At Home in Muskoka
What makes Muskoka home? How can we build community and care for each other - especially those most vulnerable - in times that feel hopeless? Join host Sandi Martin from the Muskoka Community Land Trust as she interviews community builders who are working to make a home for everyone in Muskoka. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
We’ve reached the end of the first season of At Home in Muskoka, and I couldn’t be more thrilled about the conversations we’ve had so far. In this final episode before our break to prepare for next season, I share the presentation I gave at Ignite Gravenhurst about community land trusts, and stewarding community assets for community health.
If you are or know a community builder, either an individual or an organization, and have...
In this episode, Lynn DeCaro from the Muskoka Community Foundation joins me to talk about Vital Signs, a bi-annual report that functions as a health and vitality check up across a range of sectors that are critical to the quality of life for our community. We discuss her path from Orrville to Muskoka, from bottle drives to community foundations, and from small actions to big impact.
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I’m joined today by Suzanne Willett, Executive Director of Community Living Huntsville, to talk about what exactly Community Living does to support and advocate alongside people with developmental disabilities to live the lives they choose in their community.
Show Notes:
- Become an inclusive landlord
- Donate to Community Living Huntsville
- Enjoy the next Huntsville’s Got Talent
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I’m joined today by Tom Fortier and Peter Kelley to talk about how our community is affected by the housing crisis. We discuss what the District Municipality of Muskoka is doing about it, including the work of the Muskoka Housing Task Force 2.0, and what we as community members can do about it both collectively and individually.
Show Notes:
- Stay up to date with local projects at Engage Muskoka
- District Municipality of Muskoka ...
Kate Monk is the Vice President of Strategy and Corporate Programs for Explorer’s Edge, otherwise known as Regional Tourism Organization 12, the destination development organization for the region of Ontario that includes Muskoka.
She’s a local girl with a deep and abiding love for our lakes and communities, and joins me today to talk about how a regenerative approach to the business of tourism aims higher than mere sustai...
Town planner Jeremy Rand joins me in today's episode to talk about what an urban planner does, how the process works, and how communities can be strengthened (or weakened) through the planning, consultation, and development process.
Show Notes:
- Ignite Gravenhurst
- Georgian Bay Rowing club
- Charles Mahom, Strong Towns
Find us online:
- Twitter: @muskokaclt
- Instagram: @muskokaclt
- Facebook: @muskokaclt
- Linked...
I’m joined today by Christopher Jordan-Stevens to talk about homelessness…or, more precisely, to talk about how we talk about homelessness, and how our understanding of both the problem and the solution come into focus when we keep the dignity of the people involved at the forefront of our minds.
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Finding secure, affordable, and appropriate housing is hard enough. For those with developmental disabilities, plotting a course through the many, many barriers to housing and finding community on the other side is exponentially more difficult.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by Martha Beach and Olivia Thomas, Housing Navigators with Developmental Services Ontario, who explain their role and share tools and resources for in...
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