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Peel Matters is an hour long deep dive into everything Peel: from after school programs, to services available to families, to local artists, to policies and issues that affect us on a daily basis. Th... more
FAQs about Peel Matters:How many episodes does Peel Matters have?The podcast currently has 177 episodes available.
January 22, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 21, 2020 - D.A.R.E. & Lincoln Alexander DayHosts Bill McBain and Anu Radha Verma are joined by a roster of amazing guests to talk about Racism and continuing forward. They are joined by Sabrine Azraq, project coordinator from The Canadian Council of Muslim Women and Firdaus Ali, project coordinator from D.A.R.E (digital anti-racist education project) to talk about their Dare to be Aware Anti-Racism Social Media Campaign Launch. And they have Ontario MP Matthew Green call in to talk about the legacy of Lincoln Alexander Day and the need for anti-racist action in Ontario....more59minPlay
January 16, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 16, 2020 - A Medic's MindGuest Host Jaya Mootoo is joined by Heather Down, the owner of Wintertickle Press and one of her authors, Matthew Heneghan. Matthew wrote a book called "A Medic's Mind" and will be doing a book signing on Jan 25th in line with the upcoming Bell Let's Talk Campaign on Mental Health Awareness on Jan 29....more48minPlay
January 16, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 15, 2020 - Pet Care with Environmental Change & The Opiate CrisisHost Bill McBain is paid a visit by Dr. Tiffany Rennick, the Medical Director VCA of Canada Credit Valley Animal Hospital in Streetsville to talk about animal care with the current environmental stressors. Dr. Gretchen Roeddee, MD joins Bill to talk about The Opiate Crisis from the view of medical practices....more1hPlay
January 16, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 14, 2020 - The Crucial Role of Personal Support Workers in HealthcarePersonal Support Workers (PSWs) play a crucial role in healthcare, especially long term care. Katha Fortier from Unifor & Stella Yeadon from CUPE join Peel Matters host Anu Radha Verma to discuss working conditions of PSWs, the shortage which is reaching crisis level, and the violence that PSWs face regularly working within Long Term Care homes....more55minPlay
January 16, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 8, 2020 - Teachers & Labour Dispute in PeelHost Bill McBain is joined by a Co-Host Ryan Gurcharan are joined by Andrew Sobolewski, the president of District 19 of The OSSTF (Ontario Secondary School Teachers Federation) to talk about the local Peel day of action that occurred on Wednesday 8th, 2020....more54minPlay
January 09, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 7, 2019 - Growing Local Businesses with Ryan KnightGuest Host Jaya Mootoo is joined by entrepreneur Ryan Knight from The Detailing Knights who is now president of the Afro-Caribbean Business Network Foundation to talk about the importance of helping black businesses succeed in Peel Region....more50minPlay
January 03, 2020Peel Matters - Jan 2, 2019 - Loved. Appreciated. Valued: A Night for the Children with Joy NjengaA conversation with long time resident of Brampton, Joy Njenga, about her experiences traveling to Kenya and working with local charities to help children in Kenya, including her upcoming fundraising event: "Loved. Appreciated. Valued: A Night for the Children" on January 4th 2020....more52minPlay
FAQs about Peel Matters:How many episodes does Peel Matters have?The podcast currently has 177 episodes available.