On today’s show:
Forest fires in British Columbia are keeping firefighters busy. No relief in sight. This could be the worst ever forest fire season in BC. Some Ontario farmers are also feeling the heat: in Wellington County, recent heatwaves have been keeping them busy. The province of Nova Scotia is training hundreds of doctors. Some 150,000 citizens are still hoping to get theirs. And the Terry Fox Run in Pontiac, Québec, is looking for new blood. Volunteers who have been at the helm for 42 years are looking to pass the torch.
This and more on the 69th edition of Viewpoints with journalists, Christena Lawrie, Riley Gillespie-Wilson, Meagan Deuling, Haley DiRisio, Ed Halverson and Caleb Nickerson. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada through your local station. National editors Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne.