This week, host Josh Hall speaks with S/Sgt. Jay Peden, commanding officer at Sylvan Lake RCMP, about the nationwide implementation of body-worn cameras. Josh also discusses some community events, and his thoughts on the historic 4 Nations Face-Off tournament, which wrapped Feb. 20 with Canada, thankfully, beating the U.S.A. in overtime. The RCMP survey, noted in the podcast, is at rcmp.ca/en/body-worn-cameras, and you can find the written edition of our interview with S/Sgt. Peden at rdnewsnow.com.

It's Valentine's Day! Did Red Deer make PinkCherry's annual sexiest cities list? This week, Josh talks with Shamus Neeson from Canadian Blood Services in central Alberta about how NOT scary it is to donate blood, how blood donation works, and his journey to over 300 donations, plus a kidney donation (4:38)! Then, we hear from Juno Award winner and now (newly) two-time Juno nominee Claude Lapalme, music director and conductor with the Red Deer Symphony Orchestra (18:39)! Plus, this Monday is Sockey Day in Red Deer, and Josh shares all the details (00:43).

This week, we chat with Erin Peden, long-time executive director at the Community Foundation of Central Alberta. Josh and Erin dive into what exactly a community foundation is, what her organization's priorities are, how any central Albertan or Red Deerian can help, and what it means for community to come together to make our home a better place. More information is at www.cfcab.ca.