Sign up to save your podcastsEmail addressPasswordRegisterOrContinue with GoogleAlready have an account? Log in here.
Insight Peterborough is a partnership of the Canadian Council of the Blind and The Innovation Cluster. We discuss issues of interest to people with disabilities and their allies.... more
FAQs about Insight Peterborough:How many episodes does Insight Peterborough have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.
January 01, 1990The Stanley Cup in Lindsay, Stevie Wonder’s pending kidney transplant and Leader Dogs in CanadaFirst, Phyllis Dobbie, who has co-hosted the show from time to time, chats with Devon about seeing the Stanley Cup in Lindsay.Second, we hear an article about Stevie Wonder’s kidney transplant in September.Finally, Devon talks with John Morris who has been reapponited as Lion’s district A3 chair for Leader Dogs....more59minPlay
January 01, 1990History of Holnbeck Award, and Jason ChessarFirst, Devon speaks with Gloria Hatter from Belleville, ON, who is the daughter of the couple who established the Gordon and Arbie Holnbeck award in 1989.Next, we revisit an interview that Simon Treviranus did last summer with entertainer and magician Jason Chessar....more59minPlay
January 01, 1990Happy Canada Day!Our first chat is with Donna Jodhan, Chair of Barrier-Free Canada about the recently enacted Accessible Canada Act, and how we can ask about it during upcoming all-candidates debates.Next, we listen to Leslie Yee, Chair of the Peterborough chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind, as she demonstrates a product called E-Sight.If you listen to the very end of this podcast, you’ll get into the spirit of the day for sure....more58minPlay
January 01, 1990The Checkered Eye and a New Tupperware ConsultantWe begin by speaking with Libby Thaw, who initiated the Checkered Eye project for people who wish to identify as having a visual impairment. Next, we chat with Christel Galachiuk, who has just become a Tupperware consultant in spite of having no sight....more59minPlay
January 01, 1990Ride Don’t Hide and Ham Radio Field DayWe begin this week by speaking with Katie McLaughlin from the Canadian Mental Health Association about a fundraiser called Ride Don’t Hide.Next, we chat with Keith Smith from the Peterborough Amateur Radio Club about an event called Field Day where everyone can see for themselves what ham radio is all about....more1hPlay
January 01, 1990Angela Con, Lynda Todd, and Albert RuelWe begin this jam-packed episode by chatting with Angela Con about the spring concert of the Peterborough New Horizons Band. Proceeds of the concert will go to the local Multiple Sclerosis Society. Angela is a member of both.Next, Devon speaks with budding artist Lynda Todd about her upcoming show and sales. Finally, Devon speaks with Albert Ruel about a Canada Accessible Elections TeleTownHall regarding accessibility features for this coming October’s federal election....more57minPlay
January 01, 1990Spotlight on Assistance Dogs and Amanda MotyerIn Devon’s absence, Simon and guest host Phyllis give us a taste of another of Devon’s podcasts, called “Spotlight on Assistance Dogs.” Next, we hear an interview with Amanda Motyer and her retired hearing dog Tilley, in preparation for the Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides which will take place on May 26th....more59minPlay
January 01, 1990Margaret Entwistle and Eugene ChongFirst, we speak with Margaret Entwistle, chair of the organizing committee for Peterborough’s Pet Valu Walk for Dog Guides. Next, we hear a repeat of an interview we did last January with Eugene Chong, director of CNIB’s Lake Joseph holiday centre....more59minPlay
January 01, 1990National AccessAbility Week and Active Together’s Summer ScheduleMay 6, 2019First, Simon Treviranus and Phil Mechetuk from the National AccessAbility Week organizing committee chat with Devon about events planned for the special week which runs from May 26 to June 1. Next, we chat with Lynda Todd about Active Together’s hectic summer schedule....more58minPlay
January 01, 1990Parkinson Canada and The Multiple Sclerosis Society of CanadaWe begin by chatting with three volunteers from Parkinson Canada – Joe Vankoeverden from the Peterborough Chapter, Sandie Jones and Maria Mariano from Toronto. Next, we chat with Christine Annett, one of the fundraising ambassadors for The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada....more1h 16minPlay
FAQs about Insight Peterborough:How many episodes does Insight Peterborough have?The podcast currently has 179 episodes available.