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WITH GUEST HOST BRENT LOUCKS
8:30 – A new initiative has just launched in Regina to help downtown businesses. Mike Tate, CEO of the Regina Chamber of Commerce, joins Evan to explain what the program entails, its new three-year strategic plan and the future of business in Regina’s downtown.
Listener Question: Do you think Regina’s downtown is dying? What would make you visit the area more?
9:00 – Summer can get busy and chaotic very quickly, meaning we don’t always have time to check in on the latest public health updates in the province. To provide us with an update is Dr. Saqib Shahab, Chief Medical Health Officer for Saskatchewan. He joins Evan to chat the latest on measles, a new COVID variant and how to stay safe this summer at the beach.
LQ: How do you avoid getting sick during the summer?
9:30 – A child who hasn’t reached the right reading level by Grade 3 is four times less likely to graduate, but a Saskatoon program is doing what it can to ensure all kids get a fair shot. Zeba Ahmad, CEO of the Saskatoon Public Schools Foundation, joins Brent Loucks to discuss the Early Learning Equal Start program and how it’s already helping children improve.
LQ: Do you think children have the right supports during early education to succeed?
10:00 – Bugs ‘n Hugs – Every Friday, we open the phone lines and give you a chance to call out or commend anyone you think deserves it. Call 1-877-332-8255 and join the conversation!
11:00 – What time is it? It’s Eatin’ Time! with Belton Johnson – powered by the Saskatchewan Cattle Association! Grillmaster Belton Johnson joins Evan with his recipe for JALAPEÑO POPPER MEATBALLS.
11:15 – Saskatchewan has an intricate history, and some stories are more well-known than others. But an author is hoping to change that, bringing his great-grandfather’s community and story to the spotlight. Leander K. Lane, Saskatchewan author of The Road to Shiloh: The Untold Story of the First Black American Community on the Saskatchewan Prairies, joins Brent Loucks to share what he discovered and why the history of Black pioneers in Saskatchewan still matters today.
LQ: What’s a piece of Saskatchewan history you’d like to learn more about?
11:30 – A new self-help book using humour and honesty is hoping to help you flush away your emotional baggage. Angela Jamieson, Saskatchewan author of Using No. 2 to get to No. 1, joins Brent to share how this part pep-talk, part bathroom humour book will teach you to let go of all the “crap” weighing you down.
LQ: What’s one bad habit you’d like to flush away?
12:00 – Evan catches up with Bill Huber, president of the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM), to chat about the latest on what’s going on in rural Saskatchewan, what farmers are seeing in the fields and the latest on rural crime.
LQ: Do you think SARM is a good advocate for rural Saskatchewan?
