Sleep Apnea, and three valuable press releases

First, Devon travels to Vital Air in the Alexander building where she speaks with respiratory therapist Norm Amirault about how sleep apnea leads to heart disease.  Then, Simon shares three media releases with us about exciting events that will be taking place very shortly.

St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church and The Peterborough Independent Podcasters

Accessibility is the word of the day! First, we speak with Sheryl Smith about the accessibility of the new space at The Mount which the congregation of St. Paul’s is about to move into. Next, we speak with Angelica Cooper board member of PIP (Peterborough Independent Podcasters) about their brand new accessibility team.

Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians and gold medal recipient

First, Marcia Yale from the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians outlines their scholarship program. And secondly, Suzanne Thomas explains how she became a recipient of a gold medal from the Ministry of Defense.

White Cane Week and Alzheimer’s Awareness Month

First, we speak with Leslie Yee, Vice President of the local chapter of The Canadian Council of the Blind – CCB – about plans for the annual ‘White Cane Week.’ Next, we hear from Sarah Cook, Public Education Coordinator of the local Alzheimer’s Society about Alzheimer’s Awareness Month.

TOPS and “From the Blind, For the Blind”

First we speak with Lucie Pitcher about TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly). Next, we chat with Debby Harryett about a project called, “From the Blind, For the Blind.”

Dance workshops for people with disabilities and the Lake Joseph Centre

In this episode, we chat with Wes Ryan who will be conducting a series of dance workshops for people with disabilities in Peterborough. We also talk with Eugene Chong, director of CNIB’s Lake Joseph Centre.

Peterborough’s first wheelchair curling bonspiel and World AIDS Awareness Day

First we speak to Pauline Orpwood from the Peterborough Curling Club about Peterborough’s first ever wheelchair curling bonspiel. And then we chat by phone with Bob Leahy about World AIDS Awareness Day.

People First and the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC)

Our first guests were Phil Mechetuk and Daniel Lombardi from the Peterborough chapter of People First. Second we chatted with Chantal Oakes from Kelowna, B.C. about the current fundraising projects of the Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians (AEBC).

Peterborough New Horizons Band and Diabetes Canada

Devon speaks with Margaret Condy about her involvement in the Peterborough New Horizons Band as someone with a disability, and the upcoming PNHB Christmas concert.

Kalpa Pathak from Diabetes Canada delivers a presentation to the East Peterborough Lions Club about diabetes, and her husband Mel who is a local pharmacist was also on hand to answer questions.