World Braille Day
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Authored on January 4, 2022
On Tuesday January 4's show:
- Natalie Martiniello, President of Braille Literacy Canada, chats about World Braille Day and explores the relevance and future of Braille
- With the number of natural disasters and their severity on the rise, environmental expert Lawrence Gunther shares tips on preparing emergency kits for evacuation scenarios
- Community reporter J.R. Bjornson shares an update on the World Junior Tournament in Red Deer, Alberta. He also tells us about this year's return of Bullseye Blind Hockey
- Michelle McQuigge of the Canadian Press discuses the new COVID-19 restrictions in Ontario. She also discusses an announcement expected this morning about compensation for Indigenous people in Canada.
- UPDATE from The Canadian Press: The federal government has announced the largest settlement agreement in its history. Ministers say an agreement in principle has been reached with First Nations parties over compensating those harmed by its underfunding of child and family services on-reserve. It is set to pay out 20-billion dollars in compensation to kids who were removed from their homes, and another 20-billion to reform the child-welfare system
- And we have a special 2021 retrospective news quiz with contestants Karen Magee and Mark Phoenix!