Riley and Casey explore technology and society in rural communities. Today's focus: Community Tech & Governance.

NEWS ROUNDUP: We break down [My Cariboo Now] Nicole Audet officially declared as new CRD Area A Director and [My Cariboo Now] B.C. to end twice-yearly time changes with move to permanent Daylight Saving Time, plus 1 more stories, and explore what these developments mean for communities like ours.

RURAL CONNECTIONS: Deep dive on Community Tech & Governance Topics include: renewable energy, solar, AI, infrastructure, maintenance.

Hosts: Riley (Tech optimist with an engineering background) and Casey (Community-first skeptic of tech promises).

Sources discussed:

• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Nicole Audet officially declared as new CRD...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] B.C. to end twice-yearly time changes with ...
• My Cariboo Now: [My Cariboo Now] Final list of candidates for new chief and ...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Williams Lake Lions Club hosting clu...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] Vote on MLA’s bill to repeal B.C. hu...
• 100 Mile Free Press: [100 Mile Free Press] Nominations open for 2026 Best of the ...

Additional sources provided:

• New Atlas: [New Atlas] Google spinoff beams blazing-fast internet aroun...
• Resilience.org: [Resilience.org] The Future is Local: Mitmach-Region Vorarlb...
• Seeded Content: https://www.fastcompany.com/91500104/google-minnesota-data-c...
• Williams Lake Tribune: [Williams Lake Tribune] ‘Not a luxury’: Outgoing B.C. merit ...
• The Tyee: [The Tyee] Who You Gonna Call? Not 911 on BC’s Central Coast

Credits
Theme Song: Cariboo Signals by Sumo AI
Content Curation & Script: Claude (Anthropic)
TTS Voices: OpenAI TTS API
Cover Art: ChatGPT (OpenAI)
Podcast Coordination: Erich Zirnhelt
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