Echo Essentials Podcast co-hosts Scott Clark and Dave Dale discuss the history of North Bay's past and current community events. They cover the successful recipes and challenges they face, while referencing the Aug. 24 Block Party, on-going Summer Concert Series, the old and potentially-revived Northern Ontario Country Music Singing Contest, former Heritage Festival and former Summer Concert in the Park iterations.

Their featured guest, meanwhile, is Redpath Mining Group's senior vice-president Dave Hansman, who shares the history of the company and its founder, Jim Redpath, including the principles that continue to guide the company. Redpath is one of North Bay's largest private sector employers with 290 people living here and almost 10,000 others working for its various corporations globally.

0:00 2:52 Block Party, Summer Concerts
14:00 Scott is looking 'lobsterish'
17:40 Voyager Aviation Sponsor Message
18:40 Redpath's Sr. VP Dave Hansman
22:06 Community Building here and abroad
27:15 Jim Redpath's Support of Arts
31:10 Principles of Sustainability - ESG
34: 00 Roy Slack, Alex Speirs
37:00 Mining is not 'Dark, Dirty and Dangerous' anymore
43:20 Laframboise Realty Sponsor Message
48:15 Coolest place traveling for work?
51:40 Mining is here to stay
52:44 The Jarvis Clark Connection