Civically Speaking Podcast with Host, Lenore Swystun and Co-Host, Christina Cherneskey

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, In this episode, hosts Christina Cherneskey and I chat about a number of stories - including and not limited to - the Urgent Care Centre in Saskatoon; homelessness; head's up re upcoming Provincial Election - Alberta and Saskatchewan; 3000+ houses in Sask Houses roster that are empty; Saskatoon's Arena District on-line survey; a 6 storey apartment s...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in, Dear Listeners, Back in the virtual studio with hosts Christina Cherneskey and I, Lenore Swystun, is Saskatoon StarPhoenix Columnist, Phil Tank. We deep dive into three Saskatoon civic issues with Phil - the roll-out of the green cart program and the implications of this with respect to wider environmental policies and programs the City is targetting; what&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in, Civically Speaking Podcast listeners! Christine and I do a run through of major news story around the world - starting with Ukraine, heading over to China, and then landing in the USA before we connect on things closer to home in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. There was a glitch in part 2 with my connection to zoom getting garbled up - so lost the last part of t...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, You are in for a treat with this edition of our podcast.  Christina Cherneskey and I chat with Dale Richardson, a public affairs professional and former Sask Party operative, and Eric Bell, a Strategic Advisor at Saskatchewan Federation of Labour and former NDP operative. They  join the show to talk about the recent provincial budget and the state of media in our p...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Christina and I are on a round of news updates - everything from where Putin found himself, to where Trump may find himself, to where Biden will find himself...to things closer to home in Saskatchewan - musings about the provincial budget and civic items in Saskatoon - and a shout out to two folks acknowledged by the Saskatoon Fire and Protective services for...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, We begin our two part episode with some provincial updates - focusing on health care, then turning to what's up with the number of fraud charges going on in our province, to checking in on a discount flight company called Flair and then rounding out with who joined the Premier's tour to India.  In part 2 we provide some updates regarding the City of...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks so much for tuning in.  We have a full show this week - packed full of discussions about the Saskatchewan Spring Legislative Session starting this week and, updates about a number of agenda items on standing committees of Saskatoon City Council.  Some provincial topics include: budgets; by-elections; new fringe provincial parties. And, we send well wishes to...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in listeners, We meander around a number of topical news items in and around Saskatoon and further afield. And yes, air fryers make a few appearances in our discussion. Updates on homeless shelters in Saskatoon; a trip for the Premier to India and what this means for trade in Saskatchewan; head's up on bridge repairs in Saskatoon; a chat about China, Russia,...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. Christina Cherneskey and I are honoured to have back Dr. Bohdan Kordan, a political scientist, Professor Emeritus, St. Thomas More College, University of Saskatchewan. We appreciate his wisdom so much and are delighted to share his perspectives with you. Dr. Kordan's areas of specialty include:  Nationalism; Conflict;...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Happy Valentine's Week. Lot's on the go this week -new and continuing stories. Christina Cherneskey and I dive into a number of different topics including some of the following stories:  what UP with air balloons? John Tory, Mayor of Toronto, buh bye, say it ain't so? Say it is - health care deal struck between Federal Gov and Prov...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking.  This week, Christina Cherneskey and I chat about a whole bunch of things with a key focus on provincial health care - specifically around the anticipation of today's meeting with Premiers and Prime Minister around health care; we then touch base on Covid-19 numbers; and then dive into some polling information a...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in Listeners, In this episode, Christina Cherneskey and I give an update on a number of on-going civic issues that are stirring conversation circles across Saskatoon and beyond. We talk about the recent request for municipal funding to create barrier free access to the new library; updates on the arena district; changes to municipal council meeting schedules; and...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in, Dear Listeners, In this episode of Civically Speaking,  regular guest panelist, Cary Tarasoff, joins the show. and together with co-host, Christina Cherneskey, and myself, host, Lenore Swystun, we dive into a number of Saskatoon civic issues.  The list includes: checking in the recent news re plans for a new downtown arena district;  status of the downtown bo...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Joining Christina Cherneskey (co-host) and myself is Dr. Bohdan Kordan, a Political Scientist who has been a returning guest to Civically Speaking - sharing his wisdom and insights about the invasion of Ukraine by Putin that began on February 24th of last year. We have a lot of updates and insights to share about what the current state of Ukraine is re milita...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks so much for tuning into Civically Speaking and supporting shows like this and community radio airing around the world. It's a real treat for co-host, Christina Cherneskey, and me to chat with David Meslin and learn about his work, background, and hopes - specifically around democracy and ways our Canadian society can do things - from the simple to the p...

Send us Fan Mail Happiest of the holiday season,  Civically Speaking Listeners, In this episode, James Yachyshen, long-standing civics panel member, and co-host, Christina Cherneskey join to do some reflections on key stories in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and beyond. Have a listen. Share with others. And please support community radio.  Happiest of the New Year. Be safe. Be well. Civically speaking,...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, In this episode we give an overview of some of the latest news in Saskatoon and Saskatchewan. Various topics covered by Christina Cherneskey, co-host, and myself. Thanks for tuning in. Lenore Swystun, Host, Civically Speaking, first heard on CFCR.ca on Tuesdays at 6:30 pm   Civically Speaking- Saskatoon Saskatchewan's #1 show about civic issues. 

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Much appreciation. In this episode we talk the latest news in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and Canada - on a few interrelated items - Air Canada, health care, sports amenities, political boundary changes..to name a few. Have a listen. Support community radio. And exercise your civic muscles daily! Your hosts, Lenore Swystun with Christina Cherneske...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking. This week (week of Dec 5, 2022) Christina Cherneskey, co-host, and myself, Lenore Swystun, Host, catch up on the latest Saskatoon municipal issues and provincial issues.  Hot this week - budget implications, housing statistics, arenas and infill development, new Provincial Acts and more. Have a listen and please be s...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in to listen to Civically Speaking - the podcast version.  Together with my co-host, Christina Cherneskey, we have a discussion with urban planner, Eric Westberg,  about collaboration, civic dialogue, and community benefit agreements -  in light of Saskatoon's proposed new downtown Civic Arena District. Thanks Eric for joining the show. Lots...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thank you so much for tuning in.  In this episode we have back Dr. Bohdan Kordan to talk about the Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and the implications of this geopolitically. We dive in deep. Pondering questions around liberal democracies, dictatorships and more in a geopolitical environment. We also discuss what this means on the 'ground' in Ukraine a...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in listeners, Christina Cherneskey, co-host joins me to chat about the latest news re Covid19 and other related illnesses clogging up our health care system. We then turn our attention to the mid term elections. Have a listen to this episode. And, be sure to support community radio.  Civically Speaking- Saskatoon Saskatchewan's #1 show about civic issues. 

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in! Christina Cherneskey, co-host and I, turn our attention in this second half of our community radio show to continue our chat about the USA Midterm election then turn to a chat about the war in Ukraine, and then land on a discussion about Saskatoon's Arena District and more... Have a listen and be sure to tune in and support community radio.  Civically sp...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Civically Speaking Listeners, Thanks for tuning in to this podcast version of Civically Speaking aired on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm on CFCR 90.5 FM in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This is an inaugural one hour version of Civically Speaking, together with Co-host, Christina Chernesky. Going forward we will be bringing an hour of fun-filled civic issues of all shapes, sizes and...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Christina Cherneskey and I want to thank you Phil Tank of the Saskatoon StarPhoenix for joining us for our inaugural one hour show.  In this Part 2 episode, we focus on a number of provincial issues - the recent White Paper; an unexpected invited person taking in the Speech from the Throne at the Saskatchewan Legislative Ass...