Amazing Places

Amazing Places

By Michele SealeySociety & Culture
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Amazing Places episodes

  • #62 Are you prepared? w/ Ian Foss

    Episode 62 of Amazing Places! Are you prepared for natural and climate disasters? This week we're talking to local emergency preparedness expert, Ian Foss. Originally intended this episode to highlight his baking exploits during the pandemic, recent emergencies in BC have us focusing on how we can prepare for such emergencies. (And we still managed to fit in some baking!)

    21 min
  • #60 What's a Woonerf? w/ John O'Brien & Robin Drader
    Episode 60 of Amazing Places! What even is a Woonerf?? You may have seen it at Oaklands Rise. Or maybe you've been impressed by them in European cities. John O'Brien & Robin Drader drop by the podcast to tell us about the sidewalk-free walking experience that is the Oaklands Rise Woonerf.
    https://www.im-creator.com/free/oaklandsrise/oaklandsrisewoonerf
    30 min
  • #59 Supporting our community's most vulnerable w/ Adam Richards & Joanne Linka
    Episode 59 of Amazing Places! The Cridge Centre for the Family has been a fixture in our community for 148 years. Adam Richards and Joanne Linka stop by the podcast to talk about the amazing services and people who support our community's most vulnerable.
    Adam Richards is the Cridge Centre CEO. Joanne Linka is the Manager, Communications and Fund Development.
    Check out the Cridge Centre services: https://cridge.org/
    34 min
  • #58 Election 2021: Housing w/ Leo Spalteholz
    A special federal election episode of Amazing Places! Housing is a major issue in this election. Housing Analyst, Leo Spalteholz is on the podcast this week to tell us what each of the federal parties is promising and what it will mean for getting housing built in the Capital Region.
    Leo is a contributor to the blog househuntvictoria.ca
    34 min
  • #57 Diverse & inclusive housing in Saanich w/ Zac de Vries
    Episode 57 of Amazing Places! Will Saanich succeed in creating more housing in the community? Saanich Councillor Zac de Vries is back on the podcast this week to talk about Saanich's brand new Housing Strategy. We discuss some of the actions identified in the strategy and what it will take to have a meaningful impact.
    You can find Saanich's Housing Strategy here: https://www.saanich.ca/assets/Community/Documents/Planning/housing-strategy-web.pdf
    21 min
  • #56 "The perfect highway alternative" - Rapid Transit w/ Eric Doherty
    Episode 56 of Amazing Places! We spend millions on highways, overpasses and fly-overs and end up with the same result - more traffic. Eric Doherty thinks that investing in Rapid Transit will move more people, more quickly, with fewer GHG emissions.
    Eric Doherty is the co-chair of Greater Victoria Acting Together’s Climate Action Research Team
    Check out Greater Victoria Acting Together http://www.gvat.ca/
    36 min
  • #55 Sustainable transportation w/ Neil Arason
    Episode 55 of Amazing Places! Neil Arason is back to talk about sustainable transportation. We discuss the environmental impacts of motor vehicles and our transportation system. Neil offers more sustainable solutions, including the 15-minute city and inter-city rail travel.
    Neil is a road safety expert and author of No Accident: Eliminating Injury and Death on Canadian Roads
    https://www.wlupress.wlu.ca/Books/N/No-Accident2
    33 min
  • #53 A life changed w/ Sher Wilson
    *The content of this episode may be disturbing for some listeners*
    Episode 53 of Amazing Places! This week, Sher Wilson joins us to share the incredible story of her son Matthew's experience of transformation with the support of staff at the Wilkinson Correctional Centre in Greater Victoria. Sher's story is a powerful one that she hopes will raise awareness about the need for mental heath support in our correctional system.
    Read Sher’s story in the Saanich News: https://www.saanichnews.com/news/mother-says-sons-life-turned-around-at-saanich-jail/
    37 min

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Celebrating the amazing people, places, and spaces in our communities with community advocate Michele Sealey.