In Focus

Rob Probert, President of the Roy Brown Society of Carleton Place discusses the town’s unveiling of the WW1 flying ace’s statue.

Our guest is Dr. Allan Drummond – Perth-area doctor and Co-Chair of the Public Affairs for the Canadian Federation of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Drummond will talk about the on-going vaccine roll-out and the need to keep the public ‘on board’ during the current provincial ‘Stay At Home’ lockdown.

Angie Pacey welcomes Chief Medical Officer Of Health, Dr. Paula Stewart with her weekly pandemic update from the Leeds-Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit.

Brian Perkin welcomes Lisa Benoit, Manager of Algonquin College’s Community Employment Center. Lisa updates us on the income supports available for those out of work because of the pandemic, as well as local employment opportunities.

We look at the challenges facing our local small businesses during the current provincial lockdown with our guest Julie Kwiecinski, Director of Provincial Affairs in Ontario for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.

Melinda Coleman, executive director of the Alzheimer Society Lanark Leeds Grenville gives us an update on the programs that are offered during the pandemic.