ZOOMER SQUAD: FEDERAL LIBERALS SET DATE FOR ONE-TIME PAYMENT TO SENIORS

Jane Brown is filling in for Libby Znaimer this week. She is joined by the Zoomer Squad’s David Cravit, Vice President of Zoomer Media and Chief Membership Officer at CARP, alongside Bill VanGorder,Chief Operating Officer and Chief Policy Officer of CARP, and Peter Muggeridge, Senior Editor at Zoomer Magazine.

Deb Schulte, Minister of Seniors, has announced that Canadians 75 years of age and older will receive $500 during the week of August 16. And, we discuss CARP’s anti-ageism tool kit that you can learn more about on carp.ca

ONTARIO SET TO MOVE INTO STAGE 3 OR REOPENING

Jane Brown is joined by Ryan Mallough, Senior Director of Provincial Affairs, Ontario with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

It’s welcomed news for Ontario businesses: the province is set to move into stage 3 of its economic reopening plan as of 12:01 am on July 16-five days earlier than the original plan. Ryan reacts to the news and provides insight into how this will impact businesses across Ontario.

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PANEL: BC WILDFIRES DISASTER 

Jane Brown is joined by Dr. Gordon McBean, a climatologist and a Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at Western University as well as Dr. Eric Kennedy, an Assistant Professor at York University in the Disaster and Emergency Management program with a focus on wildfire.

As the B.C wildfires rage on, we ask about the challenges that first responders face in fighting this kind of a disaster and the strategies they have to consider in effectively combating the flames. And, Dr. McBean details his report on building climate resilient communities. There are approximately 300 active fires in the province of BC-77 of them started just this past weekend.