Ontario Morning Podcast - Friday April 30, 2021
Publisher |
CBC
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
News
Publication Date |
Apr 30, 2021
Episode Duration |
00:46:23
Barrie's business association has partnered with several local organizations to create Bright Spot a new initiative that provides secure spaces for the public to go when they feel unsafe. Kelly McKenna of the local BIA and Jasmine Botter, a local resident whose experience helped inspire the project tells us about it;Last summer The New York Times Magazine declared "Sweatpants Forever" but after more than a year of being super casual what can we expect to be wearing post-pandemic? Fashion journalist Jeanne Beker offers her perspective; The Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board is petitioning the province to limit online learning in the future in response to media reports that the Ontario government is considering making virtual learning a permanent option. Board chair Diane Lloyd outlines their concern; Would you jump in the lake this weekend for a good cause? Dean Michel of Kawaratha Lakes tells us about the success his surprising fundraiser; Steven Cooke a professor of environmental science at Carleton University tells about how hi-tech recreational fishing has become; Jeff Lehman, the Mayor of Barrie explains why they have issued an emergency order to fence off Meridian Place in response to a series of anti-masking demonstrations over past weekends; Tomorrow, we are invited to pay tribute to doctors by lighting up flashlights, phones and candles. We'll hear why the Doctors Day campaign means so much to the communities of Quinte West and Brighton from Paula Mason and Wendy Warner. It's a response to repeated anti-lockdown protests that violate the provincial stay-at-home order. Mayor Jeff Lehman joins us now.

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