The Story Behind Vis-à-Vis: North Bay in Deed & Tale

What happens when one man sits down with 44 people to tell the story of an entire city?

In this episode of the Backroads Bill Podcast, longtime pillar of the North Bay community Peter Handley shares the inspiration behind his newest book, Vis-à-Vis: North Bay in Deed & Tale.

We talk about how the project came together, how he chose who to interview, what surprised him most, and why capturing local stories is more important than ever.

0:00 Intro
5:15 How the book’s title and concept came to be
9:00 Merle Dickerson stories and Colin Vezina interview
17:00 Waterfront development and North Bay’s evolution
30:00 The process of gathering and editing 49 interviews
42:30 Reflections on North Bay’s future and what’s next for Peter