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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 Revelstoke, BC will soon get its first electric school b...

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 stages of the Cortes Island Academy pilot program...

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 the other end of the country to Sackville, New Br...

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 40 years. He’s a jazz buff and we’ll spend  some...

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 travels to different parts of the country to p...

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 grant in their efforts to battle a very invasive a...

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 hopping to Québec, British Columbia, New Brunsw...

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 shortages are also hurting Halifax businesses. ...

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 get a helping hand as it receives $380,000...

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 bi-directional, underwater electricity tran...

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 island off the BC coast can’t seem to resolve...

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 weather conditions.  A Sackville City councillor wa...

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. Thanks to our journalist Meagan Deuling, Pamela...

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 Brome Lake had to back down from a proposed bylaw ref...

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, where the Bulkley Valley Bruisers are looking fo...

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 again. Firefighters give us some tips on how to...

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 foot canoe is on display at Halifax Airport...

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 go back to the drawing board. Turtles and t...

On today’s show: 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, the activists involved in the Skidegate Haida Immersion Program...

On this edition of Viewpoints: The province of Nova Scotia is getting ready to welcome back tourists this summer, trying to recoup part of the 3 billion dollars it lost over the past two years. In Cowansville Québec, bowlers will have to let go of their 20 year love affair with the Salle de Quilles Cowansville. The local bowling alley is closing its doors, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions.  Live...

On today’s show: In Nova Scotia, a Brooklyn family business is getting ready to take on all of Canada, with its adaptable backpacks. Ed Halverson has that story. A bird expert warns about biodiversity loss. Clearly one of the major issues of our time. But solutions do exist. David Gordon-Kosh will be with us. In Québec, a Prince Edward County Hospital fundraiser exceeds expectations : 20M$ raised....

On this edition of Viewpoints: The Québec government introduces Bill 96 to protect the French language in the province. But opposition is growing, many are worried about their fundamental rights.  We’ll go to Halifax where a university professor has mixed feelings about designating certain outdoor areas for sheltering  the homeless.  And Mike Moore, a Cortes Island naturalist and professional dive...

On this edition of Viewpoints: Fibre optics, cable, and landlines will soon be available in the small community of Cortes Island. Imposing new taxes on non-resident homeowners won’t cool down the housing market or make a dent in the housing crisis in Nova Scotia say local realtors. Municipal employees are giving a thumbs up to the four day workweek. Nova Scotia and New Brunswick follow the trend....

On this edition of Viewpoints : In British Columbia, the Blue Jay Lake Farm welcomes newcomers to rural life and at the same time, helps address the  local housing shortage. Minimum wage is not enough to live decently in New Brunswick. Anti-poverty activists call for a living wage of $20 an hour.  On Cortes Island the Community Health Association found its new Teen Szene coordinator. And a dying t...

On today’s Viewpoints : Sackville hospitals are hiring registered nurses and other personnel. Justine Graham is one of the new recruits. Cortes Island is looking for homestay families to host international students. Some come to Canada as others just cant stop thinking their future trip to Asia. And Nova Scotia is addressing the housing shortage. More money is on the way from the provincial govern...