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(00:00) Rod Mickleburgh, veteran BC journalist and co-author, reveals never-before-heard stories from his collaboration with John Horgan on the late premier's memoir. Mickleburgh conducted final interviews from Horgan's hospital bed in Germany, capturing candid reflections about the premier's year at Ocean Falls Pulp Mill, his famous bus rides from Victoria to Sooke, his collaborative approach with the Green Party, and what made him different from typical politicians.
(00:00) Ceri Peacey, of the Hamilton Wetlands and Forest Preservation Society, discusses the urgent mission to raise $7.5 million by late January to permanently protect Hamilton Marsh and surrounding forest near Qualicum Beach. The 360-hectare property—comparable to Stanley Park—contains rare coastal Douglas fir ecosystem and serves as the largest water body in the French Creek watershed, providing critical habitat for amphibians, birds, and wildlife across Vancouver Island.
Episode Quotes:
"There isn't a single reason not to preserve the whole thing... This deal has to come through. I don't have another 20 years in me to keep up the fight, but I don't think that I will rest eternally until the whole 360 hectares have been preserved." - Ceri Peacey
"He was the genuine article and people sensed that. And we all know the number of people would say, 'I don't like the NDP, but I liked John Horgan' because they sensed he was genuine, not just your ordinary politician." - Rod Mickleburgh
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