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Just a minute, here….

After watching a recent episode on North Bay Echo by Scott Clark and Dave Dale, where they host the Echo Essentials podcast and interviewed Jamie Lowery, I felt compelled to offer my thoughts….I’m starting to like Mr. Lowery, in spite of his lack of concern over...

WW II vet, Bill Parfitt, 99, gets standing ovation at West Ferris Legion brisket dinner fundraiser

There was an enthusiastic and prolonged standing ovation in a packed West Ferris Legion Br. 599 hall Saturday evening after Bill Parfitt, a 99-year-old Second World War veteran, was introduced before a ‘Raise the Roof’ fundraising dinner and dance. The event raised...

Video: Heritage railway celebrates 30th anniversary

The Heritage Railway and Carousel Company celebrated its 30th anniversary and two-millionth (2,000,000) rider on Aug. 31 as part of the Labour Day Holiday weekend festivities. Among those in attendance were original Railway ‘Charter’ volunteers, carousel carvers,...

Smoked Black Angus brisket dinner, dance and silent auction for West Ferris Legion Sept. 7

N7 Cattle Co., Gary Davison & Musical Friends are joining forces with Back in the Bay Magazine to rustle up support for the West Ferris Legion Br. 599's 'Raise the Roof' fundraising campaign. On Saturday, Sept. 7, local businesses and talented individuals are...

You make the call!

North Bay umpires Dave Saad and Lui Ricci join Dave Dale on the Small Town Times podcast to talk baseball. A video capturing a desperate attempt to steal home to tie the NDA high school championship game on June 14 provides a chance to talk about the sport, including...

Two new Back in the Bay video stories

Back in the Bay Magazine covered two North Bay community stories with video interviews recently, the rotating service club installation at the North Bay Museum and the latest St. Joseph's General Hospital staff and medical employees reunion. The videos are part of the...

Mother’s Day clarification needed, cribbage interviews are funny though

I really felt the need to talk to my mom before sharing the Mother's Day podcast with Echo's Lisa Boivin and Scott Clark, where we bare a bunch of deep stuff for the 'To North Bay With Love' episode released Thursday. Missing was some more context and updated info so...

Strong women and Nipissing Junction history highlighted

Just in time for Mother's Day, the Small Town Times interview with Lori Laporte focusses on the strong women in her family. It dove tails well with the Back in the Bay Magazine's Spring 2024 feature on Nipissing Junction history (republished in full below with some...

‘I Won’t Remember Her’

In the depths of sickness and wilting under mounting tasks, the heart and mind mix fears, hopes and regrets into vivid dreams that are difficult to decipher. This week, as my fever broke, I awoke soaked with sweat and eyes welling with tears. A lucid sequence remained...

My ice-off prediction is …

I'm not eligible for the Ferris Business Network's Lake Nipissing Ice Off contest prize package, but I have some juicy insight into the long-time tradition of guessing when the last frozen piece melts into spring. If I wrote one story I wrote 10 of them during my 18...

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