Stephenville Town Podcast

Host Marilee Joy Castillo talks with Paul Green, a candidate for Stephenville Town Council, about his background, reasons for running, and priorities on issues like housing, small business support, infrastructure, transparency, and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo talks with Mark Felix, a candidate for Stephenville Town Council, about his background, reasons for running, and priorities on issues like housing, small business support, infrastructure, transparency, and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo talks with Craig Butt, a candidate for Stephenville Town Council, about his background, reasons for running, and priorities on issues like housing, small business support, infrastructure, transparency, and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo talks with Pam Bennett McLeod, a candidate for Stephenville Town Council, about her background, reasons for running, and priorities on issues like housing, small business support, infrastructure, transparency, and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo interviews mayoral candidate Cecil Stein about his background, leadership experience, and collaborative approach to municipal priorities.
They discuss strategies for addressing housing affordability, community development, transparent council decision-making and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo interviews mayoral candidate Gerard Power about his background, leadership experience, and collaborative approach to municipal priorities.
They discuss strategies for addressing housing affordability, community development, transparent council decision-making and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy Castillo interviews mayoral candidate Susan Fowlow about her background, leadership experience, and collaborative approach to municipal priorities.
They discuss strategies for addressing housing affordability, community development, transparent council decision-making and regional collaboration.

Host Marilee Joy-Castillo interviews Clyde Russell, District Deputy for the Bay St. George Knights of Columbus, about the organization’s charitable work in Stephenville, including fundraising through the Toonie Toss and weekly bingo, supporting the food bank, and running community programs like the Community Café.
The conversation also highlights the Fourth Degree’s outreach and the upcoming ecumenical 9/11 remembrance at St. Stephen’s Parish.

Fire Chief Don Gibbon shares insights from his 36-year career, explains how the Stephenville Fire Department operates as a composite career/auxiliary service, and describes recent changes in equipment, training, and mutual aid.  He also offers fire safety advice for households, explains inspections, hydrant maintenance, and emergency planning, and highlights community programs like school visits and Fire Prevention Week.

Marilee Joy Castillo sits down with Colleen O'Leary of the Southwest Coast SPCA to discuss the shelter's work rescuing cats and dogs across the region, the challenges of limited space, funding and veterinary access, and the vital role of fosters, volunteers and community partnerships.The episode explains how adopting and fostering works, highlights recent fundraising efforts and heartwarming success stories, and calls for low-cost spay/neuter and TNR programs to reduce the stray cat population.