Carla Gagne admits her hobby is a little weird.

A program that started with a few soup cans is helping to keep northern Ontario seniors active.

Professional ventriloquist Mark Crocker spends his days as a trapper in northern Ontario, and performs weekends and evenings as an entertainer across Canada.

Angus Simpson grew up in Scotland fascinated with "bushcraft" and wilderness survival. After graduating with a masters in engineering he stuck a pin in a map of Ontario and decided to move to North Bay. He found work in the mining industry but dreams to build birchbark canoes full time.