In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Colin Vezina, long-time journalist at the North Bay Nugget. Handley and Vezina discuss Vezina’s childhood in North Bay, his entrance into the world of journalism and the many remarkable events that he witnessed during his time as reporter and editor of…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Peter Chandler about North Bay's railroad history. Chandler talks about his childhood experience in North Bay as well as the evolution of North Bay's various railroads. Handley and Chandler discuss the impact that the Ontario Northland Railway had on urban development…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Colin Vezina, former reporter and City Editor of the North Bay Nugget. Handley and Vezina discuss North Bay’s most infamous faces and places including Billy Booth’s. Demarco’s Restaurant and the Golf Street Crossing.

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Colin Vezina, long-time journalist at the North Bay Nugget. Handley and Vezina discuss the possibility of Vezina entering the world of politics as well as his reporting ventures in the field. Vezina and Handley reminisce about many of North Bay’s former…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Dave Saad, retired longtime City Employee with the Parks, Recreation & Leisure Services Department. Handley and Saad discuss North Bay's various summer festivals including the Mayor's Kiddies Day which started under Mayor Merle Dickerson, the Gateway Heritage Festival as well as…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Roy Summers about North Bay’s natural landscape. Summers is skilled in geology, geomorphology and geographic information systems and he shares his work in all three fields with Handley. Summers and Handley discuss the Ottawa Bonnechere Graben, the two fault lines in…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Colin Vezina, former reporter and City Editor of the North Bay Nugget. Handley and Vezina discuss North Bay’s most prominent female politicians including Orma McNaughton, Nell Mallory, Lynn Bennett and Monique Smith. Handley and Vezina also discuss other notable politicians in…

In this episode, MHC Chair, Peter Handley speaks with Randy Sawyer about North Bay's Indigenous history. Handley and Sawyer discuss the Ojibway language, the impact of residential schools and the Jesuit community on the Indigenous Peoples and Sawyer shares some of his favorite Ojibway legends. 

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…