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Looking for Guelph political discussion? The Breezy Breakfast Radio Hour is 60 to 90 minute audio version of Guelph’s weekly ”Breezy Breakfast” community meetings. Each week we invite guests to discuss issues of interest to Guelph residents.
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Sunday May 22, 2022
Sunday May 22, 2022
Part two of our Provincial Election Special features candidates Raechelle Devereaux of the Liberal party of Ontario and Mike Schreiner of the Green party of Ontario.
Get informed, and then get yourself to the polling booth on June 2nd.
“Someone struggled for your right to vote. Use it.”
- Susan B. Anthony
“If you don’t vote, you lose the right to complain.”
- George Carlin
Monday May 16, 2022
Monday May 16, 2022
The provincial election is on June second, and the race is heating up as quickly as the weather is!
Today we hear from James Parr, the NDP Candidate in Guelph.
Juanita Burnett, the Communist Candidate, also has a few things to say.
What kind of elected representatives do we want?
What are the qualities of an effective provincial government?
What do we expect from our provincial government?
Today, we are proud to present part one of the Breezy Breakfast Provincial Election Special!
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Monday May 09, 2022
Monday May 09, 2022
Welcome to another Breezy Breakfast. Today we learn about Royal City Science: a grassroots initiative working to establish a science centre in the City of Guelph. The vision is to create a state-of-the-art facility for informal science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. The goal is to ignite curiosity, build confidence, and inspire the inner scientist in us all.
Science and education have the power to combat the global challenges we face. The first steps happen right here in our community! Royal City Science gets us up to date on what they've been doing and lets us know the plan for the next five years - highlighting ways in which the community can help to achieve this ambitious goal.
For more information, visit royalcityscience.ca
Our guests are Kate Howells and Professor Joanne O'Meara.
Kate is a science communicator and and advocate with the non-profit organization The Planetary Society.
Professor Joanne O’Meara teaches Physics at the University of Guelph.
She is the chair of the board of Royal City Science, and she is passionate about community outreach and engagement.
Listen while Joanne and Kate share their knowledge of Science, Religion, Politics and Ethics.
Hear them explain how science can cut through pseudo-science and misinformation.
Find out how you can support this initiative by drinking locally brewed beer.
Clearly, a Science Centre in Guelph would be a quantum leap into the future!
Sunday May 01, 2022
Sunday May 01, 2022
Canada's National Day of Mourning is on April 28th. We honour those who have been killed or injured at the workplace. Also, we remind ourselves that safety is NO ACCIDENT. We must continue to promote workplace health and safety.
Today, we hear the story of Edwin, a PSW who got COVID at his workplace. He ended up getting a double-lung transplant.
We learn about the various challenges in navigating the WSIB system.
We learn why workplace injuries are often not reported.
Janice Folk-Dawson has been a unionized public sector worker for over 40 years. She is the Executive Vice President of the OFL.
Natasha Luckhardt is the Director of Health, Safety and Environment at the OFL.
Sarah Neath has worked for UFCW for 14 years and is currently the department coordinator for workers compensation.
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Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Sunday Apr 24, 2022
Today we explore the principles of land trusts and alternatives to conventional home ownership.
This week we are joined by two guests who discuss a local experiment in progress - the Junction Village.
Gracen Johnson, formerly with the Incremental Development Alliance, is currently with the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Gracen will delve into home ownership and the different roles and responsibilities assumed by the different levels of government. Whether we build estate homes or supportive and transition housing, all governments in Canada play a role in housing.
Mary-Kate Craig is co-founder of The Junction Village in Guelph, an intentional community within walking distance of downtown. Within a few small properties, residents grow their own produce, tend their chickens and work at living cooperatively. Mary-Kate informs us of the finer points of alternative living, the prospect of land trusts and the challenges of building this type of community in an economy where private property dominates.
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Monday Apr 18, 2022
Monday Apr 18, 2022
In November of 2021, Guelph approved its Transportation Master Plan.
Guelph Transit is undergoing many changes:
- the bus routes will shift from the spoke and hub system to a blended hub, spine, grid, and outer perimeter system,
- four new electric buses will be on the road by this summer,
- kids under 12 ride free in a one-year pilot program that started on March 1st,
- the one-year Sliding Scale Affordable Bus Pass pilot program started on April 1st.
Our guests this week are:
Robin Gerus, General Manager of Guelph Transit,
Courtney McDonald, Manager of Business Services for Guelph Transit,
Adam Donaldson, local transit enthusiast.
Part Two of this week's meeting focuses on media.
Adam Donaldson, "Market Squared" columnist and webmaster of "Guelph Politico," is our guest.
Fun Fact: In ancient Rome, a tribune referred to any number of elected officials; their job was to protect the citizens by providing a check on the authority of the senators.
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Sunday Apr 10, 2022
Sunday Apr 10, 2022
On Thursday 31 March, Mayor Guthrie gave his State of the City address to the Guelph Chamber of Commerce. At the first in-person SOTC since 2019, he spoke of HOMES, GROWTH, TRUST, EQUITY, TRANSIT, COSTS, and COVID.
He visited us and answered our questions about:
a new hospital in Guelph (did you know that communities - not the province - must pay for hospital equipment?),
the effect of inflation on the status of capital projects - and the importance of the City fulfilling contractual obligations,
improvements in Guelph Transit,
the Property Assessed Clean Energy Program,
the OR lands (and parklands in general),
and housing (Wellington County handles Housing and Social Services for Guelph).
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Monday Apr 04, 2022
Monday Apr 04, 2022
This week’s Breezy Breakfast is a wonderful acknowledgement of those who first walked on this land.
During the 2011 Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation Annual Historical Gathering, archaeologists asked Elder Carolyn King, “When the archaeological resources are removed, how will we ever know that your people were here?”
Carolyn thought about their question for three days. The answer was “our footwear!” From there, the Moccasin Identifier was born and began its decade-long journey.
This project has been developed by Carolyn King in partnership with Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and The Greenbelt Foundation to promote public awareness of significant cultural historic sites and the ancestral presence of First Nations, Metis, and Indigenous Communities.
The vision: To advance treaty and indigenous awareness by covering Canada in Moccasins.
The mission: To educate children on treaties through the Moccasin Identifier educational kit, promote public awareness of Indigenous culture on the landscape through site installations of moccasins, and develop a network of knowledge for the benefit of truth and reconciliation.
We are honoured to have Elder Carolyn King as our special guest this week.
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Sunday Mar 27, 2022
Sunday Mar 27, 2022
SHAPING GUELPH'S OFFICIAL PLAN - it sounds daunting, but everyone in Guelph can get involved.
The Official Plan’s vision, urban structure, intensification targets, and associated policies are meant to be revised in order to align with Ontario's "A Place To Grow" legislation.
Will the new and improved Official Plan be shipshape? Will it be a sea of change?
Our special guests make navigating these official waters a breeze.
Krista Walkey is the General Manager of Planning and Building Services at the City of Guelph. Her commitment to community engagement and her forthright manner help make planning accessible to all.
Karen Farbridge is a former mayor of Guelph; currently, she advises federal, provincial and municipal policy makers and industry leaders on building sustainable and resilient communities. Her expertise in District and renewable energy, solar and wind power is highly respected among planners and futurists across Canada.
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Monday Mar 21, 2022
Monday Mar 21, 2022
Everyone in the school system has experienced two years of chronic stress.
How are students and teachers doing after two years of uncertainty?
In this podcast, we learn about masks, HEPA filters, online learning, mental health, and much more.
Josh Holstein-Crozier teaches in Peel Region.
Mark Bernardine has been substitute teaching in K - 12 classes over the past two months.
Kate Nixon gives us her point of view as a College student.
Marie Snyder, a teacher with over 25 years experience, is advocating that COVID masks and protocols be retained in Ontario schools in order to protect children, older students and education workers.
Upper Grand District School Board Trustee Mike Foley and Board Chair Linda Busuttil share their experiences on the School Board.
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