View this email in your browser Pauline Rochefort talks Liberal candidacy... from an ice hut! Pauline Rochefort joins Echo Essentials in Scott's ice hut on Lake Nipissing to talk her upcoming federal campaign for MP of Nipissing-Timiskaming Echo Podcast Roundup Will Pauline Rochefort be our next MP? Last week on Echo Essentials, Pauline Rochefort showed her Canadian spirit by talking about her upcoming campaign from Scott’s ice hut on Lake Nipissing. Watch Now Is this the best fishing spot in...
14 days ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser Voters not impressed with winter election, $3 billion spent on cheques The Echo Community Podcast Network asked visitors to the North Bay Home and Garden Expo this past weekend about the Ontario Election. Those who shared their viewpoints said it wasn't necessary and $200 cheques sent to residents 18 years old and older (total cost $3 billion) could have been spent on health care, housing or education programs. Echo Top Three Election debate reviewed...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser Nipissing candidates challengePC record at YourTV debate YourTV/Cogeco hosted a solid Ontario Election debate for the Nipissing Riding last night with the NDP and Green candidates challenging the PC incumbent's record. Read the summary article created and watch the debate. We can add your thoughts about who won and why if you email them to [email protected] Echo Top Three Youth Substance Abuse Lisa Boivin, host of To North Bay With Love, learns all about...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser What's your weekend plan? Valentine's Day is Friday and the Ontario Family Day holiday is Monday ... what are you doing? There's a poll below for those who are struck by Cupid's arrow plus events to choose from in the event listing. Echo Top Three 'Trade War' Election Progressive Conservative candidate for Nipissing explains Trade War impacts and defends Tory record on other issues in the upcoming Essentials podcast. Read article Lost Pets Being Saved Busters...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser Canadians reacting patriotically to U.S. threats of economic sanctions North Bay residents and millions of Canadians are taking a good, hard look at where products and services come from as a retaliation to U.S. threats of significant tariffs. Send your examples to [email protected] and we'll add to our list ... Echo Top Three Election Sprint Starts Echo Essentials Podcast co-hosts discuss current and past elections in preparation for a provincial vote...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser Provincial election ignites a 30-day discussion about Ontario priorities The looming threat of U.S. tariffs on Canadian products is cited as the main reason the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario called a snap election for Feb. 27. The Echo Community Podcast Network wants to explore that topic and more in the short time allotted. Find out how you can help shape our localized coverage. Echo Top Three Taking the reins of life The speed and excitement of...
2 months ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser News story linking deceased person to plight of homeless raises questions Earlier this month, the body of a woman was found downtown ... and a media report indicated it was a homeless person, tying it to a regional story about higher numbers of the unhoused in Northern Ontario. There's a bit more to the story ... Echo Top Three Passion for paddling Friends of the La Vase hits all the right chords with Backroads Bill Read, Watch or Listen International flavour...
2 months ago • 2 min read
View this email in your browser Should motorized vehicles be allowed to park on Lake Nipissing in winter? Do leaks of fuel and oil due to trucks and cars parked on Lake Nipissing ice cause enough environmental harm to require regulation? See what people are saying plus more local news in the latest Echo article. Echo Top Three Richardson-Sloan combo Lisa interviews Geoff Richardson and Tracy Richardson-Sloan Read, Watch or Listen Roy MacGregor 'drops in' Best-selling author, columnist shares...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Ice fishing season has a lot of people taking the bait to be on hard water From the number of photos posted to Facebook in the first week of 2025, it looks like Lake Nipissing has plenty of big and small fish eager to bite, from monster walleye (or is it pickerel?) to giant burbot. See the Echo website story for examples. 'Sal' is in the Echo studio Lisa Boivin's mom, 'Sal', finally joins her daughter for a podcast chat Read, Watch or Listen Now Musical integrity is key Today's Backroads Bill...
3 months ago • 2 min read