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Echo Essentials Podcast

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 The Echo Essentials Podcast ties together all the elements of the North Bay Echo Community Podcast Network, hosted by Essentials newsletter editor Dave Dale and Echo's principal partner Scott Clark.

Guests on the weekly show will reflect the challenges and issues facing North Bay while Scott and Dave discuss the topics and podcasts featured in the newsletter ... as well as upcoming projects.

References to the To North Bay With Love, Backroads Bill, Frontline and Cheap Seats episodes will be common.

The Echo Essentials Podcast drops online each Thursday at 2 p.m.

Billed as North Bay's oddest couple, Scott and Dave are patently different in both manner and outlook despite being born within a mile of each other and a month apart in 1965. Scott was born for theatre and built up a 20-year career in radio in split between Toronto and North Bay before entering the marketing game with Clark Communications celebrating the 20-year milestone in 2024.

Dave took the print media route, beginning in 1986 as a Canadore College student and taking a journalism journey through B.C., North Bay, Kapuskasing and Orillia before a seven-year stint with the Anishinabek News and 18 years as a Nugget reporter, photographer and columnist. He is also the publisher of the Back in the Bay Magazine, a quarterly print product with 12 editions since launching in 2021.

Explore more North Bay podcasts and stay updated on local events and news at NorthBayEcho.ca.

To inquire about being a guest or commenting on content, please email editor@northbayecho.ca



Production Credits:
  • Hosts: Dave Dale & Scott Clark
  • Producer: Ben Sargent
  • Content Specialist: Dave Dale
  • Produced by Clark Communications
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    • 185 Years of Democracy Gone? How to Save Trustees in Public Education in Ontario

      185 Years of Democracy Gone? How to Save Trustees in Public Education in Ontario
      Jan 29 2026
      What happens when elected school trustees lose their power, and what does that mean for democracy in Ontario?

      In this episode of Echo Essentials, Jay Aspin and Bill Steer join the podcast to talk about the petition to keep trustees in Ontario's public school system. Both men bring deep experience in public life and education governance, and they speak candidly about what has unfolded and why it matters.

      The conversation explores the role of elected trustees, the difference between governance and operations, and the concern that long standing democratic structures are being weakened.

      You can sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/keep-school-board-trustees-as-elected-officials-in-ontario?source_location=petition_update_page


      6:34 The petition to protect elected trustees in Ontario
      12:22 What happens to public voice if trustees are removed
      27:30 Concerns about power, governance, and democratic erosion
      53:10 Final call to action and why this moment matters
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      54 min
    • Inside North Bay’s Homelessness and Housing Issues with Councillor Mark King

      Inside North Bay’s Homelessness and Housing Issues with Councillor Mark King
      Jan 24 2026
      In this episode of Echo Essentials, North Bay City Councillor Mark King joins the show to talk candidly about the state of housing and homelessness in the city. As chair of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and vice chair of the Northern Ontario Service Delivery Association, Mark brings a regional and on the ground view of what is happening and why.

      The conversation covers new data showing sharp increases in homelessness across Northern Ontario, the limits of what municipalities can realistically do, and why provincial and federal support is critical.

      Mark also shares insights from recent meetings with provincial ministers, the challenges of funding social housing, and what it means when cities are left managing a crisis they cannot solve alone

      0:00 Introduction and why homelessness is the focus
      10:11 The new report and the 117 percent increase in Northern Ontario
      19:26 Why cities cannot fix homelessness alone
      32:15 What real housing solutions actually require
      56:01 Final reflections and what comes next for North Bay
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      58 min
    • MADD Nipissing and the Ongoing Fight Against Impaired Driving

      MADD Nipissing and the Ongoing Fight Against Impaired Driving
      Jan 15 2026
      Impaired driving is not something from the past. It is still happening in our communities, and the consequences are still devastating.

      In this episode of Echo Essentials, we sit down with Shona Camirand and Bobbie-Lyn Shank, members of MADD Nipissing, about the ongoing fight against impaired driving.

      They share why education and awareness still matter, how attitudes around drinking and driving have changed, and where dangerous misconceptions still exist.

      0:00 – Intro
      8:36 – Red Ribbon campaigns and Ride programs in North Bay
      17:06 – How impaired driving has changed beyond alcohol
      24:24 – New testing, breathalyzers, and evolving laws
      50:31 – How to get involved with MADD Nipissing and help locally
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      52 min
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