On Friday’s GFB: Dr. Zach, the GFB house doctor, will discuss a study linking nutrients with brain protection. 12:15pm
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Dr. Zach
Friday, January 20th, 2012Ian McDougall
Friday, November 4th, 2011Following up yesterday’s interview with David Soknacki, we’ll get a response from Ian McDougall, the Chairman of The Canadian Air and Space Museum.
Christian Morrison
Friday, October 21st, 2011On Monday’s GFB:
11:30 - Christian Morrison of Pantry Press and the Canadian Chefs’ Congress will provide details on FOODSTOCK: the number of people who attended, the money that was raised and other details about the success of the event.
12:15 - Kerry Jo Parker, spokesperson for the Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) will discuss the ”Smear campaign” for National Cervical Cancer Awareness Week.
250 health-care professionals from across Canada will be hosting free Pap test clinics. Doctors will be donating their time by remaining open longer and/or dedicating one or more days to specifically conduct Pap tests for women, including walk-in’s.
Dr. Julia Hamilton
Wednesday, October 19th, 2011On Thursday’s GFB at 12:40 - Dr. Julia Hamilton, a Sports Medicine physician with the Cleveland Clinic Canada, will discuss a vitamin study:
“Women taking multivitamins don’t live longer than those who get their nutrients from food alone, according to a U.S. study that found they in fact appear to have slightly higher death rates. About half of adult U.S. residents take dietary supplements, and the industry now boasts of annual sales as high as US$20-billion. Yet research suggests that some of the largely unregulated substances, such as vitamins A and E, could be harmful in high doses, according to an editorial published with the study in the Archives of Internal Medicine.”There is very little evidence showing that common dietary supplements would be beneficial in prevention of major chronic diseases,” said Jaakko Mursu of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, who worked on the study.”Unless you are deficient, there is hardly any reason to take them,” he told Reuters Health.
Pete Karageorgos
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Lloyd Robertson
Monday, October 17th, 2011On Tuesday’s GFB at 12:15 – Lloyd Robertson will reflect on his career, semi retirement, and what’s next for this active Zoomer, and Canadian NEWS legend.
Michael Stadtländer
Thursday, October 13th, 2011On Thursday’s GFB at 12:15 -
Celebrated chef Michael Stadtländer, whose nearby Eigensinn Farm and Haisai Restaurant are internationally celebrated will talk to Dale about FOODSTOCK: Save The Land That Feeds Us – 100 of Canada’s best chefs cooking up a storm to help Stop The Mega Quarry.
On Sunday, October 16th almost 100 chefs from across the country will gather to cook up a feast in a pay-what-you-can foodie festival on a farm north of Orangeville. FOODSTOCK, as it’s known, will turn local ingredients–all generously donated by Ontario producers– into gourmet dishes highlighting the bounty of farmland that could be devastated by a proposed mega quarry.
The prospect of replacing ‘taters with craters’ has deeply concerned restaurateurs across Canada. Celebrated chef Michael Stadtländer—whose nearby Eigensinn Farm and Haisai Restaurant are internationally celebrated—is spearheading FOODSTOCK together with the Canadian Chefs’ Congress. “This will be the culinary equivalent of the original ‘60s celebration,” says Stadtländer. “Each chef is pouring their talent into one dish. We expect close to 20,000 people, and if you love food, farmland and water, you will not be disappointed.”
Top musicians have also joined the campaign. “Happy to lend a hand to people who are trying to preserve the sanctity of water and arable land,” offers Jim Cuddy. “If a little music can help open some peoples’ eyes to the risks we are facing up here then I consider myself lucky to be able to help.” The line-up of musicians backstopping this culinary tour de force includes Jim Cuddy, Sarah Harmer, Ron Sexsmith, Tom Barlow, Cuff The Duke, Hayden, Lily Frost and Jose Contreras and a host of unplugged artists. Jeremy Taggart (Our Lady Peace), will MC and speakers include Faisal Moola of The David Suzuki Foundation as well as Mark Calzavara (Council of Canadians), Danny Beaton (Mohawk First Nation) and Jeff Monague (Beausoleil First Nation).
In March of this year, The Highland Companies-backed by the Baupost Group hedge fund of Boston-applied to the province to excavate the largest quarry in Canadian history.
If allowed to proceed, the mega quarry would:
·Span more than 2,300 acres (1/3 of the size of downtown Toronto),
·Require extraction of 600 million litres of water per day FOREVER, affecting the watersheds of five southern Ontario river systems,
·Destroy Class 1 farmland consisting of Honeywood Silt Loam—a specialty soil now producing approximately 50% of the GTA market for potatoes.
See nomegaquarry.ca or NDACT.com for more details.
Sue Larkin
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011Sue Larkin, UNICEF’s director of community giving, will talk about National UNICEF Day on October 31st.
Donations for National UNICEF Day will be accepted throughout the month of October and this year’s goal of raising $2 million will provide the gift of education to five million of the world’s most vulnerable children.
This October, there are a variety of initiatives planned to support the campaign and encourage Canadians of all ages to get involved, including:
- On October 12, we will be taking life-size orange donation boxes to the street of Toronto to engage Canadians and raise additional awareness about the day.
- UNICEF Canada Ambassadors with inspiring personal stories are available to share their experiences, talk about the significance of National UNICEF Day and discuss how Canadians can make this October 31 more than just wearing costumes, collecting candy and being spooked by ghost tales
Dave Woodford
Friday, October 7th, 2011On Friday’s GFB:
12:15 – OPP Sergeant Dave Woodford, Highway Safety Division, will discuss the Thanksgiving long weekend on the roads.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) will be joining tens of thousands of Canadian police partners over the Thanksgiving long weekend for Operation Impact, an annual nation-wide traffic enforcement and education campaign aimed at saving lives and reducing injuries on roads throughout the country.
From 12:01 a.m. on Friday, October 7 to 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 10, 2011 the OPP and police services across Canada will be relentlessly targeting impaired drivers, those who drive aggressively or while distracted as well as those who are not compliant with seat belt and child restraint laws.
During the four-day campaign the OPP will be updating the public about the results of their enforcement efforts on Twitter and Facebook. During that time they will be looking to Ontarians to help educate the motoring public about safe driving by joining in the conversation on Facebook.
The start of Operation Impact coincides with the launch of the OPP Fall Seatbelt Campaign. From October 7 to 17, 2011 OPP officers will be highly visible throughout the province as they carry out targeted enforcement of seat belt and child restraint laws.
Brian Patterson
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011On Thursday’s GFB:
12:15 - Brian Patterson, President & General Manager, Ontario Safety League, will talk about how towing for illegal parking is down.
Fewer vehicles are getting towed for being parked illegally on city streets, even as downtown gridlock gets worse. Information obtained by the Star shows that towing has been on a steady decline, dropping by 33 per cent in just five years. Toronto Police records show that about 27,400 vehicles were towed last year, compared with 41,000 in 2005. The decline is even more dramatic when limited to main arteries in the downtown core during rush hour, according to data gathered by the Ontario Safety League. The Toronto Police parking enforcement unit attributes the drop to compliance. Parking fines have increased and police say more people are following the rules.
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