Bonfire Life by Dave Dale
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There's a lot of junk online and it can be exhausting to sift through it. I understand your pain. My work takes me many places and it's getting harder and harder to keep my attention deficit in check. Making it worse for me, I'm a next level procrastinator. Especially...
Ralph Diegel, 96, shares West Ferris memories
Nestor Prisco, one of North Bay's unofficial historians, and I dropped by Antiques at Deegan's March 3 for a chat with 'Mr. Downtown' Ralph Diegel, 96. We talked about his youth growing up in Ferris, scouts, Camp Tillicum, cadets, his Second World War service in the...
Doc said I have ‘chronic sinusitis’
The three-month headache I whined about in my BayToday.ca column a few weeks ago has been diagnosed following a CT scan as "chronic sinusitis". Now I feel really bad because we could have saved the health care system an unnecessary visit had I listened to my neighbour...
More than just another ‘cat’ video
I was at the Corbeil hacienda tickling the keyboard on Wednesday afternoon, trying to write my last BayToday.ca column. The intention was to cap off what I hope is my first Village Media series that lasted 85-straight weekly opinion pieces. To be honest, I actually...
Candidates challenged to assist Farmers Market
In addition to this website, Facebook and YouTube channel, Small Town Times and Back in the Bay Magazine supporters are encouraged to check out the weekly columns published at Village Media's BayToday.ca digital news platform. This week's missive scratches the surface...
No more horsing around…
Summer sure is slipping by faster than a Corvette with high-octane fuel pumping all eight cylinders. My September schedule looms just three weeks away and it's going to be a riot of good times trampled by pressing business chores. My visit to Horse Ability last week...
Fluid plans light the path
There are many ways to appreciate what you have and Canada Day weekend is as good a time as any. For me, on any long weekend that’s not full of work, my preference is a fluid plan that doesn’t have too many commitments. Some people do it different and chart out every...
Links for all 2021 columns published through BayToday
Below are links to my columns published at BayToday.ca during 2021: Dec. 1 Plot thickens on political fronts The Probity Report was made public this week as we learned the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care approved the $122-million Cassellholme project. Dec. 8...
More depth to the Nipissing Warriors story
There’s a bigger story surrounding the Nipissing Warriors hockey legacy and its role in the community’s progression ever since. The 800-word feature in the Back in the Bay’s Winter Edition barely scratches the surface, although it's nice to see the 1972 before and...
Every action shot has a story to tell
North Bay Centennials power forward Shawn Antoski battles North Bay product Todd Gleason of the Hamilton Dukes for the puck at Memorial Gardens during the 1989-90 season. I was working for the North Bay Independent weekly newspaper as the sports editor at the time....