Joel and Roland discuss this apparently clear reason for celebration as we enter the Holidays, what it says about scientific research and investment in education, and the ability of our global community to do extraordinary things when we put our minds to it.Read More …
Trevor Poczynek and Sandy Stark’s part time hobby on Facebook may have helped hundreds of restaurants in the 905 from going under during the pandemic. We talk with them about ONRestaurants+ and their plans for the future.Read More …
As we wind down each year, we tend to reflect on what has passed. Let’s face it though, 2020 hasRead More …
Dylan Buskermolen is originally from Burlington and was studying at Queen’s University with plans to pursue a law degree when he was diagnosed with lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. The diagnosis changed this life, and while it has brought enormous challenges that he is still having to confront, it has also led Dylan in positive directions in his life and career that he never considered before.Read More …
Joel and Roland discuss the connection between political donations and the policy priorities of the Ford government. If any single subject can be said to encapsulate the priorities of the provincial government since 2018, it must be the efforts to weaken the legislative checks and balances on what can be built where, and who gets to have a voice in shaping development proposals.Read More …
We are joined this week by Haassan Basit, CEO of Conservation Halton, and Janet Sumner, Executive Director of CPAWS Wildlands League, to talk about the province’s proposed major changes to the powers of Conservation Authorities in Ontario as part of the budget ‘omnibus’ Bill 229.Read More …
Joel and Roland discuss the latest changes to COVID-19 restrictions across the 905 and ask whether we could have avoided reaching this stage with some better planning from the province and less dickering from some municipalities.Read More …
Laura Meffen and Jill Davis are not doctors. Nor are they nurses or PSWs. But nobody knows the price to be paid for being on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic better than they do.Read More …
We talk to Alex Fitzgerald-Black of the Juno Beach Centre headquartered in Burlington, about how the centre came to be, its mission, and the challenges of COVID-19.Read More …
This week we talk to Dave Rohrer, CEO of the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum (warplane.com) in Hamilton about their mission in preserving Canadian history, and the challenges of COVID-19.Read More …
