Ep. 25: It's Seniors Week! Does Alberta need a seniors advocate? Plus, we talk D-Day. episode artwork

EPISODE · Jun 6, 2025 · 36 MIN

Ep. 25: It's Seniors Week! Does Alberta need a seniors advocate? Plus, we talk D-Day.

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We start this week with some words about D-Day, with June 6, 2025 being that fateful day's 81st anniversary. Host Josh Hall takes you through 'In Case You Missed It' (4:06) and the top stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com; a message about an upcoming fundraiser called 'Appetite for Instruction' (7:57); in conversation with Bradley Lafortune, executive director of Public Interest Alberta about their call to the UCP government for an independent seniors advocate (8:58); Josh relays a response from the provincial ministry of hospital and surgical services (19:13); Josh is in conversation with Lisa Manning, executive director at Red Deer's Golden Circle Senior Resource Centre (22:01); we hear from participants young and old in the 2nd annual Steps Across Generations Walk (27:39) -- and my sincere apologies for biffing the event's name a couple times; finally, it's 'The Page,' in partnership with the Red Deer Public Library -- this week, special guest Sheldon Spackman tells us what he's reading! (31:48).  

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We start this week with some words about D-Day, with June 6, 2025 being that fateful day's 81st anniversary. Host Josh Hall takes you through 'In Case You Missed It' (4:06) and the top stories of the week at rdnewsNOW.com; a message about an...

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