Viewpoints

On today's Viewpoints : Extreme weather and flooding are hitting cities and communities all across Canada. New Brunswick citizens are calling for Ottawa to follow through on its pledge to introduce the Just Transition Act. In Ottawa, hate-motivated crimes have increased by nearly 44 percent in 2021 according to the Ottawa Police Service. A troubling trend. The Shawville Lions Country Jamboree...

On this edition of Viewpoints : The Western Literacy Council has a new executive Director. Greg Graham just loves his new job. The small Cortes Island Market celebrates its 30 years on the Island. Keeping customers happy seems to be the best recipe. We stay on Cortes where Hugh Barton believes he has the largest native Western Yew on the Island. He explains how he found the tree. And in Québec, th...

On this edition of Viewpoints : A teenager from Brooklyn Nova Scotia had his wish granted. And he takes his for a ride!  Pontiac country musician Eldon Ostrom recently released an album to celebrate 50 years in the music scene. With “Me & My Boys,” a two disc compilation featuring dozens of classic tunes and one song, with his son Sheldon who passed away. Lots of things going on Cortes Island...

On this edition of Viewpoints : Jean Philippe Smith was recently named Canada’s new Dominion sculptor. He carves Canada’s spirit in stone. The Valley Youth Fiddlers were silenced by the Covid-19 epidemic, but nothing will keep them from celebrating 25 years of music in Buckley Valley BC. And we’ll go to British Columbia where there seems to be a shortage of firewood on Cortes Island. You might lea...

On today's Viewpoints : Wake up, smell the coffee and you could well be buying the company. That’s what happened to a couple who fell in love with the local roastery on Cortes Island. They are now the proud owners of Becca’s Beans in British-Columbia. We’ll stay on Canada’s West coast where Humpback whales have been making an impressive comeback over the past 40 years. The theory is : they li...