CJMP News - June 3 2016

Jun 4, 2016 by Carrie

This week, Powell River City Council votes to recommend excluding 30 acres from the Agricultural Land Reserve. Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman will be on to explain more about that decision. 

Ioni Wais vistited the Tla'amin Language Circle to learn about and speak the Coast Salish language with elders from the Tla'amin community. Listen for that report. 

Then Sam Sansalone comes on to answer common questions in the fishing world.

We end the show with voices from Powell River Dreams and their dreams for the future.

 

Weather and tide reports: Erin Innes

Hosts: Peter Harvey, Carrie Swiggum

Engineer: Galen Muma

Production Assistant/Reporter: Ioni Wais 

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CJMP News Feature - Tla'Amin Language Circle (June 03 2016)

Jun 3, 2016 by Carrie

On Wednesday June 1st, the Tla’Amin Health Centre hosted an event called Learn to Speak Tla'Amin, open to anyone interested in Tla’Amin language and culture. We now go to Ioni Wais for the story

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CJMP News Feature - Powell River Dreams (June 03 2016)

Jun 3, 2016 by Carrie

Friday May 27th and Saturday 28th was a public art event known as Powell River Dreams, taking place in the Jean Pike Center here in Powell River, a building which has come to be known as The Arc, one of Powell River’s newest venues

 

We now go to CJMP reporter Ioni Wais for on-the-ground interviews with the events’ artists and organizers

 

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CJMP News - May 27, 2016

May 27, 2016 by Carrie

In this show, we put the lens on affordable housing in Powell River. We talked with Kathleen O’Neill, who runs a program called Housing Hope. She talks about the face of rural homelessness in Powell River. Then Murray Dobbin and Nicholas Simons discuss the end of the legislative session and issues that are on the table, including housing, as well as the Site C dam. Ioni Wais talks to a diverse range of people about their current living situations. 

We also talked to Autumn Skye Morrison and Blake Drezet of Powell River Dreams, which opens Friday, May 27

Weather and tide reports: Erin Innes 

Announcer: Graham Winter

Engineer: Galen Muma

Hosts: Carrie Swiggum, Peter Harvey

 

photo credit: Carrie Swiggum - Townsite, Powell River (May 17, 2016)

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CJMP News - May 20 2016

May 20, 2016 by Carrie

Thanks to Russell Brewer and Devin Pielle for their live interviews. Russell answered call-in questions about a range of topics in the news right now (13:00). Devin talked about her recent involvement with the Idea Book, as part of the Indigenous Youth Advisory Circle (45:00). 

Ioni Wais put together a feature on the committee of the whole meeting, May 17th, and specifically on the intention of Powell River city council to move ahead on regulating cannabis dispensaries in the city (8:00).  

Hosts: Peter Harvey, Carrie Swiggum 

Announcer: Graham Winter 

Original Theme Music: John Wright 

Editorial help: Powell River Daily News, CJMP volunteers 

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CJMP News - May 13 2016

May 13, 2016 by Carrie

(photo from Powell River Daily News)

The show features interviews with:

Starr Harding - former Fort McMurray resident and wildfire evacuee (7:40);

Initial Attack fire fighter Gregory Blais (23:20);

Youth Council participants Ally Boyd and Lokman Wong (31:13);

Theo Rosenfeld of Powell River Maker Space (note: PR Maker Space is founded by Thomas Gray who supplied much of the equipment) (36:40);

Francine Ulmer, Wildsafe BC Community Coordinator, who took us into the bush on a bear release adventure (43:27);

and Abby McLennan for the Trash Bash update (54:22). 

 

Interviews by Mel Edgar, Karen Skadsheim, Carrie Swiggum

Hosts: Abby McLennan, Carrie Swiggum

Theme Music: John Wright

Announcer: Graham Winter 

News writing assistance: Murray Dobbin

Thank you to Murray Dobbin and Powell River Daily News for sharing editorial ideas. Read about Starr Harding's adventure out of Fort McMurray here. 


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CJMP News - May 6 2016

May 7, 2016 by Carrie

The first show! Interview with Erik Blaney about the first month of self-governance for the Tla-amin people, and what it means for him as a business owner. Murray Dobbin asks Rob Southcott about Sino Bright and cannabis dispensaries in Powell River. Weather report by Erin Innes. Mel Egar asks Ryan Thoms about emergency preparedness in Powell River. Suzan Roos talks about fava beans as a cover crop and Sam Sansalone comes on to talk about the fishing opener. Graham Winter opens the show as the announcer. Theme music composed by John Wright. Hosts: Mel Edgar & Carrie Swiggum


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