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

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, In this episode, Christina Cherneskey, Communications Expert, and I have a conversation about the Russian Invasion of Ukraine, led by President Vladimir Putin. As part of our discussion, Christina shares a part of an impromptu interview she had with a dear colleague of hers, Meron Sembaliuk, who was in Ukraine when the war broke out and who is hoping to leave soon....

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, It is wonderful to have Dr. Kordan return and provide us some further insights and perspectives about what is happening, right now, in Ukraine. Considerations around ... world views, nation-states, sovereignty, independence, geopolitical considerations, humanitarian efforts, United Nations. Tune in.  Share with others. Support community radio.  Civically Speaking-...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, It is a great honour to have Dr. Bohdan Kordan with us in this Part 1 of several parts to discuss the situation in Ukraine (and beyond). This is a MUST LISTEN to episode. Dr. Kordan shares wisdom and insights only one with an academic palette and life experiences such as his can impart. Dr. Korpan is a Canadian, who raised by Ukrainian immigrants in the heart of To...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning into Civically Speaking.  It was an honour, to have as guests, University of Saskatchewan students, Ashley Chapman and Ryley Hawkeswood.  Really appreciated listening to their experiences of being a post secondary student in a pandemic era. Some wonderful insights. Thanks for being on the show, Ryley and Ashley. Much appreciated. Tune in to shows...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in dear Listeners, Cary Tarasoff, a former mayoral candidate and registered professional planner has peristed on getting  some changes around buffer zones in relation to a chemical plant in Saskatoon.  We pull back a bit from specifics to why is the notion of buffers important to planning and should be to the general public.  Have alisten and be sure to support c...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, On Tuesday, Feb 8th, Premier Moe and Dr. Shahab held a media conference announcing the lifting of certain restrictions re Covid19 pandemic in Saskatchewan - mainly the lifting of requirements around proof of vaccination on February 14, 2022 and then at the end of the month, the requirements around needing to wear a mask when out and about. For the purposes of getti...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Thanks for tuning in to this episode, the second in a close to being named Political Series - perhaps it will be called 'Putting the Persons back in Politics'.  In this episode I have a conversation with Saskatoon Willowgrove, Sask Party MLA, Ken Cheveldayoff.  We talk about his background, what ignited his passion for politics, and som...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners,  Welcome to the first in a series that will wind its way through the whole of our 2022 season. In this series, yet to be named, I will be connecting with Elected Representatives of all parties and orders - Provincial, Federal, Municipal, First Nation and Metis over the course of 2022 from Saskatoon, across Saskatchewan, and beyond.  In between such interviews, a fo...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Welcome to the final show of 2021 that culminates in an episode of "Behind the Kirton at Saskatoon's City Hall with Councillor David Kirton" together with Journalist, Phil Tank. In this episode we reflect on some of the key civic highlights and issues of 2021. Please have a listen this discussion that took place in person. The last time I did such an...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Here's a delightful holiday treat in the form of an interview with Peter Garden of Turning the Tide Bookstore. Peter is a well known local business person, community-preneur and more. Join us in a discussion about how he pivoted his business as COVID-19 emerged to forge the pandemic era we are now all a part of and living in. And, hey, being that it's the...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in Civically Speaking Listeners, In this episode we continue into a part 2 discussion about the City's 2022-2023 operational budget. Thanks Cary Tarasoff and Ari Avivi, as ever, for your animated points of view and insights.  To you the listener, much appreciate you supporting community radio and shows like this. As we head into the holiday season please con...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in Dear Listeners, In this episode, Part 1 of 2, Ari Avivi and Cary Tarasoff join me to go through the City of Saskatoon's 2022-2023 Operating Budget that City Council debated last week and the impact this will have on property taxes, utilities and related. Here is a link to the budget media release and links to the budget itself. City Council approves 2022/...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Many thanks to Dr. Ryan Brook for joining Civically Speaking. In this edition, Dr. Brook shares about his research on moose on the loose - literally - we talk about research related to moose found in agricultural areas across Saskatchewan. Moose that some 20 years ago was not something we'd typically see.  And we learn what this means. There are some fun facto...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, What a treat to interview the Secretary General of the Commonwealth Association of Planners, Kelley Moore. Kelley shares a bit about how she came to be in this position and then some observations on a recent trip she took over the pond to Scotland and England where she attended COP26 and a number of related planning activities. Special note; this interview wa...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Please find here the podcast version of this month's 'Behind the Kirton at Saskatoon's City Hall with Councillor David Kirton.'  Councillor Kirton leads an interview with Priscilla Johnstone, Executive Director of the Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership. Saskatoon Housing Initiatives Partnership (shipweb.ca) Priscilla Johnstone, new to the...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners,  Thanks for tuning in.  Communications Expert, Christina Cherneskey joins the show to share some observations, reflections and perceptions about experiences around COVID-19.  It was a refreshing conversation, if one can say such, about how one is doing during this pandemic and some of the thoughts that run through our minds as we stop for a momen...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you Civically Speaking Listeners, For tuning in. And thank you to panel members Cary Tarasoff, Ari Avivi, Darcy Warrington (aka Washington) and James Yachyshen for joining today's show. Really appreciated our fast paced chat - my 'mushy covid brain aside' - about the latest goings on at Saskatoon's City Hall. We talk about three items related to Councillo...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Please have a listen to this direct to podcast, part 2 show with civic panel members Darcy Warrington, James Yachyshen, Cary Tarasoff and Ari Avivi. We talk civic budget and the recently uploaded results of Saskatoon's Civic Survey found online while we were talking about City of Saskatoon's recent attempts at civic engagement on variou...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in this post Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Much appreciation for you and community radio. A big thanks to panel member, James Yachyshen, who joins the show to reflect on the recent outcomes leadership-wise of the Federal Election held on September 20, 2021. We then dive in on this extended version on provincial and municipal issues.  Of note, th...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, Thanks for tuning in. Civics Panel Member, Darcy Warrington brings his A game to this episode in a discussion entitled "How tweet is this?" An analysis of Saskatoon City council members maneuvering of the Twittersphere aka Twitter. Thanks to Darcy's rubrics, we learn about the frequency and type of tweets Council members have been sending recently -...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for tuning in Dear Listeners, Please be sure to donate, if you have not already, to this year's FMphasis campaign to help keep shows like this on the air.  And if you name the Comedy Pit alongside this show in your tagline you'll be in for a draw for two free tickets - making your donation that much more sweet. Thanks Ari for throwing that into the giving back to...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Listeners, First up. I need your help. It's CFCR's annual FM-PHASIS Fundraising campaign.  Making donation makes shows like Civically Speaking possible. Go to cfcr.ca and make a donation.  And as a benefit, you get to tune into awesome shows like this. Today, Pat Lorje and Patricia Roe join me to debrief last night's Federal Election Results.  Tune in.  Civical...

Send us Fan Mail Dear Civically Speaking Listeners, Thanks for tuning in and supporting Saskatoon's community radio station CFCR 90.5 FM.  Stations like CFCR.ca are so important in keeping us connected to each other and the communities we live in. Please take the time to show your support by visiting cfcr.ca or FM dial 90.5 FM frequently and checking out the various shows. And support by maki...

Send us Fan Mail Hello Dear Listeners, It is great to be back with fresh episodes. In this first of our fifth season joining the show are regulars James Yachyshen, Darcy Warrington, Ari Avivi and Cary Tarasoff to catch us up on the latest regarding Saskatoon's City Hall. In this first of two parts we talk about some of the latest issues (and related) that came before City Council's commi...

Send us Fan Mail Thank you Listeners for tuning in, In this episode we pick up where we left off on catching up on some of the latest regarding City Hall. Regular panel members James Yachyshen, Ari Avivi and Cary Tarasoff bring up some of the recent decisions and issues coming from City Hall. Local procurement, street naming and more. Tune in and have a listen. And, be sure to educate yourself on...