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(23:18) Nanaimo blues artist David Gogo recently attended the Juno Awards with his sixth nomination. Gogo discusses his music career spanning over 30 years, his influences and his approach to songwriting. He also talks about his fondness for dressing sharply for performances. The podcast contains the tune “Diamond in the Rough”.

(08:50) Cheryl Dill, president of the Parksville Beach Festival Society, discusses the upcoming 2025 festival, which will take place in a new location within the community park to accommodate growth. She explains how the festival, which costs around $500,000 to produce, returns a portion of gate donations to volunteer groups and has donated over $1.2 million to the community over 25 years. The festival runs July 11th to August 17th and features sand sculpting, theater events, an art market, and a light-up show.

(05:16) Peter and Dave talk about the "Elbows Up" movement spreading across Canada, with local events planned on Vancouver Island, and the new “Elbows Up” podcast.

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(22:58) From Truck Driver to National Science Host: “Quirks and Quarks” host Bob McDonald of Victoria shares his inspiring journey of how a university dropout became one of Canada's most beloved science journalists through simply saying "Yes" to opportunities - in his memoir, “Just Say Yes”.

(12:00) Parksville's volunteer-run Recycling Program is making a difference. Duane Round explains how a community-driven initiative has evolved into an efficient environmental success story that has diverted 91 tons of recyclables from landfills.

(08:00) Peter McCully and Dave Graham share a new song from Alan Frew, of Glass Tiger entitled “Canada’s Song - Free to be, Strong and Free” and offer details of a contest for tickets to see Chilliwack in concert in Parksville.

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(07:19) Ken Neden from Arrowsmith Search and Rescue discusses the fundraising campaign for a state-of-the-art thermal drone. He details how the new drone would greatly enhance their search capabilities by distinguishing people through thermal imaging, a significant upgrade from their current equipment. Neden says,"We're finding a lot more uses for them as we start training with them more and more”.

(21:53) Canadian folk singer Valdy, who has toured across Canada over 50 times in his 52-year career, shares his philosophy about touring extensively rather than limiting himself to major venues, and his perspective on folk music evolving to encompass many genres. "It's not only a therapy for me, but music is meant to be shared. It's not a singular or isolated event”, he says.

(19:43) Jennifer Bate of the Apollos shares their version of “O’Canada”.

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