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Small Town Week, Episode 5: How the new Six Nations energy storage facility could change Ontario's grid
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Small Town Week, Episode 5: How the new Six Nations energy storage facility could change Ontario's grid
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23 minutes
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
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This is the final episode of Small Town Week, a five-part series in which we examine big problems facing small communities.So far this week, we’ve covered problems facing small communities—from housing to the economy to health care. Although these issues are felt across pretty much every community, big or small in Canada, there’s one existential threat we must face globally: the climate crisis.We are hurtling rapidly towards a point of no return, and that’s pushing us towards alternative ways to create energy. In some communities, this is viewed as a threat perhaps as dire as the climate crisis itself. In other places, like a First Nation in southern Ontario, it’s a solution to the needs of a province. It’s a chance to turn the tide of our increasing demand for power, and move away from reliance on fossil fuels.Here’s how one energy project near Six Nations of the Grand River could revolutionize the national grid.GUEST: Fatima Syed, Ontario reporter, The Narwhal
Released:
Jul 14, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Why has Canada deported thousands of frontline workers during a pandemic?: Very early in the pandemic, Canada put a pause on deportations. Conditions were unsafe, the world had stopped, and a lot of these workers were doing jobs Canadians badly needed done. But the pause didn't last long, and since deportations have resumed more than 18,000 people have been sent back to their country of origin, even as frontline labour is at a premium and some of them face health and safety risks upon their return. What's the rationale behind this? What options do these aspiring Canadians have? And could we have found a different way? GUEST: Isabel Macdonald, researcher and writer based in Montreal, writing for The Walrus by The Big Story