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«Viewpoints» is the latest podcast and news magazine produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. It provides an overview of what’s happening across Canada, thanks to some 20 radio reporters posted across the country (British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, North West Territories, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) and working for the Local Journalism Initiative (LJI). The Local Journalism Initiative (LJI) supports the production of original civic journalism news content that covers the d ...
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On today’s show: In Ontario, a local foster-care organization calls for caregivers amid a shortage of homes. The Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market celebrates 40 years in Edmonton, Alberta. The Higgs government review of gender diversity and inclusion policy in schools prompts a backlash in New Brunswick. A couple of scientists are trying to resolve th…
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On today’s show: Wildfires are burning out of control in many Canadian provinces, especially out west. Unusual high temperatures, and dry conditions, are making things worst. Firefighters in British Columbia and Alberta, cross their fingers hoping for June rain. A tradition dating back to the 1930s reappears in 2023. Find out about Haisla Sports Da…
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On today's Viewpoints: We’ll be hearing from journalists posted in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec. Tackling the housing crisis and economic diversity is not an easy task when you live on Cortes Island with a population of one thousand and booming tourism. The Government of Alberta will be investing 100M$ for the twinning of Highway 6…
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On today’s Viewpoints: We’ll go left, right and centre from Revelstoke, B.C., to Sackville, New Brunswick, and Pontiac, Québec. Revisiting zoning bylaws can change the face of a community and city. Revelstoke is taking on the challenge, 40 years after its last draft. The Sobey Art Awards are some of the most generous and prestigious prizes that a C…
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We’ll travel to Maskwacis in Central Alberta to learn about new water pipelines planned coming from the Red Deer Waterline. Quebec’s forest firefighting agency warns of the danger of brush fires because Spring is a period with the most forest fires in Québec. Generosity is contagious! In British Columbia the First Light Farm decided to grow food an…
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On today's Viewpoints: Well, we seem to be talking about housing quite a bit across the country and today’s show will be no exception. Good news couldn’t come too soon to those who wait: the Revelstoke Community Housing Society receives a $100,000 grant for its fourth housing project in 10 years. The amateur Quadra Island Theatre, out west is going…
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On today’s Viewpoints, we’ll spend a lot of time on the east and west coast: 2024 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Marshall decision. That’s when the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the hunting, fishing and gathering rights promised to New Brunswick’s Indigenous peoples, should be respected. An LGBTQ+ organization receives funding to build th…
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Today’s show is all about health. Physical, emotional and spiritual health. To Nova Scotia, where the Strongest Families Institute just received a $230,000 boost for its phone-in counselling service. We then make a stop in the province of Québec where the Dunham House for Mental Health and Addiction provides care for the province’s English-speaking…
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On today’s show: The province of Nova Scotia will spend $17M on new housing projects. The City of Kingston issues trespass notices to people living in a homeless encampment. The District of Kitimat—British Columbia is celebrating its 70th anniversary and the collaboration between industry and residents. The Six Nations language summit looks to kick…
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On today’s show: Janis Monture becomes the first Indigenous woman to be appointed CEO of the Canadian Museums Association. BC Hydro anticipates a strong increase in energy demand in the northwest: 3 billion dollars is being set aside for future infrastructure projects. Canadian filmmaker Amanda Dawn Christie documents the history and demise of Radi…
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Today, three stories out of British Columbia: Nelson Public Library speaks out about the hate campaign and the threats that forced it to cancel a drag event. A couple living in their RV is having a difficult time finding a place to park during the winter months in Revelstoke. Abbotsford author Jay Lang has been keeping busy. She just released her 1…
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On today’s Viewpoints: In Nelson, B.C., a planned story time event featuring a drag artist faces a barrage of online outrage and threats. The library was forced to cancel the event. And three stories coming out of Ontario. A Six Nations farmer is on a mission to ensure that traditional Haudenosaunee farming techniques are passed on to the next gene…
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On today’s show: The semipalmated sandpiper migrates annually from the Arctic to Brazil. Moncton filmmaker Anas Nannis captures its journey on film. Kavana Wa Kilele, a Mount Alison University student from Kenya, passed away two years ago. Friends and students have come together to establish Mount Allison’s first endowment supporting Black students…
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On today's show: How dangerous can a book be? We will spend most of this program trying to answer that question, in view of the new censorship laws in the United States and growing pressures here in Canada to ban certain books from libraries and classrooms. Our journalist Pamela Haasen speaks with a librarian in Smithers B. C. promoting the Freedom…
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On today’s show: Ontario’s Six Nations’ community will host Canada’s largest Electricity Battery Storage Project. The French Immersion program phase out, still very unpopular in New Brunswick. Citizens are still waiting to know if New Brunswick’s Premier Blaine Higgs will stay the course or back down. To Nova Scotia where the minimum wage will incr…
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On today's Viewpoints: In Ontario, the Jukasa Six Nations recording studio adds four more Juno nominations to its list, in 2023. To Nova Scotia, where the RCMP continues to investigate mischief at the Liverpool tourist bureau. It was vandalized in January with various forms of anti-LGBTQ+ graffiti. Protesters at a Drag Queen Storytime event in Coqu…
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On today’s show: A class-action lawsuit has been greenlighted by B.C.’s Supreme Court. Claimants seeking damages after 35,000 litres of fuel, spilled in Lemon Creek in the Slocan Valley. Writer, activist and journalist Desmond Cole speaks at Mount Allison University about how schools handle Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Accessibility. Back to Br…
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An angry crowd confronts New Brunswick education minister over French immersion reforms. For teachers and parents, the pill seems hard to swallow, and public consultations leave make way for harsh comments. If you’re looking for a new career as a bus driver, you could head to Calgary. The city will be looking for 800 new drivers by year’s end. Sery…
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The Alberta government sends out $600 inflation relief packages to its citizens. In Ontario, the Prince Edward County Municipal Council will keep the Ukrainian flag raised until the end of its term … or until the end of the conflict. In Québec, the town of Brome Lake brushes off Bill 96 and votes to keep its bilingual status. In BC, a climate activ…
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On today's show: Seniors in Revelstoke and Quadra Island, BC get a helping hand from grassroots initiatives. The Dartmouth Travelodge Hotel was transformed providing 65 new permanent housing options for the homeless. The 2SLGBTQ+ community has been targeted by vandals in Liverpool, Nova Scotia. Hateful graffiti was sprayed on a visitor information …
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(This show is a rebroadcast) Time to listen and to remember those who fought for us, as we pause for Remembrance Day. We will travel to British Columbia and meet Canadian war veteran Lawrence Allen Kerr. He’s 97 and was a gunner in the Canadian Navy. And then to Kingston, Ontario where community radio station CFRC is running its Shortwave Theatre F…
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(This show is a rebroadcast) We stay in one place today as we dive into an audio documentary produced by our journalist Pamela Haassen posted in Smithers, British Columbia. Pamela Haasen wanted to hear from people involved in the recent renaming of the Haida Gwaii village of Queen Charlotte back to the traditional name of Daajing Giids. In 2019, th…
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On today's Viewpoints: Last year a 12 year-old from Knowlton Québec, grabbed his toboggan and trekked through the streets in search of items to give to those in need. He collected enough stuff to fill nine 26 foot trucks. He’s at it again this year. The Adams Family will soon take the stage at the Civic Theatre in Nelson, British Columbia, and perf…
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On today’s show, a few feel-good stories: As the end of the year celebrations approach, we take some time to talk with community movers, people who have been giving so much of themselves to help others. We’ll first turn to the eastern provinces where Feed Nova Scotia has been assisting thousands of households in the Halifax area alone. We speak wit…
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On today's Viewpoints: We’ll go to Cortes Island, BC where we talk with marine biologist Misty MacDuffee. She says the number of southern orca whales has been in constant decline over the past 20 years. In Ohsweken, Ontario, a rare variety of albino hummingbirds has been observed recently. A rare phenomenon. A group of water advocates headed to Lak…
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On today's Viewpoints: Federal Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge is keeping an eye on Hockey Canada as she’s working to ensure a safe sporting environment for athletes across the country. Atlantic Canada's first transition house designed for Muslim women and children opens in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Controversy continues over New Brunswick’s Premier Bl…
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On today’s show : A transcriber from Halifax has designed Canada’s first Indigenous Braille code. The Nova Scotia trades council is looking to help ex-military members transition into trades. Québec MNA and Sports minister Isabelle Charest has 1.5 billion dollars to play with to improve sports infrastructures across the province. And Toronto’s Reel…
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On today's Viewpoints: In Revelstoke BC the newly formed municipal council is an all men all white cast! Some worry they might have trouble thinking out of the box. Should municipalities have to foot the bill to extend water and sewer services to privately owned housing developments? That’s the question Queens council is trying to answer. The North…
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On today’s show we’ll take our time: Time to listen and to remember those who fought for us, as we pause for Remembrance Day. We will travel to British Columbia and meet Canadian war veteran Lawrence Allen Kerr. He’s 97 and was a gunner in the Canadian Navy. And then to Kingston, Ontario where community radio station CFRC is running its Shortwave T…
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On today’s show, we exceptionally make three consecutive stops out west before going ghost hunting: In British Columbia the Klabona Keepers fight against industrial developments around their sacred headwaters, and win! John Dooley has been Nelson’s Mayor for the past 19 years, and, at age 74, he’s stepping down after losing his last election. Anoth…
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On today’s show: Retired citizens get together in Prince Edward County. They are working on the LoveSong Seniors Housing project. The Sunny Brae Farm founded in BC back in 1888 is still going strong and having the best blueberry season ever. The Nova Scotia government is spending $102 million on the expansion of the IWK emergency care department in…
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On today’s show: The Liverpool International Theatre Festival hits the mark. Troupes from around the world make their way back with a smile. After admiring his work for decades, local New Brunswick artist Robert Lyon gets to work on a famous Alex Colville painting. In British Columbia, the Klahoose First Nation eyes expansion for its tourism busine…
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On today’s show: A COVID 19 outbreak hits the Six Nations community in Ontario. Cases on the rise, new measures implemented. COVID-19 has also hit Sackville’s Mel’s Tea Room. It will be closing its doors on a 77 year history. CFRC Radio celebrates its 100th birthday. The Executive Director of the Community Radio Fund of Canada was there. And Revels…
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On today's Viewpoints: In Nelson, BC locals gather for truth and reconciliation. The Surrey Art Gallery’s newest exhibit showcases VideoPoetry. Liverpool International Theatre Festival returns with live performances. Organizers say its the only festival of its kind in eastern Canada. Students and their instructors are enthusiastic about early stage…
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On today’s show, we’re exploring visual arts, literature and culture. We’ll first go to Revelstoke, BC where artist Johny Bandura produced a series of portraits in memory of the 215 children whose graves were discovered at the former Kamloops Residential School last summer. Just in time for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. And then to…
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We’ll start things off today with two stories from British Columbia where a string of bear-human conflicts shakes the province. The BC government will be spending a one-time 60 million dollar envelope to help families who are struggling with inflation. The CRFC Radio in Ontario will turn 100 in a few weeks. One of its volunteers has been on air for…
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On today's show: Canadians will soon need more hours to qualify for Employment Insurance. The measures implemented during the early stages of the COVID-19 epidemic come to an end on September 24th. Cost of living is straining households and volunteer organizations across Canada. In Revelstoke BC, they are also feeling the pinch. A Metis artist trav…
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On today’s Viewpoints: In British Columbia, the Kootenay Insurrection for Safe Supply says it bought drugs off the dark web as a statement in support of a safe supply of drugs. Queen’s University SNOLAB receives 102 million dollars for its research on dark matter and neutrino particles. Dalhousie University researchers just received a $4.8 million …
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On today's Viewpoints: We’ll first go to Halifax to meet up with community workers taking part in the International Overdose Awareness Day. Kitselas Geothermal Company has entered into an agreement with Shell Canada. They will work on their Fuel for Reconciliation geothermal drilling projects. We’ll pull up the Viewpoints Periscope and go story hop…
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On today’s Viewpoints: Tiny homes could help solve the housing crisis on Cortes Island. But regulations keep getting in the way. More than half of the people in Canada are struggling and feeling the inflation crush, according to a recent survey. A local food bank in Ontario, managing to keep its head over the water. High cost of living and staff sh…
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On today's Viewpoints: In British Columbia, young students learn to talk about how they feel and the issues they face through the restorative justice program. A farm located in Frelighsburg, Québec has been working for years to introduce niche organic Asian vegetables. And it works. In Halifax, the 200 year old Saint Mary’s Cathedral Basilica will …
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On today's show: We go green with all Electric and Solar news. A Nova Scotia camping ground becomes the first net zero installation of its kind in Canada. Canada’s first commercially available electric boat and marine charger were recently launched in Kingston, Ontario. The Voltari 260 now silently cruises Lake Ontario. The construction of a 117 km…
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On today's show: He’s 31, he was born in Burundi. He’s been living in Canada for ten years. Mike Owen Sebagenzi also wants to be the next Québec Solidaire MLA for the very Liberal Pontiac riding. A Sackville resident had the scare of his life when the ferry he was on caught fire. He says he won’t be traveling by sea for quite a while. And a small i…
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On today’s show: Brantford’s mayor calls on the provincial and federal governments to settle a 1995 claim, filed by Six Nations of Grand River. Close to a hundred job seekers from Ukraine and elsewhere attended the Pier 21 Job Fair in Halifax Nova Scotia for immigrants and refugees. Nova Scotia where a burn ban is in effect due to extremely dry wea…
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On today’s show: High risk, high reward: A team of scientists drill the ice core from Mount Logan’s summit plateau. They hope to get a peak of the continent’s past. A documentary produced by Meagan Deuling in Revelstoke, BC. And we keep an eye on the mountains as we travel to northern British Columbia to visit the of Mount Layton Hot Springs Resort…
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On today’s show: A 1.5 billion dollar electric vehicle battery plant will be built in the Kingston, Ontario area. The first of its kind in North America. Forest Fires hit a record low during the month of June in Québec: bad weather is helping out firefighters. Short term rentals keep some towns from getting some shut-eye. In Québec, the Town of Bro…
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On today's Viewpoints: More than 4000 solar panels are installed in the Amherst community. Citizens taking charge of their free energy needs. In Mansonville Québec, a local history buff revives what was once an international destination: the Potton Natural Springs. Roller Derby is making a comeback and throws elbows back into British Columbia, wher…
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On today's Viewpoints: A Sackville hospital is struggling to find the staff it needs. But hope is in sight. The high rate of inflation is putting pressure on food banks all over the country: it’s their turn to ask for help. New Brunswick’s students crumble under debt. Boosting university funding could be a solution. Its forest fire season once agai…
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On today's Viewpoints: Most of today’s show will be dedicated to National Indigenous Peoples Day. As we celebrate National Indigenous People Day in Canada, Mi’kmaq leaders, and a top adviser, quit the New Brunswick systemic racism commission. A new transitional housing project opens its doors in Kingston Ontario. We’ll also go to Halifax where a 19…
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On today's Viewpoints: Human trafficking is on the rise in Canada and the numbers in Halifax seem to be the worst in the country. But this increase in reported cases could also mean that victims are more oftenly seeking help. Citizens of Shelburne Nova Scotia do not want their South Shore riding to be split in two. They tell a federal commission to…
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