Inspiring girls in Fort McMurray Wood Buffalo to be strong, smart, and bold is the motto for Girls Inc. Nathalia Cordeau-Hilliard joins us today to talk about their amazing program and everything they do for the community. Right now, you have various ways to help them out with their CA$H CALENDAR, 28th Annual Golf Tournament, and the upcoming Fort McMurray Marathon.

Girls Inc. does still have openings for their upcoming Introduction to Your Period Workshop this Saturday, July 9.

Many tough topics were discussed in today’s episode such as labour shortage, work ethics of different generations, how much money the average Fort McMurray household brings in, and much more. Dianna de Sousa, Executive Director with the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce breaks down everything for us.

Mayor Sandy Bowman joins us to discuss a very busy Tuesday council meeting. We cover council passing the bylaw to allow overnight childcare, supporting Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, a $5 million grant to ACWB, and no to hookah lounges.

Waypoints summer 50/50 is here and they’re looking for some help from the community. Jason Beck with Waypoints joins us today to discuss what they have been up to this summer, all of the amazing programs they offer to the community, and their 50/50 fundraiser that ends this Wednesday, June 29. You can pick up your tickets at waypoints5050.com.

On the show, we talk chess with members of the Fort McMurray Chess Club and the top-rated woman chess player in Canada, Agnieszka Matras-Clement. Some of the Chess Club students aged 7-11 share some needed tips before the Wood Buffalo Chess Festival happening on June 28- July 3.

Andrew Bradbury of the Giants joins the show to chat about how the Giants came to be, what's it like recruiting players to come to play up north, and how the seasons going.

Great weekend for the second annual Golf Tournament with the Wood Buffalo Sport Connection. Karly Anderson with the WBSC joins us to talk about the tournament, how to sign up for the many different sporting leagues in Fort McMurray, and what sports are becoming more popular. Signing up for the golf tournament on Saturday, June 25 is still possible at sportwoodbuffalo.com.

We catch up with Georgina Sanderson of the Nistawoyou Association Friendship Centre to discuss this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day. We talk about their community celebration at Heritage Village today starting 4 PM, the importance of staying connected to culture and learning lost knowledge.

Fort McMurray Catholic School Division Superintendent, George McGuigan joins us to talk about his many years teaching in the community, what he plans to do now that he’s retired and some of his highlights over the years. Future FMCSD Superintendent, Natasha MacArthur-Poole also joins us to discuss her career and what it feels like to move into the new position.

We have the privilege of speaking with “Back Home Again” creator Michael Mankowski and Jenn McManus from the Red Cross. So much is covered in today’s show. We talk about how long it took to make, how the previous film showings went, the psychological impact the fire had on residents and much much more. The film will have its first at-home showing on June 23-24 at Keyano Theatre tickets are free.