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Over the next four weeks MicCHEK plans to sit down with several of the Vancouver Island candidates vying for your vote. This week our focus is on the Victoria riding. In this episode we chat with three of the candidates about some of the biggest issues facing the capital city and what they plan to bring to the table if elected.

We figured since Joe recently tied the knot this would be the perfect time to talk weddings. In this latest ROUNDTABLE, Joe joins the podcast from his honeymoon/holiday to discuss the best things about weddings. We also hear from two Victoria wedding planning experts about the best and worst parts of the perfect wedding.

It's patio season, but who has the best patio in Greater Victoria? That's the question we set out to answer in the latest MicCHEK Roundtable. In this episode, you'll walk away with at least 20 patios on the south island that our panel thinks are the best of the best.

If you're looking for a new place to take your sweetheart but are out of ideas, look no further, MicCHEK is here for you. In this episode, we discuss dozens of date ideas in Greater Victoria.

No coffee. No liquor. No dairy, no sugary condiments, and everything that comes from a grocery store, a restaurant, even a bottle of pop from the gas station is off limits. That's how one Pender Island couple decided to spend the last year of the pandemic. Ahead of their one year anniversary we sit down with them to discuss what life is like when everything you consume is either grown or caught in your front yard.

It's not about the destination, it's about the journey. If you believe that then buckle up because we have a panel of road trip experts ready to analyze the intricacies of the open road. Listen as our panel makes their picks for the top five things about going on a road trip.

So you think you're a good speller? It's time to find out. In this episode six contestants join the podcast to put their spelling skills to the test. Listen and join along as Joe hosts the first ever MicCHEK Spelling Bee with a selection of skill-testing Vancouver Island words. Who will come out on top and take home bragging rights (and a coveted MicCHEK hat) as the first MicCHEK Spelling Bee Champion?

You've heard KC Kyle and Joe make their picks for months now so we figured it was time to give them a rest. In this episode, we invited four municipal Councillors to sit down and make their picks for the best of the best in their municipality. Listen as they pick 1 restaurant, 1 activity, 1 park, 1 hidden gem, and 1 miscellaneous from their hometown.

Kenny Warren thought the Queen of Victoria was going down. He was one of the passengers on board the BC Ferry heading for Swartz Bay in August of 1970 when it was hit by a Russian freighter in Active Pass and nearly sliced in two. There was mass panic, screaming, confusion, and in the end three people died including an Esquimalt mother and her baby. In this episode we sit down with Kenny to ask him what he remembers about the moment the ferry was hit.

In this Friday Roundtable the MicCHEK team turns its focus to camping. We've brought in two camping experts to join us as we make our picks for the best (and worst) things about camping.