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On The Wednesday, September 12, 2018 Edition Of Idaho Matters

  • Giraffe Laugh provides affordable child care for low-income Boiseans.
  • Canopy Watch lets you climb through the trees like a squirrel.
  • Boise Weekly film critic George Prentice reviews the Toronto International Film Festival.

- The Giraffe Laugh daycare facilities in Boise provide "early care and education to young children by ensuring school readiness, empowering families and building strong futures" and refuse to see economic status as an obstacle to quality child care. Giraffe Laugh joins us to discuss the importance of early childhood education and how to make it available to everyone.

- Canopy Watch is a guided tree climb at the Idaho Botanical Gardens that allows people to learn how to use eco-friendly climbing equipment and get a bird's eye view from the flora of Boise. We'll meet with the organizers and learn how to swing through the trees.

- Boise Weeklyfilm critic George Prenticeis back from the Great White North to share tales of celebrity and debauchery from the Toronto International Film Festival. He'll also tell us where to get the best poutine in Ontario.

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