Ontario Morning Podcast - Monday February 8, 2021 - Categories Via RSS |
- News
- Publication Date |
- Feb 08, 2021
- Episode Duration |
- 00:44:19
Dan Travers, a resident of Port McNicholl and founder of Keep Keewatin Home, explains why he is try to keep the Keewatin - the only Edwardian steamship in the world - where is it instead of moving it to Kingston;Dr. Michael Lisi, Chief of Staff at Collingwood General and Marine Hospital,talks about the potential impact on small community hospitals due to the spread of COVID variants in the province; Solomon Israel is a reporter with Marijuana Business Daily. He talks to Juilianne about the opportunities, threats, and unanswered questions about the possibility of pot legalization in the United States; Dave MacNeil, CEO of Festivals and Events Ontario,gives a festival forecast for this year -- and how events are already planning for a post-pandemic world; Kemi Akapo is a City Councillor in Peterborough, Steve Anderson is the Deputy Mayor of the Town of Shelburne and Bernadette Clement is the Mayor of Cornwall. Each of them is the first Black representative to hold thier titles in their communities. They share their experiences, motivations for getting involved in politics and their hopes for the future.