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We love Victoria. It has its issues but we think it's one of the greatest cities in the world. That said, there are some things missing in capital city. In this Friday ROUNDTABLE we ask our panel what 5 things are missing in Victoria.

About 19,000 people in the capital city live with a disability. That means about one in five people over the age of 15 within the City of Victoria are impacted by the level of accessibility when they move about the city. In this episode we talk to a father with a disabled son about what life is like when access to places most people take for granted is denied.

The MicCHEK Roundtable is heading to the park. In this episode, we ask a panel of outdoor enthusiasts to pick their top five parks on the south island.

From selling stereos at the old A&B Sound on Yates Street in downtown Victoria to smoking cigars with Arnold on the set of Terminator. Peter Kent grew up on Vancouver Island but put it all behind him for Hollywood's bright lights. If it wasn't for Academy Award winning Director James Cameron it might not have worked out, but it did. Now Peter Kent calls Qualicum Beach home and as we find out he has his eye on a council seat.

The ROUNDTABLE heads to the outdoor market as our panelists make their picks for the best vendors on the south island. From local craft jewellers to sauce makers and from bakers to beef jerky, this episode covers a wide selection of local entrepreneurs all making their mark at the market.

It's been studied, debated and then studied some more but will anything ever happen to Vancouver Island's dormant E&N rail line. In this episode we chat with two people who both previously sat on the Island Corridor Foundation board, which owns the rail corridor. One wants the line to be turned into a multi-use trail, the other wants to see rail service return and hopefully electrified. What plan is best? We'll let you decide.

It's Friday and from now on MicCHEK, Friday means it's ROUNDTABLE time. MicCHEK's most popular discussion will now be a weekly segment released every Friday. In this edition, we welcome Chelsey from Sidney Scones to the panel as we pick our top spots for all things sweet.

Is a massive concrete parking lot really the best use for Ship Point? Should Chinatown have more green space? Is it time to build a new museum on Wharf Street? In this episode Joe and KC Kyle talk to an urban design planner who has spent years re-imagining some of downtown Victoria's most popular public spaces. It's like the Victoria version of Sim City only this is real life, and the guy at the controls isn't playing around.

If you're a fan of Red Barn Market wraps and sandwiches, this is the episode for you. In extreme detail, Joe and KC Kyle sit down with two Red Barn Market sandwich artists to dissect one of Greater Victoria's most popular quick meals. From wildly specific orders to die-hard customers, this episode offers an inside look into the world of south island sandwich and wrap making. Episode also includes an appearance by CHEK's Political Correspondent and Political Capital Podcast Host, Rob Shaw.

If you live on Vancouver Island and don't know the name Tara Moss, you should. Tara is an internationally best-selling author, model, TV host, human rights and disability advocate, and a proud Vancouver Islander who recently returned home to Victoria after spending two decades in Australia. In this episode, Joe and KC Kyle chat with Tara about how a Lambrick Park Secondary grad became one of Australia's most recognized crime writers and now podcaster. We discuss Tara's writing process, her transition from model to author (which involved a ridiculous polygraph test), her life living with chronic pain and her thoughts on accessibility in the City of Victoria.