“THIS IS YOUR CITY'S first desire is to have sit down INNER-VIEWS, to get to know the true person behind the eyes. The back stories the struggles, the joy, the setbacks and the sucess stories of entrepreneurs, small businesses, artists, not for profit oranizations, and the many people that make up the beautiful tapestry of our communities. Real People, Real Stories. And just because we can never have enough gritty, honest reviews, I will give you the good, the bad and the ugly on places I ea ...
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Who knew that a trampoline could boost mental health
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Low impact on the joints and high impact on mental health. Viral video of a woman indoor trampolining, called Jump Fitness, inspires thousands to start jumping and take control of their mental health. #jumpfitness #mentalhealth #lowimpactfitness #truestory #thisisyourcity #MattieP #lilome00 #mindhealth…
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Saving One Dog At A Time. It takes a kind heart and a lot of love to adopt or even foster a pet. Finding a forever home for dogs who have been rescued from deplorable situations or who have lost their human due to death or sickness is a daunting task, but Ozzie to The Rescue does just that. Find out how you can help #ozzietotherescue #furbabies #pe…
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Food Waste - Food Insecurity - Food Rescue
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Second Harvest is rescuing food to make a positive social and environmental change 11.2 MILLION tonnes of edible food goes to landfill- 162 MILLION pounds of greenhouse gases averted by food rescue 58% of all food produced is lost and wasted in Canada every year - Second Harvest helped with 53 million pounds of food being rescued and redistributed …
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Two young, amazing girls who have big deams and even bigger smiles tell us about their entrepreneurial goals and desires. Let's remember not only to inspire, challenge and encourage the younger generation, but let's make it a point to mentor them. After all, our world sure could use some community changing, pure hearted young people! Check out Youn…
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The Accidental Journalist: Author, Poet and an Advocate against Human Trafficking.
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A former violent criminal and addict, homeless and broken, with brain trauma and PTSD found recovery in creativity. An Author, Poet and an Advocate of Human Trafficking. His book "Between The Street Lights and Red Lights" are true story interviews and a " I don't want to read another page, but I can't stop reading" heart wrenching, horrifying, real…
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"You've Gotta Make This" - A cookbook co-authored by a teenage boy suffering with Crohns disease.
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What does a boy who suffers from chronic Crohn's Disease do, he writes a cookbook of course. Jordan's journey of trying to manage his Crohn's Disease since he was a very young boy has not been easy, but the bright side of the suffering is that he and his family were able to spend a lot of time together trying to figure out how to make it better for…
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Quadriplegic, to American Ninja Warrior to Alternative Healthcare Practitioner.
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A virus in her spinal cord that left her quadriplegic, unable to move from the neck down. After a year of traditional medical care not working, Alison then tried Integrative Manual Therapy. Within 5 months, she was walking again without even the use of a cane. Alison eventually went on to compete in two seasons of American Ninja Warrior! She is Co-…
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Blind since birth, award-winning singer/songwriter finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility.
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Blind since birth, a once-spirited kid with big dreams now finds herself in a locked psychiatric facility—a wounded young woman in the midst of a global pandemic. Heather's journey through despair to acceptance and hope. Heather Hutchison is the author of Holding On by Letting Go: A Memoir, and an award-winning singer/songwriter with three albums r…
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Surviving Sex Trafficking To A Successful Business Woman
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Sexual abuse, Sex trafficking, Labor trafficking, Religious Cult, and Suicide; Worthy, Strong, Forgiving, Advocate, Change Maker, Business Woman Amanda Catarzi takes us from the underground dark world that she knew so well, to the work she has done undercover for government agencies, assisting in writing federal legislation, to a social worker as a…
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From a child being abused and homeless, to standing on stages showing thousands of youth their worth.
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Nearly 18 years in group homes and foster homes, being physically and sexually abused, then at age 11 he ran away and spent 6 months homeless on the streets of Cleveland, until finally a woman by the name of Ruth E. Plowden - who was CL King's foster mom, told him that he could take all of the tragedies he experienced as a child and use them to mak…
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From an angry, disruptive, rage filled teen, to a young adult owning her own successful business.
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8 phycologists before the age of 14, failing school from kindergarten to high school - suspended at age 12, and was asked to leave the school at age 14. Anger started taking over and she would become aggressive. Chrissy Quinn constantly thought herself not good enough. Then one day she decided to take ownership of her life. She instantly became suc…
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First woman to receive stem cells to repair heart damage. Death said hello, she slammed the door in it's face!
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A 3 time cancer survivor who was given 8 weeks to live. She beats the odds to find out her heart was failure due to the cancer treatments and became the first woman to receive stem cells to repair damaged heart . And then...hit by a truck while driving her bike training for a triathlon. Spinal surgery, neck surgery, multiple knee surgeries and so m…
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From embarking on a journey to find himself, to being behind bars in a Beijing prison, to becoming a best selling author in multiple genres. Here is a sneak peak into the life of a young free spirited college graduates scary yet humorous adventures. ***Warning this episode contains coarse language*** S2E21…
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The true story of an International Child Recovery Expert. Angel In The Shadows
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Imagine your child being abducted, kidnaped, or stolen and brought over to well known terrorist countries. Or perhaps your child was groomed into the gang or mafia life to smuggle drugs or weapons across borders- or even groomed on line to be sex trafficked. A parents nightmare. There is hope - Author of Angel In The Shadows has over 23 years of ex…
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Part 2 with Jeffrey Deskovic. The true story about his wrongful conviction of rape and murder
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Jeffrey Deskovic was 17 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 rape and murder of a 15-year-old classmate. He was finally exonerated and released through DNA in 2006 after spending 16 years in prison. Now listen to how he was admitted to the New York State Bar in October 2020 and is now a lawyer himself. S2E18…
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Part 1 with Jeffrey Deskovic on his wrongful conviction of rape and murder
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Jeffrey Deskovic was 17 years old when he was sentenced to life in prison for the 1989 rape and murder of a 15-year-old classmate. He was finally exonerated and released through DNA in 2006 after spending 16 years in prison S2E17
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From being sexually molested, bullied and many years of abuse in her marriage, to Power and Super Confidence
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Martha Mok is the Super Confidence Coach, motivational speaker, multi-award-winning International makeup artist, author and entrepreneur with multiple businesses. Get your note pad because Martha has some great tidbits of information and advise that we can all use
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From a 17 year marriage ending by a text, to becoming an International Best Selling Author. Katti Power is a 2-time World Champion Coach, vocal health expert, performance master and international best-selling author of "Turns Out I'm Hot After All" Katti's clients have been featured on the hit series Empire, as well as other films, broadway and reg…
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Broadway Musical Conductor and Author - Geraldine Anello
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Musician, Author, Speaker, Poet. As a musician, she is a conductor, pianist and music director, most often found in Broadway orchestras like Kinky Boots, School of Rock, Bat out of Hell, Mama Mia and many, many others. She is the author of an Insider’s Guide to the Music Industry (upcoming fall 2021), as well as two poetry collections titled NAKED …
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The Millionaire's Magician, world renowned Master Magician Dan Chan
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Dan Chan the Millionaire's Magician is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician & mind-reader who has stumped billionaires, CEOs, and engineers with his technology-driven tricks, and now he is passing the torch (literally) to his son, child prodigy magician, James Chan. Dan is regarded as one of the world's top virtual magicians and perf…
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At age 5 James Chan was juggling 3 balls, at age 8 he was juggling 5 balls & three flaming torches and by age 10 he was picking pockets . James’ credits include appearing on ABC7 News national television with Tiffany Haddish , Access Daily with Penn and Teller , and performing for the White House’s Chief Data Scientist, DJ Patil. James recently fea…
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Amazing Kids- Young Entrepreneur and Mentor
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Can you teach Calisthenics, maintain a six pack, go to school, and be a business owner - and be a kid all at the same time? Me either. But 13 year old JaDon Brooks can! What an amazing kid Calisthenics is a form of physical training focused on teaching you to master your own bodyweight using minimal equipment. The word comes from the Greek, Kalos a…
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Young Ambassador of Healing Little Hearts
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9 year old raises money so that impoverished children may receive life saving heart surgery- For Free. Imagine being 9 years old and seeing your little baby cousin's life slipping away. Then a doctor comes in and saves it by performing life saving heart surgery. So inspired, Edee decides that she needs to do her part to ensure other children who ar…
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Save The Addicted Child- Part 2 Q&A with Richard Capriola
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The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide To Adolescent Substance Abuse- By Richard Carpriola It is a painful reality that our youth are struggling with such addictions. Richard was on the front lines as an addictions counselor at one of America's top psychiatric hospitals and so he sits down with us to answer some of the questions sent in by our viewer…
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The Addicted Child: A Parent's Guide To Adolescent Substance Abuse- By Richard Carpriola If addiction has plagued your family, you see up-close how alcohol and drugs invade your child’s brain and create abnormal behaviors Part 1 of 2
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May 19th is World IBD Day. Inflammatory Bowel Disease
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Stephanie Haskett is nurse and Crohn's disease advocate. Why, because she too is one who lives with this life altering auto immune disease. Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC), both also known as inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), are autoimmune diseases in which the body's immune system attacks the intestines, bowls and entire digestive tr…
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An Elite Athlete, Dina Gindy, trains for the CrossFit Masters Division with Covid-19 & Pericarditis
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How do you train for the quarterfinals of a CrossFit Masters competition all the while being afflicted with the Covid-19 virus AND pericarditis? You put yourself in a different mindset. A mindset unique with hard core athletes . Mindset Coach, Dina Gindy does just that. She can also coach you on how to change your mindset for any give situation as …
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Postpartum Depression and Mental Health with Crystal Nash
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What happens when you you look at your new precious baby, and feel, well...nothing? Or maybe emotionless, sad, empty, anger, disconnect, overwhelmed...these are just a few words that some women have used to describe their feelings after having a baby. Crystal Nash takes us though a bit of her journey as she went through postpartum depression. How s…
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Mental Health Coach and Councilor, US Army Veteran, Steven Mollura speaks on self sabotage and fear
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How do we stop self sabotaging our lives, and how do we stop living in fear? Steven Mollura, a mental health Coach and Counselor specializes in these exact two issues. Not only does Steven specialize in men's and couples coaching and counselling, as a US Army Veteran, he has the experience and desire to help other veterans overcome mental health is…
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Caution! Some of this content may be sensitive to some viewers. It takes a lot of courage to tell your story of mental health issues and suicide. Shawn takes us through his very personal journey of battling depression and a history of abuse. He gets raw with his attempt at suicide by hanging. I am humbled and forever grateful that Shawn was willing…
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Convos Youth Centre - Mental Health on our youth during the lockdowns
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A staple to the community, Convos Youth Centre and Conversations Cafe. A safe zone for school age children and high school kids to hang out and stay connected. We talk to Founder and Owner Deborah Dueck and Program Director Olivia Shad, to see how these lockdowns are affecting the youth in their community #convosyouthzone #conversationscafebeamsvil…
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Season II Opener- Depression - Why I was absent
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I know I kind of fell off the map at the end of season 1, but, that is the reason I want to talk about depression. It can hit anyone. Let's talk a bit about that. You are not alone, and your story does not end here. I am back and This Is Your City is back with some amazing guests!
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Narcissism and its damaging affects. Part 2 with relationship expert Nigel Beckles.
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Lets face it, we have all made more than our share of mistakes in relationships. Relationship Expert Nigel Beckles is here to tell us how to avoid certain pit falls The author of ‘How to Avoid Making the Big Relationship Mistakes’ & ‘How to Avoid Abusive Relationships –A Guide to Toxic Personalities’ Due for publication early 2021…
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How to avoid Abusive Relationships Part 1 with Relationship Expert Nigel Beckles
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Lets face it, we have all made more than our share of mistakes in relationships. Relationship Expert Nigel Beckles is here to tell us how to avoid certain pit falls The author of ‘How to Avoid Making the Big Relationship Mistakes’ & ‘How to Avoid Abusive Relationships –A Guide to Toxic Personalities’ Due for publication early 2021 Qualified Radio H…
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Two time breast cancer survivor during Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so to finish up this month, we have a very intimate conversation with two time breast cancer survivor Toni Estabrooks. Toni takes us through her journey as she battled so many obstacles in her life. This woman is a true super hero.
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Stoney Creek Toastmasters- More than just speaking
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Did you know that public speaking is statisticaly the number 1 fear of people around the world? Ryan Kaupert, Area L54 Director of District 86 and a member of the Stoney Creek Toastmasters gives us an insight on how Toastmasters works. Toastmasters International can help you gain new skills and tool sets to overcome such fears of not only speaking …
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Tent City or should I say tentd cities...that is what dots the landscape of Hamiltons community. Our city officials cannot blame it on Covid-19 (though that surely didn't help) long before Covid reared its ugly head, the LRT light rail line talks were birthed. Now a city of empty homes and appartment complexes sit mocking us, while the homeless num…
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WARNING- Sensitive Material - Child Pornography
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Part two - Delving into the dark world of child exploitation. Ontario- Hamilton and surrounding areas are growing in alarming numbers of cases before the courts. Imagine what is happeing in our world that is not public or those who have not been caught. Please do your part to stop this desruction.
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My Rant = Is There Any News Other Than Covid-19
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This is me do'en a bit of ranting. The news sucks now a days What happened to journalists being unbiased and delivering the news. You know, stuff going on around the world. Is there anything good happening? And its not on this video, but Google search engine really sucks lately too
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Account Executive for the Hamilton Honey Badgers,Eddy Jones, talks to us about the Canadian Professional Basketball team that is a part of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). Its very exciting to have a professional Basketball team right here in the Hammer!
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Menace Rides Limited- A step above the rest in car wrappng and detailing
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Justin Nupoort, the owner of Menace Rides LTD., Shows us why he is the guy when it comes to craftmanship, care, and pride in his artwork. Car wrapping and detailing IS an art form and I was greatly impressed by how clean and professional his shop is. From every luxury car like Lamborghini and Rolls Royce, to Honda Civics, to speed boats to motorcyc…
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Should homeless people be allowed to set up a tent on a busy street in hamilton? Should needles at their feet be overlooked?
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In this episode I speak candidly about the tents set up on York St. in Hamilton Ontario. In my opinion, they should not be allowed in that area. I know it's an unpopular opinion and some will scream human rights, without even listening to my thoughts. Drugged out people slumped over on a busy street is not the same problem as the tent city we are e…
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Melissa Klassen - Tropical Sun Villas in Costa Rica- Open to Canadians
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Imagine pulling up to your new luxury condo, and as the electric gate opens to your private parking space, you can feel your heart race just a little bit. As you exit your car, the warm salt air gently greets you. Imagine, as you enter the luxurious and meticulously maintained lobby, you are greeted with familiar smiles and beautiful surroundings. …
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Dr. Angela Cortal, Naturopathic Physician - Best Selling Author of "Younger Joints Today"
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Naturopathic Physician who specializes in Regenerative Injection Therapies (Prolotherapy and Platelet-Rich Plasma Injections) We sit and talk about Regenerative Medicine and its benifits.
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Child Sex Trafficking in Ontario. It must stop now
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Ontario is the hub for child sex trafficing in Canada. How do we stop the explotation of childlren? How do we stop the sex trafficking business that is taking off in this Country? The bottom line is, if people stop paying for sex, then the demand would not be there
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Retirement Living during Covid-19 with Natalie Dunn
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From the eyes of a Retirment Living Consultant, Sales and Marketing Manager, Natalie Dunn gives us a look into the operations and behind the scenes of why doing our part in stopping the spread of the Corona Virus is paramount.
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Be you. Wear you. Reflect you. Finding your passion at a young age and taking it to the next level...thats exactly what Saul did. S A U L is that daily reminder of uniqueness exceeding no limits. Clothing is meant to express ones, well, everything... without needing to say anything.
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My experience and Reviews with a few car salesmen- and a bunch of apples.
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Melinda Jennis is the founder of a nonprofit called Pathways For Exceptional Children… and For over 20 years she has worked to ensure that every child, no matter what their ability or difference, is made to feel exceptional and is included in their community and schools.
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When are we able to have real conversations? When can we have our own opinions? Has everything including our thoughts and opinions become a ward of the state? When will we stop being so damn offended over every single thing!
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