The International Day of Older Persons and Canada’s National Seniors Day is Tuesday, Oct. 1.

Seniors groups across Canada are mobilizing for action to demonstrate their growing concern about the impacts of climate change and a desire to rebuild a healthy environment for future generations.

In North Bay, Climate Action Nipissing has organized a brown-bag lunch in the North Bay Library Auditorium at noon. All are welcome and guest speakers are lined up. Refreshments provided. For more information, email: [email protected]

 

Top Shelf

• Kennedy Fall Fellowship is more than weekend with ‘the boys’
• Sportscast #2 features great video highlights, coach interviews

 

Today’s Spotlight

 

‘Kennedy Fall Fellowship’
more than weekend
with ‘the boys’

Tony Limina and Peter Rooney join the Echo Essentials podcast to talk about the Kennedy Fall Fellowship, a 62-year tradition where North Bay business owners and community leaders gather for a social event on the French River.

Co-host Scott Clark, who has attended several of the gatherings, references the positive benefits of the casual interactions between some of the most active movers and shakers in the city. Co-host Dave Dale reads several excerpts from WKP Kennedy’s book ‘North Bay’ that provides a chronological history of the community. The manuscript was delivered to the printer just days before his fatal heart attack, which took place while returning from the French River in the fall of 1961. They had just attached a plaque naming an island in WKP Kennedy’s honour.

• 0:00
• 6:40 Mayor names Senior Citizen of the Year
• 8:28 Twigg’s Coffee Roasters live read
• 9:47 Casey’s sponsor message
• 10:20 Kennedy Fall Fellowship guests
• 25:00 Service Club Connections
• 29:50 North Bay book excerpts
• 32:41 Twiggs sponsor message
• 35:50 Evolving Traditions
• 40:20 Ted Thomson attendance

 

Interviews with NDA
coaches and highlight
reel interception in
second Echo Sportscast

The upcoming Echo Sportscast #2 is packed with video highlights, interviews and commentary by co-hosts Paul McLean and Dave Dale, beginning with a high school junior football memory the Wright family will cherish … a pass interception returned 50 yards for a touchdown.

Watch for the show to be posted online Friday after lunch (because it’s a professional development ‘PD’ day) and we wanted to squeeze in the Thursday results.

Other Nipissing District Athletics coverage includes interviews with St. Joseph-Scollard Hall coaches David Wieggers (senior girls basketball) and Sylvie Laperriere (junior boys volleyball) after recording wins over Chippewa on Tuesday evening. That’s followed by a brief conversation with Trojans senior football coach Mark Robertson after the Bears ruined the West Ferris home turf celebration.

In the middle segment, the Sportscast puts a spotlight on this Saturday’s 3rd annual Baseball Day in the Bay with a clip of the interview with Jacob Brown, a local baseball product who serves as president of the men’s league and technical director for the NOHA. The full interview will be posted tomorrow as well.

That’s followed by a bit about the hockey showcase held at Pete Palangio Arena last weekend and Nipissing Lakers Homecoming games, with a focus on the men’s and women’s soccer teams that are on a roll to begin their seasons. The Heritage Moment is a brief clip of Maria Dominico accepting the Judge Harry J. Reynolds Memorial Award for Dedication to  Hockey. See the BayToday feature on her HERE.

 

 

Today’s Zen Suggestion:

Life is a marathon … but it doesn’t hurt to sprint once in a while.

 

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To North Bay With Love:

Brian Risk is a long-time educator who found a passion for playing music and he joins Lisa Boivin, host of the To North Bay With Love podcast to share his journey so far. Brian has been using his passion and understanding of music therapy to help patients with dementia for over 20 years.

Brian was also the creator of the Summer Concert Series that has been a staple in North Bay for a decade. He talks about what inspired that idea and how it has helped bring the community together at the waterfront.

• Brian’s journey as a musician and teacher 2:20
• North Bay’s Summer Concert Series 12:00
• Music Therapy 22:30

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Echo Essentials:

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.

Last 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.

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Backroads Bill:

In the second part of Backroads Bill’s series on Norval Morrisseau, the conversation continues with Cory Dingle as they delve deeper into the implications of asset defamation.

Cory, executive director of the Norval Morrisseau Estate, talks about the ‘AI’ program they designed to spot fake paintings but due to legislation can’t use it. He also looks to the future and how he hopes his team’s battle can shape Canadian art fraud laws.

Missed part 1? Listen HERE, download for later HERE or watch the video on YouTube.

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Echo Sportscast:

The inaugural Echo Sportscasts dropped last 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.

Northern 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.

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Frontline:

The Frontline Presents: The NFL Eh?! S2, E3 – Tua Be Or Not Tua Be

Week 2 of the NFL season was an absolute disaster in many ways! Brooksee and Calvo hate football now as almost all of their fantasy pools and parlays bit the big one as the concept remains a moving target of which NFL teams are good and which ones are not.

The league remains a mystery and it’s even more clouded by the rash of injuries affecting so many of the game’s stars already in this young season. The boys also look into a few of the developing QB situations around the league and dive into a few of the key games from this past week as well as tee up a couple of games you all should have your peepers on in Week 3.

Last week made us hate football, maybe this week will make us love it again?! Stay with us!

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.

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Richard Fortin Presents:

EPISODE 57: Meet Jill, a dedicated advocate for holistic health and personal empowerment. Through her own journey of physical healing, Jill uncovered the profound influence of the mind on overall well-being, transitioning from feeling like a victim of circumstances to realizing her potential as a creator of her life.

With over 25 years of experience as an elementary school teacher and a mother of four, Jill recognized the importance of addressing children’s social and emotional needs. She became very aware that her personal growth was directly related to her ability to teach her students, work effectively with colleagues as well as be more effective as a mother and wife.

Jill discovered and became immersed in Nonviolent Communication, integrating its principles into her roles as a teacher, counsellor, and family member. In 2022, she joined the Youth Wellness Network as a workshop facilitator, bringing mental health and communication workshops in high schools in the Greater Toronto Area.

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Wingspan 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.

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Cogeco:

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.

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Cheap Seats:

Making a Commercial, The Best Hitman Movie, & Is It a TRAP? (64)

“Trap” convinced Drew that M. Night Shyamalan could do a great comedy film. Before he watched the movie, a friend told Drew that it was a great “Hitman” film.

The ridiculous things our main character does to try and get away, fits the narrative of that video game franchise. Nick saw it as a highlight of Josh Hartnett’s renaissance.

PB thought the idea of the film was great. But all three boys agreed… it went all over the place near the end, and it was simply a music video for Saleka.

New episodes are available on Wednesdays.

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Marianne Vander Dussen:

Painting Antelope Canyon | Landscape Oil Painting Tutorial + Timelapse with Marianne Vander Dussen’s in this week’s featured tutorial.

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Small Town Times:

Nancy Avery’s column in the new Fall Edition of the Back in the Bay Magazine tells a story of “… youthful mistakes, kindness and finally, redemption. A story of unlikely friendships over many years.”

In the video interview, she explains how Wayne Dietrich became a friend through interesting circumstances … he was a frustrated welfare recipient and met her on a bad day in her office as assistant to the Mayor of North Bay.

She also met local developer and restauranteur Jim Kolios at City Hall while she was in the clerk’s department. Somehow, by a stroke of luck, Wayne and Jim crossed paths and it was a life-changing happenstance.

See the video interview HERE and read the rest of her column in Fall Edition of the Back in the Bay Magazine …

Check Out the Full Set

 

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Echo Sports

 

NDA Football:

Thursday, Oct. 3 junior Algonquin hosts Chippewa at 1:30 p.m.; junior Franco hosts West Ferris at 2:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 4 senior Bears hosts Algonquin at 7 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 11, senior Bears host Trojans at 1 p.m.

 

 

Events Echo

 

Thursday, Sept. 26

• Super Fun Time Trivia at Moose’s Cookhouse | 7:30 p.m. | Free
• Dany Laj and The Looks with special guest Smooth Brains presented by Mudshark 2.0 at Lou Dawgs | 8 p.m. | $10

Friday, Sept. 27

• The Spoons at the Capitol Centre | 7:30 p.m. | $40 member, $45 regular, $25 student
• Battalion hosting Peterborough Petes at Memorial Gardens | 7 p.m. | $28.50 adult, Child (3 to 11) $21.50
• Jon Weiler at Lou Dawgs | 8 to 11 p.m. | $2
• Peter Cliche at Wildwoods Brewing | 8 p.m. | No cover

Saturday, Sept. 28

• Baseball Day in the Bay at Veterans and Amelia diamonds | All Day | North Bay Food Bank donation
• North Bay Farmers’ Market at Jack Burrows Square off Oak Street | 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Free
• ABBAmania and Friends at the Capitol Centre | 7:30 p.m. | $59 regular
• 45th anniversary and Open House for the Nipissing District Branch of the Ontario Ancestors, Ontario Genealogical Society at the North Bay Public Library | 1 to 3 p.m. | Free
• Voodoos hosting French River Rapids at Powassan Sportsplex | 7 p.m. | $15 adults, $11 children (5 to 11)
• Birds of a Feather at Lou Dawgs | 8 p.m. | $3
• Yer Blues at Wildwoods Brewing | 8 p.m. | $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  …

Should all the elected municipal representatives of the City of North Bay be required to live within the city limits? A letter to the editor at BayToday raised the topic this week HERE. In related news, Council hasn’t studied the ward system for electing council members in a while … what do you think? Email [email protected]

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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.

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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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