Videos

Mary Lynn Villeneuve, Coordinator with the Volunteer Centre of St. Lawrence-Rideau speaks with Doreen Barnes about the formation of a new COVID-19 volunteer response team.

Pamela Robertson, Executive Director of the Brockville & District Chamber of Commerce shares her thoughts on how local Brockville businesses are currently coping with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Leigh Bursey speaks with Ottawa City Councillor Catherine McKenney about some of the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic have presented and her thoughts on housing and homelessness.

Crystal Sled, Manager, Community Support Services, Fundraising & Communications for Senior Support Services (CPHC) discusses the launch of a new COVID-19 relief program for seniors in our area

Dr. Paula Stewart, Medical Officer of Health from The Leeds, Grenville & Lanark District Health Unit joins us by phone to give us the latest update on COVID-19 in our area For more Health Unit related COVID-19 updates please click here: https://healthunit.org/coronavirus/

Brockville Mayor Jason Baker joined us today on #FYI with a COVID-19 city update

Note: COVID-19 City resource line is available Monday to Friday from 8:00am to 4:00pm at 613-341-2282

Every morning, Bruce Wylie provides updates to listeners from around the Leeds-Grenville region on 104.9 JRFM. Though things have changed in the past month, Bruce still goes into the radio station regularly to help get information across to everybody. Find out more about The Bruce Wylie Show and listen to a heartfelt message from Bruce that he'd like to share with all of us.

Shelley McCaffrey, Owner of Corporate-Well Solutions speaks with #FYI host Doreen Barnes about workplace mental health in these uncertain times

For more information on Corporate-Well Solutions click here: https://corporatewellsolutions.com/

Matthew Raby, Executive Director of the Upper Canada Leger Centre for Education & Training speaks to us about the importance of school age children having access to nutritious food. UCLCET has announced that they will divert more than $150,000 to area food banks, to be provided to families with school-age children. Find out more in this Leeds-Grenville COVID-19 Update!

President and CEO Nick Vlacholias from the Brockville General Hospital gives us an update on how the BGH is coping so far with COVID-19 in our area

BGH information on COVID-19: https://www.brockvillegeneralhospital.ca/en/patient-care/covid-19-coronavirus.aspx

Daniel De Luis is the Founder and Director of Subramanya Yoga Centre in Brockville. In these times of stress and worry, he shares his insights on what breathing and mindfulness can do to help better balance your chemistry

On this weeks episode of #CriticalThinking Leigh Bursey and Josh Bennett discuss the current COVID-19 pandemic with MP Charlie Angus representing Timmons - James Bay