CJMP Podcast

Inga-Lisa Burns will be in the studio to give us an update on the Zero Waste Fair happening this Sunday. We also had a chance to catch up with local musician John Wright of the band NoMeansNo about their recent retirement. And you’ll hear the third of our featured short documentaries about life in Powell River. This one is from Sandra Lopez, a new resident who came here by way of Bogota, Colombia. Also stay tuned for interviews with Chloe Smith about fundraising for the new library, and Sam Sansalone gave us the scoop on outdoors hunting and mushroom foraging. 

WEATHER UPDATE:

We spoke to the PRRD Manager of Emergency Services Ryan Thoms about how to stay safe in this weather…

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WEATHER UPDATE:

A big storm is on its way, with Wind warning in effect for the Sunshine Coast! Strong winds that may cause damage are expected, with winds of 80km/h and 100km/h in some parts of Coastal BC. Winds this strong can topple trees and take down power lines; high winds may also toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break.

The third and potentially most powerful storm this month will approach the coast on Saturday. A worst-case windstorm scenario for the Inner South Coast would be a landfall along central or southern Vancouver Island. Total rainfall amounts from these storms may exceed 200 mm for West and Inland areas of Vancouver Island. Inner coastal regions may exceed 100 mm with even higher amounts near the mountains.

As details concerning the precise storm tracks become clearer, warnings will be issued for multiple regions throughout the next couple of days.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to pacificstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #BCStorm.

Why is gender-neutral language important?

Listen in for news about language & gender at the University of Toronto, in a clinical setting in the US, and locally at the Union of BC Municipalities.

This week, on CJMP News.

Play it safe with mushrooms this season and beyond! There are some fantastic mushroom-related events happening in Powell River and the Sunshine Coast this month! Listen in to find out more :D

Photo: http://botlib.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/Amanita_exhibit/Amanita_poisoning.htm

Welcome to this week’s episode of CJMP News!

Listen into to an interview about Powell River's growth with Mayor Dave Formosa. We also followed up with Regional District director Colin Palmer and his remarks about gender neutral language at last week’s Union of BC Municipalities conference in Victoria. City Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman and Erin Innes also weigh in. And we caught up with Nicholas Simons to talk about what’s going on in the Eldred Valley. All of this and more on CJMP News!

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Over the next hour you’ll hear an excerpt from the Let’s Talk Trash team about the community composting pilot project that begins this weekend. We’ll also hear from City Councillor Karen Skadsheim. She’s in Victoria at the UBCM conference. Stay tuned for LNG updates as well.

(We had an alternate guest, Daniel Rejala who talked about his recent trip to Vancouver and his inability to find a place to stay)

Over the next hour, you’ll hear a feature documentary about the Skookum Gleaners. CJMP NEWS also caught up with North Island-Powell River MP Rachel Blaney in Ottawa to talk electoral reform. And later in the show we’ll speak with local artist Meghan Hildebrand about her art opening at the new Space Gallery. So stay tuned for all this and much more.

Powell River Town Hall Meeting

Housing 

September 14, 2016 

Welcome: Nicholas Simons, MLA Powell River-Sunshine Coast

Keynote Speaker: Judy Graves, Retired City of Vancouver Advocate for the Homeless 

Panelists:

Lyn Adamson, Executive Director of the PREP Society

Ross Cooper, Realtor and Property Manager

Rebecca Withers, Social Worker, In-Patient Psychiatry

Larry Gerow, Salvation Army Community Outreach Worker

Lilla Tipton, Executive Director of Inclusion Powell River

Martyn Wooley, Manager, Powell River Community Resource Centre

Question Period (starts 1:10:00) 

As house prices creep ever higher in Powell River, more people are finding it difficult to secure affordable housing.

Coming up on September 14 at the Evergreen Theatre, housing will be the main topic for a public forum hosted by MLA Nicholas Simons. The forum will cover the challenges of the current market and possible solutions. In advance of the town hall we spoke with Simons and Maggie Hathaway in his office.

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Vern Pielle

On September 10th, Tla'Amin will be electing a Hegus and eight Legislators in its first election as a self-governing nation.

We interviewed the three candidates vying for position of Hegus: John Hackett, Vern Pielle and Clint Williams.

Photo credit: City of Powell River website

Joining us today in the studio is Ben Rahier, acting field supervisor for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in the Powell River area. Find out more about shellfish harvesting happening in the area.

Photo: Powell River Regional District

On today’s show we have interviews with the three candidates vying for Hegus for the upcoming Tla’amin election. Each had a chance to talk about their platform and their vision for the next four years and beyond.

And DFO field supervisor Ben Rahier comes in to address a growing concern with the harvesting of oysters and other shellfish on local beaches.

All of this and more on CJMP News - September 02 2016

On Today's News Briefs:

1st day of September!

School starts September 6th

It's Disability Employment Month

The Musgamagw Dzawada'enuxw First Nations group is requesting support with other indigenous groups to remove fish farms from traditional territories and will be delivering that message to the BC government. See link