This Friday, the 17th Annual Paddling Film Festival will be put on by Beyond Adventures and Sales and shown at Fort City Church. Dave Stirling with Beyond Adventures and Matthew Miniely from Youth With A Mission (YWAM) Fort McMurray joins us today to talk about the incredible films they’ll be showing. Proceeds for the event will be going to the YWAM’s Youth Leadership Development trip to Modesto, California. If you want to check out some amazing paddling films and support a good cause, the Film Festival is this Friday, Oct. 28 at Fort City Church.

We’re just 100 days away from the Wood Buffalo 2023 Arctic Winter Games. Elizabeth and Eden from the AWG join us to talk about where they are so far, all the volunteers needed to make the event happen and the big 100 Days Out Celebration happening today! AWG is at the Keyano Huskies volleyball home opener today at the Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre. There is prizes, free popcorn, bouncy castles, and a MASCOT VS MASCOT volleyball game in between the women’s and men’s games. It’s all free and starts at 6:00 p.m.

Keyano Huskies Volleyball teams have their home opener this weekend. Women's Head Coach Hayden Nichol and Men's Head Coach Keegan Kuhr join the show to chat about their teams, what to expect from the season, and how this weekend will go at home.

Newly hired Joe Ellison joins the show to talk about taking over as Head Coach for the Giants. We touch on his playing and coaching career, and what style of coach he is. Second part of the podcast, Jon Tupper joins to chat about the Meteor Shower going down in the RMWB Friday morning.

Fort McMurray welcomes back the 41st Keyano College Gala, considered to be the stand-out black tie event of the year. Chantal Beaver with Keyano College joins us today to discuss what people can expect from the event on Nov. 5. One of the performers at the event will be LOVERBOY, so working for this weekend will certainly be worth it. You can pick up your tickets at tickets.keyano.ca.

An organization founded in 2017 working to support the charities and causes in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo by helping good people do great things. Gaylene Weidlich, Executive Director of the Wood Buffalo Community Foundation joins us to explain how the foundation operates, all the organizations they’ve helped so far, and the launch of Vital Signs.

Today kicks off Poverty & Homelessness Awareness Week here in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo. Kara Boulton, Program Manager, Community & Housing with YMCA of Northern Alberta informs us that roughly 1 in 11 people in the region is living in poverty. This week is a time to learn more about how poverty impacts our community.

For those that have always wanted to learn more about running a business, the upcoming “Inspiring the Aspiring” Luncheon for Entrepreneurial Spirits is coming to Fort McMurray. We talk with Michelle from NAABA, Jennifer with Choose Wood Buffalo, and Techoro from Community Futures Wood Buffalo to discuss all things business as well as the upcoming event. If you want to take part in the upcoming luncheon on Thursday, Oct. 20 just head over to Eventbite.ca to pick up your ticket.

Stephen King’s “Misery” has come to Fort McMurray and the 2022 Wood Buffalo Excellence in Arts Awards, AKA the Buffys are just around the corner. Luay, and Brody join us to talk about the Stephen King thriller “Misery” which has its first showing today! Then Akshaya joins in on the conversation to describe what people can expect from this year’s Buffy awards. If you wish to check out “Misery” just go to tickets.keyano.ca. Tickets for the Buffy awards on Oct. 22 can be picked up at Eventbrite.ca.

HC & GM of the Oil Barons Adam Manah joins Shawn to chat about the start of the season, what direction the team is heading, and teases about potentially acquiring some new players. Mayor Sandy Bowman joins the second half of the pod to recap a quick council meeting.