From the Ground Up

Lorna Harris serves as the Director of Forests, Peatlands and Climate Change Program at Wildlife Conservation Society Canada. Lorna joins us today to tell us about the peatlands and why they are an important part of our ecosystem and why we need to protect them.

Special delivery! Brahm Enslin, the President of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers for Saskatoon, has arrived to tell us about the Hands Off My Post Office! campaign.For more information, please visit the following link:https://cupw.ca/en/campaigns-and-issues/hands-my-post-office

Professor and Economist, Brett Dolter, joins Mark to talk climate policy in politics on a provincial and global level.Join us for Earth Action Day on Saturday April 26, from 1pm to 2:30pm. We're rallying at the University Bridge (in Saskatoon, SK) to demand green and affordable energy! Bring your signs, bring your voices, let's stand together for real change!You are also invited Sustainability Speaker Series, brought to you by the Saskatchewan Environmental Society in partnership with the Saskatoon Public Library. These are free in-person events. Join the presentation on the Chainsaw Retrofit for an energy efficient house by Harold Orr on Tuesday April 22 from 7pm to 8:30pm at the Cliff Wright Library (located in the Lakewood Civic Centre, 1635 McKercher Drive, Saskatoon).

Jill MacIntyre is our guest this week, and she's here to tell us about 350 Canada, All of Us Together, and the Don't Get Played campaign!Please visit:https://350.org/canada/https://allofustogether.ca/https://dontgetplayed.ca/for more information and to get involved!

Mayro Wahba returns for Part 2 to talk about solutions to climate challenges we face as a country.Please visit https://cpj.ca/ for more information on Citizens For Public Justice and how you can be involved in making a difference.

This week Mark has the opportunity to talk with Mayro Wahba, a Climate justice Policy Analyst who works for the organization called Citizens For Public Justice. They talk about the climate crisis and climate inaction. However, fear not! There is also some good news and a call to action!

Our guest, Brandon Golding, is the Executive Director of Saskatoon Makerspace and Board Member of Library of Things. These two organizations offer some creative and valuable opportunities for anyone from any walk of life!Makerspace is a non-profit facility located in downtown Saskatoon that offers a space with tools, educational opportunities, and community for anyone who wants to pursue creative projects in woodworking, metal-working, 3D-printing, laser-cutting, etc. You can learn more here: https://www.saskatoonmakerspace.com/The Library of Things is exactly what it sounds like: it's a place where you can borrow a wide variety of objects rather than books. You can learn more here: https://libraryofthingsyxe.com/

Susan Ens Funk is a board member and volunteer with the Saskatchewan Environment Society Solar Co-op. She joins us today to share an enlightening investment opportunity in solar power!

The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries is the official body of which all professionally qualified actuaries in the UK are members. Actuaries are specialists in risk assessment, usually for insurance companies, large businesses or government departments. In a new report published by the Institute (together with Exeter University), they present an approach to risk assessment for the climate crisis, going beyond the merely financial to the major ecological and social risks facing us. They present risk assessment as a necessary addition to scientific and economic analysis, as the only way that we can recognise and guard against worst case scenarios.