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In this episode, Municipal Heritage Committee Chair, Peter Handley, talks about how the Committee came to be and how it has evolved over time. Handley shares that in 1988, a group of courageous citizens fought to protect a piece of North Bay's heritage from demolition and that, although it has…
In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Barry Burniston - author, artist, photographer, teacher and former Board of Directors member at the Capitol Centre. Burniston shares what inspired him to write his book - 'The Capitol: North Bay's Theatre and Arts Centre' and some interesting pieces of information…
In this episode, we hear a voice from the past - the late Lorne Fleece, communications troubleshooter with the Ontario Northland Railway for over forty years. In this reproduction of MHC Chair, Peter Handley's interview with Lorne Fleece, the two discuss Fleece's education, his knowledge of Morse code, his use…
In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Vic McClenaghan about the Barry Building Explosion. McClenaghan was both an Identification Officer responsible for the Barry Building Explosion case and one of the many brave individuals who rushed to the scene of the explosion to help the victims. Handley and…
In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley, speaks with Floyd Andrick - researcher and collector of the Dionne Quintuplets. Handley and Andrick discuss how he came to know of the Dionne Quintuplets despite being born and raised in Michigan, Andrick's research on the family and the various items he has…
In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Bill Church about the conception of the LACAC (now known as the MHC as well as the evolution of the Pinewood area. Handley and Church discuss the demolition of the houses around Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin and the construction of the…
In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with long-time City Council member and business owner, George Maroosis, about the evolution of Main Street in North Bay. Maroosis discusses his grandfather's immigration from Greece to North Bay, the birth of the Arcadian Restaraunt as well as the Tea Room. Handley…
In this episode, Municipal Heritage Committee Chair, Peter Handley, speaks with Patti Carr, Vice President of Policy & Communications for the North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce. Handley and Carr discuss the evolution of the Chamber of Commerce as well as the various endeavors the Chamber has been involved…