
YourTV North Bay will be airing half-hour segments of the Echo Essentials Podcast on Mondays at 7 p.m.
Watch Video Stories on YourTVCheap Seats:
Ben, Drew and Nick are back with “Longlegs” on the mind! It’s the latest horror film to take the internet by storm, but does it live up to the hype?
Pokémon, barcodes, phone notifications, and more this week on Cheap Seats! (63)
New episodes are available on Wednesdays.
For the Full SetMarianne Vander Dussen:
Painting Antelope Canyon | Landscape Oil Painting Tutorial + Timelapse with Marianne Vander Dussen’s in this week’s featured tutorial.
View All Marianne Vander Dussen EpisodesSmall Town Times:
There was an enthusiastic and prolonged standing ovation in a packed West Ferris Legion Br. 599 hall Saturday evening after Bill Parfitt, a 99-year-old Second World War veteran, was introduced before a ‘Raise the Roof’ fundraising dinner and dance.
See the video story HERE and written version HERE.
Check Out the Full Set
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Echo Sports
NDA Football: Senior Bears at West Ferris Friday, Sept. 20 at 1 p.m., followed by junior Trojans and Chippewa at 3:30 p.m.
NDA Girls Basketball:
Thursday, Sept. 19; Franco hosting Chippewa; Northern Secondary hosting Trojans seniors at 5 p.m. only.
NDA Boys Volleyball:
On Tuesday, Chippewa beat Algonquin 3-1 in both senior and junior match ups.
Thursday, Sept. 19 (seniors at 5 p.m., juniors at 6:30 p.m.): Algonquin hosting Mattawa; Trojans hosting Bears; Chippewa hosting Franco Cite
Lakers Homecoming this weekend:
Friday:
Men’s Hockey vs York University at Memorial Gardens at 7 p.m.
Saturday at Nipissing University:
Women’s Soccer vs Trent University at 12 noon
Men’s Soccer vs Trent University at 2:15 p.m.
Lacrosse vs Laurentian University at 6 p.m.
Sunday (Orange Shirt Game for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation):
Women’s Soccer vs Ontario Tech at 12 noon
Men’s Soccer vs Ontario Tech at 2:15 p.m.
Events Echo
Thursday, Sept. 19
- Super Fun Time Trivia at Moose’s Cookhouse | 7:30 p.m. | Free
- Open Mic Night with Gord Reid at Wildwoods Brewing | 8 p.m. |
Friday, Sept. 120
- Baby 0, Jess Roveda and Those Lights at Lou Dawgs | 9 p.m. | $10 cover added to bills
- Cory Marks Homecoming at the Capitol Centre | 7:30 p.m. | $50 non-member
- Nipissing Lakers Homecoming Men’s Hockey at Memorial Gardens vs York U | 7 p.m. | Box Office
- Soirée franco: Patricia Cano by Les Compagnons des francs loisirs at Rorab Shrine Club | 8 to 9:30 p.m. | $20
Saturday, Sept. 21
- North Bay Farmers’ Market Fall Fair at Jack Burrows Place off Oak Street | 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Free
- Nipissing Lakers Homecoming Lacrosse vs Laurentian at Nipissing| 6 p.m. | Box Office
- Free Culture Days Film Screenings at the Capitol Centre | 2 p.m. Indian Horse 7 p.m. Incendies | Free
- Darius Murray at Lou Dawgs | 8 p.m. | $2 added to the bill
- Gateway Martial Arts WKC Championship at West Ferris arena | All Day | $5
(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.)
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From previous newsletters …
Health Canada has lowered the acceptable limit for PFAS in drinking water, leaving the City of North Bay’s water quality outside the safe range, however the Province of Ontario sets safety regulations and that hasn’t happened yet. See the BayToday story HERE.
The Echo Community Podcast Network has produced several podcasts on the PFAS subject:
- ‘Forever chemical’ questions remain after PFAS open house in North Bay
- North Bay’s role in PFAS clean up outlined
- Should North Bay be worried about PFAS in the water?
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Bear sightings are through the roof in North Bay and area, according to a media report HERE and multiple local social media postings. The bruins are trying to fatten up for their winter snooze but it hasn’t been a great year for berries and nuts in the bush, so they are going for household waste and birdfeeders to take the edge off.
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