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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: Take the winter train, part 1

BACK ROADS BILL: Take the winter train, part 1

This week, in part one, of two installments, Bill does a repeat on the Budd car – a train ride through a winter wonderland and more
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BACK ROADS BILL: Winter ice roads

BACK ROADS BILL: Winter ice roads

This week Bill is out and about on the north’s ice roads
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BACK ROADS BILL: Winter with dogs

BACK ROADS BILL: Winter with dogs

This week Bill shows us there are lots of things to do with your dog on the back roads in winter
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BACK ROADS BILL: shares significance of 'People of the Watershed'

BACK ROADS BILL: shares significance of 'People of the Watershed'

This week, Bill tells us about John Macfie, a settler who travelled the Hudsons Bay watershed in the 50s and 60s capturing images of life in isolated northern Indigenous communities - and about a travelling exhibit of his photos curated by Paul Seesequasis
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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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