Amazing Places

Amazing Places

By Michele SealeySociety & Culture
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Amazing Places episodes

  • #34 Eliminating racial discrimination w/ Sharmarke Dubow
    Episode 34 of Amazing Places! This week we recognize the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on March 21. My guest is first-term Victoria City Councillor Sharmarke Dubow. Sharmarke shares his own experience as a refugee and the racial discrimination he's encountered as an elected official. We discuss the power of empathy and the work for us all to call out discrimination and raise up the voices of the vulnerable and underrepresented.
    45 min
  • #32 Creating access to nature w/ Tim Cormode
    Episode 32 of Amazing Places! This week, Power to Be CEO and Founder Tim Cormode stops by the podcast to talk about why it's important to give everyone the chance to explore and enjoy nature. Power to Be creates access to nature for youth, families and adults living with cognitive, physical, financial, and social barriers.
    Check out Power to Be: https://powertobe.ca/
    31 min
  • #31 Farm or wetland preserve? Can Panama Flats be both? w/ Linda Geggie and Hollis Hodson

    Episode 31 of Amazing Places! This week we talk about the future of Saanich's Panama Flats. Neighbours want to see the land turned into a wetland preserve. Others want to see the land used for food production. Is there a chance that Panama Flats can be both? My guests this week are Linda Geggie of the Capital Region Food and Agricultural Initiatives Roundtable and Hollis Hodson, President of the Residents Association of Strawberry Vale, Marigold and Glanford.

    50 min
  • #29 Livable roads for Rural Saanich w/ Pam Harrison and Sarah Frumento
    Episode 29 of Amazing Places! The rural parts of our community offer a quiet charm that's so unlike the busy urban core. But for area residents, more needs to be done to address the speed and volume of traffic that detracts from their quality of life. This week, Pam Harrison and Sarah Frumento from the group Livable Roads for Rural Saanich join the podcast to discuss the traffic calming interventions they want to see for their neighbourhood.
    38 min
  • #28 Healthy planet, Healthy people w/ Dr. Trevor Hancock
    Episode 28 of Amazing Places! We're living well beyond the capacity for our one planet to support us. How do we begin to turn the ship toward one planet living? This week, Dr. Trevor Hancock joins us to talk about his Conversations for a One Planet Region and creating connections for a healthier population. 
    Find out more about Conversations for a One Planet Region here: https://oneplanetconversations.ca/
    33 min
  • #27 Connecting with nature w/ Suzanne Samborski and Eva Riccius
    Episode 27 of Amazing Places! This week, we're talking about finding happiness in our natural environments. Suzanne Samborski, Director of Saanich's Parks, Recreation and Community Services, and Eva Riccius, Saanich's Parks Manager join the podcast to talk about the benefits to our health and well-being that Saanich's 170 special spaces have to offer.
    31 min
  • #26 Victoria's tiny homes & slow streets w/ Jeremy Loveday

    Episode 26 of Amazing Places! This week Victoria City Councillor and CRD Director Jeremy Loveday joins the podcast. 2021 is off to a busy start in the City of Victoria. We discuss creating transition housing for some of Victoria's homeless population and a 30km/h speed limit pilot for Victoria's neighbourhood streets.

    32 min
  • #25 Pulling together for the Pandemic recovery w/ Maja Tait

    Episode 25 of Amazing Places! This week Sooke Mayor and Union of BC Municipalities Past President Maja Tait joins the podcast. How do communities prepare for the year ahead? We discuss working with senior governments and communities across the province to shore up municipal programs and services during the challenging year ahead, and what do residents expect from their governments in a post-pandemic world?

    35 min

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