To North Bay With Love

By The Echo Podcast Network

Welcome to North Bay, Ontario’s favorite podcast - To North Bay With Love! Your local source for community and culture in North Bay and the surrounding region.

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How many episodes does To North Bay With Love have?

The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.

To North Bay With Love episodes:

October 01, 2024Rising Food Costs Have Had a Big Impact on the North Bay Food Bank
There have been a million visits to food banks just in Ontario over the last year. Debbie Marson, Executive Director of the North Bay Food Bank, joins the show to discuss how the economy has forced more people to use the food bank on a regular basis.

Debbie shares why you shouldn’t be embarrassed to use the food bank to provide for yourself and your family. She also tells us the best way you can donate to the food bank.

1 million visits to food bank in Ontario 2:20
What you can donate to the food bank 9:50
You shouldn't be ashamed of using the food bank 17:10

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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27min
September 24, 2024North Bay’s Summer Concert Series and Music Therapy
Brian Risk is a long time educator in the community and found a passion for playing music. Brian has been using that passion to help patients with dementia using music therapy for over 20 years.

Brian was also the creator of the Summer Concert Series that has been a staple in North Bay for years. He talks about what inspired that idea and how it has helped bring the community together at the waterfront.

Brian’s journey as a musician and teacher 2:20
North Bay’s Summer Concert Series 12:00
Music Therapy 22:30

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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33min
September 17, 2024Celebrating 1 Year of To North Bay With Love
The Echo Community Podcast Network launched on Sept 14th 2023 with To North Bay With Love being the flagship show that launched the network.

Lisa is joined by fellow Echo team members Scott Clark and Dave Dale to reminisce and reflect on the first year and almost 100 episodes of this podcast!

Looking back at 1 year 2:10
Favourite on-site podcast 6:30
Dave and Scott’s favourite episodes 13:40
Looking to future guests and episodes 20:00

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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36min
September 10, 2024Getting the Best Out of Your Body as You Age
Cassidy Bale, fitness and nutrition coach, joins Lisa to talk about Lisa’s journey with Cassidy to getting back into shape following an accident pre covid.

Cassidy tells her story of how she ended up studying in the US and how as you age you have to change the way you approach fitness and diet.

You can find more info on Cassidy on her website: https://www.coachingbycass.com/

Cassidy shares her fitness journey 3:20
What pushed her to go to school in the US 12:30
Changing diet as you age 18:30
Advice to people struggling with their weight 22:40

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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35min
September 03, 2024Recognizing North Bay’s History of Entertainers
Longtime musician and songwriter John MacDonald joins the show to talk about the upcoming North Bay Entertainers’ Hall of Recognition Introduction Gala.

John talks about his personal journey as a songwriter and performer and being on the board for this upcoming set of inductees.

Tickets are on sale for September 13th at the Davedi Club and you can find all of the information here: https://northbayhallofrecognition.com/2024-inductees-annouced/

John joins the show to talk about the upcoming gala 2:40
How the Hall has changed over the course of it’s existence 7:00
John’s personal journey with music 14:20
The 2024 nominees 27:00

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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31min
August 27, 2024How a Movie Started the Conversation on Mental Health
Malinda Hirvilammi, the Health Promotions Coordinator at CMHA North Bay and District, joins the show to chat about the hit movie Inside Out and it’s sequel Inside Out 2. Both the movies have brought forward the idea and importance of talking about mental health.

Malinda also shares how CMHA in North Bay can help people who are struggling with their mental health.

You can find more information by visiting their website: https://nbd.cmha.ca/

Or by calling: 705-476-4088

Malinda joins to chat mental health 2:50
Why is mental health a taboo topic? 7:50
What does CMHA do? 20:00

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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31min
August 20, 2024Fran Hanover Shares Her Unique Perspective on the Blues
Fran Hanover was one of the first guests on the To North Bay With Love podcast when it launched last fall. The Echo team caught up with Fran recently at the WKP Kennedy Gallery in the Capitol Centre to chat about her latest art exhibit: Kissing in the Dark: The Secret Life of the Blues.

Fran shared with Lisa how she was inspired by famous blues songs and decided to illustrate what those songs represented to her.

The exhibit is up until August 30th and you can find more information here: https://capitolcentre.org/all-events/gallery-events-exhibitions/kissing-in-the-dark-the-secret-life-of-blues-by-franhanover

Fran joins the show 2:50
Inspiration for her art 7:55
The music behind the paintings 13:00
Fran talks about getting awarded the show 23:20

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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33min
August 13, 2024North Bay’s Fringe Festival is Attracting National Attention
Kelsey Ruhl joins the show to talk about the 11th annual On the Edge Fringe Festival starting tomorrow (Aug. 14). Kelsey talks about the blood, sweat and tears that have gone into making this show happen every year after year.

North Bay’s Fringe festival has also garnered attention from people all across Canada, which speaks volumes about the work Kelsey and her team have done.

In the pre-show portion of the podcast, Lisa and Ben talk about both of them being fair-skinned and how sunscreen is essential for protection from harmful UV rays.

Find out more by following the link: https://fringenorth.com/

Lisa and Ben talk about the importance of sunscreen 2:10
Kelsey joins to talk Fringe 7:00
How can you get more info on Fringe 17:00

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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28min
August 06, 2024Exploring North Bay and Canada’s Rich Aerospace Defense History
North Bay has a rich and storied military history and is also home to the Canadian Forces Museum of Aerospace Defense.

Lisa visited the museum to chat with Bethany and Maya about what the museum offers and where a lot of the exhibits come from and why museums are an important part of our community.

Bethany talks about the museum’s exhibits 2:00
The museums interactiveness with it’s items 5:30
Maya talks about the importance of museums 12:20
When can you visit? 21:40

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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26min
July 30, 2024Gateway Home Hardware is More Than Just a Hardware Store
Gateway Home Hardware on Algonquin has been a staple of North Bay for over 60 years since opening in 1959. James Ahola took over the business from his father Henry and has continued the legacy with an emphasis on customer service and employee satisfaction.

Lisa sits down with happy staffers Evan and Nicole to talk about what makes the store so unique. And James shares the history of the store and how their business strategy is to focus on employee morale and customer satisfaction, with profit coming naturally from that combination. At the end, Lisa also gets to ring the famous gong!

Why Evan has been with the store for 10 years 2:52
The customer service experience 8:40
The history behind the store 12:40
Lisa rings the gong 23:30

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Production Credits:
Host: Lisa Boivin
Producer: Ben Sargent
Content Director: Dave Dale
Produced by Story Studio Network & Clark Communications

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24min

FAQs about To North Bay With Love:

How many episodes does To North Bay With Love have?

The podcast currently has 178 episodes available.