| | This Monday, August 6, is Heritage Day, Simcoe Day or Natal Day, depending on which part of the Canada you live in. Regardless, it’s a holiday and that means an exciting program line-up on VoicePrint.
Highlights include (program themes in bold):
SUMMER FUN, program specials courtesy of our Sudbury office; they feature readings of the following articles:
- “Street Festival big boost for downtown businesses,” by Chelsey Romain, The Timmins Daily Press
- “Thistles songstress plays Harbourfront,” by Shelley Bujold, Miner & News
- “Tour shows off city's tiny pieces of paradise,” by Rachele Labrecque, The Sault Star
OUTDOOR LIFESTYLE
- “Mosquito program creating buzz in city,” by Michael Peeling, The Daily Press (July 19)
- “Busy with bears; MNR has shot eight animals,” by Chelsey Romain, Timmins Daily Press (July 10)
- “Why fish use structure and how to take advantage; It's all a matter of survival,” by Gary Ball, The Sudbury Star (June 30)
From St. Catharines:
WINES REGIONS OF ONTARIO, featuring articles on wine growing regions, modern history of wine and the world’s finest producer of Ice-wine (courtesy of www.canadianvintners.com and www.wineriesofniagara.com).
A HOLIDAY WITH HISTORY, written by Chris Carter, courtesy of www.toronto.com followed by a complimentary articles about the first Monday in August as a civic holiday and the concept of a midsummer holiday and “Simcoe Day” in particular and namely “He’s more than just a Lake;” focusing on the accomplishments of John Graves Simcoe, founder of York (now Toronto) and the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada. The St. Catharines specials air at 10:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m Eastern And from Parry Sound: ON THE WATER
- Forging memories on the shores of Georgian Bay,” by Stephannie Johnson, The North Star
- “Bear Watch: How to avoid an encounter, The North Star
- “Around the area will include caring for Coastal wetlands,” by Darlene Wroe’, The North Star
- “Fishing Guides,” by Charlene Peck, The North Star
The Parry Sound special airs at 11:00 a.m. Eastern |
| | Toronto:
August 6 is known as Simcoe Day in Ontario, honouring the province’s first lieutenant governor, John Graves Simcoe, who, among his many accomplishments, ended slavery in Ontario in 1810.
Tune in for feature articles from a special Toronto Star series about the history of slavery in Ontario called “Life in The Promised Land”. The Toronto special airs at 11:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Eastern.
Hear a special Simcoe Day reading of a three-part series from Toronto Star 
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Loyal Listener Jennifer McLaren, Igloolik, Nunavut.
