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The Great Canadian Tour
Alberta
A cross-country adventure exploring the sights, sounds, and stories that make Canada interesting and unique. Host Glen McInnis begins in Fort McMurray, speaking with Melanie Reddy (from the Multicultural Association of Fort McMurray), Liz Jackson (from the Fort McMurray Filipino–Canadian Association), and Melissa Blake (the mayor of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo) about the city’s culturally diverse population. Next, Glen visits Red Deer to speak with Ryan and Christine Scott, the sibling founders of Avalon Master Builder. The company specializes in building environmentally friendly homes. Also on the program, Glen stops in Calgary. With the highest rate of employment and the youngest average population in Canada, Calgary is Canada’s fastest growing city. Glen speaks with George Coppus (the founder and CEO of CCS Incite), Noel Keough (a senior researcher at Sustainable Calgary), and Mary Axworthy (the director of Land Use Planning and Policy for the City of Calgary) about the positive and negative effects of Calgary’s growth, including rising rates of homelessness and urban sprawl.