Viewpoints

On today’s show:
We’re back in British Columbia with two stories from BC where authorities are still fighting more than 300 forest fires. Severe drought could now also become a serious problem. A new art exhibition opens in Fort McMurray, Alberta. It’s called Intersections and it features art pieces from both Indigenous and LGBTQ+ artists. A Canadian travels 70,000 kilometres over the eight years without a motor. Markus Pukonen has finally arrived home in Canada, where his Route of Change journey started. And a feel-good story from Cobourg, Ontario: the Stuff the Bus campaign collects 2,000 backpacks, filled with essential school supplies for children in need.

Our journalists this week were Owen Thompson, Ryan Hunt, Daniel Mesec, Meagan Deuling, and a first contribution from Jeff Guard! Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National editors Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s show:
Forest fires in British Columbia are keeping firefighters busy. No relief in sight. This could be the worst ever forest fire season in BC. Some Ontario farmers are also feeling the heat: in Wellington County, recent heatwaves have been keeping them busy. The province of Nova Scotia is training hundreds of doctors. Some 150,000 citizens are still hoping to get theirs.  And the Terry Fox Run in Pontiac, Québec, is looking for new blood. Volunteers who have been at the helm for 42 years are looking to pass the torch.

This and more on the 69th edition of Viewpoints  with journalists, Christena Lawrie, Riley Gillespie-Wilson, Meagan Deuling, Haley DiRisio, Ed Halverson and Caleb Nickerson. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada through your local station. National editors Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. 

On today’s Viewpoints:
In British Columbia, Interior Health issues another drug alert for the Kootenays. An Environmental Racism Panel has been appointed in Nova Scotia. We’ll sit down to have some tea and biscuits at Toronto’s Public Library second Death Café. In rural Ontario, the Ride Well ridesharing program has become a victim of its success. It’s in need of new drivers. Singer, songwriter Saltwater Hank, hopes to revive Indigenous language with his new album. And a new vineyard is launched in Pontiac, Québec, the owners hope to start a trend.

Our journalists were Ryan Gillespie Wilson, Owen Thompson, Haeley Dirisio, Scott Onyshack, Sabrina Spencer, and Caleb Nickerson. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National coordinators, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s Viewpoints:
The Six Nations elected council will strongly oppose Doug Ford’s government plans to convert 7,000 acres of Ontario’s Greenbelt into housing developments. 6.9 million people across the country, including almost 1.8 million children, experienced food insecurity in Canada’s 10 provinces last year. Numbers in Nova Scotia are at an all-time high. We’ll go to British Columbia where unemployment numbers in the Kootenay region seem to be higher than the national and provincial average. And the Skydancer Indigenous Cultural Centre and Art Gallery opens its doors in Spruce Grove, Alberta.

Thanks to our journalists this week:  Ryan Hunt, Haeley Dirisio, Andrew Dow, and Scott Onyshack. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National editors Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today's show:
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada and we celebrated National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. We will, of course, follow some of the stories covered by our journalists from across the country and make stops in Smithers, British Columbia; Edmonton, Alberta; and Kitchener and Cobourg, Ontario. And we catch up with former Much Music VJ and Canadian Television personality Michael Williams who recently hosted the 2nd Slocan City International Music and Art Fair in BC. Two historical buildings in Ontario will have a new vocation. An old school house on the lake and another in downtown Peterborough. And to the Unhoused Experience in Waterloo, Ontario, where some 50 people pitched their tents for 24 hours in the park in support of the unhoused people in the region.

Our reporters this week were Ryan Hunt, Patricia Holmes, Jeff Gard, Ryan Gillespie-Wilson, Dan Kellar, Daniel Mesec, Pamela Haasen, Edward Sweeney and Scott Onyschak. National editors, Maureen McEwen and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today's Viewpoints:
Five-hundred Toronto students participate in the annual Walk With Excellence.  The Ontario government is showing signs it’s backing away from its proposal to allow residential construction, on farm land.  This as the Six Nations Farmers Association forms a task force to counter lack of farming. BC composer Wylie Ferguson has his piece, Broken Earth debut with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra.  Canadian filmmaker Colin Askey talks about his latest documentary film Love in the Time of Fentanyl.  And in New Brunswick, the Performers’ Theatre Company is back with a new play while Québec’s Theatre Lake Brome showcases more English plays.

Our reporters were Greg Osoba, Andrew Dow, Erica Butler, Taylor McClure, Ryan Gillespy-Wilson, Owen Thompson, and James Mainguy. National editors, Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
Students at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick will have to swallow a 3% hike in tuition fees in 2023-2024. The university says revenues don’t match expenses. A New Brunswick resident is fighting against illegal dumps on private and public land in the Tantramar. Forest fires are being contained in Nova Scotia. Some residents are getting ready to reintegrate their homes. But fires are still burning strong in Québec. And to Ohsweken, Ontario, where a local craftswoman is sharing her moccasin making knowledge with the next generation.
Our reporters this week were Ed Halverson, Erica Butler, Andrew Dow, and David Gordon Koch. National editors Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Remember to follow all our stories on canada-info.ca. More than 50 journalists from all across the country are putting out multiple stories every week. Check them out! Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, broadcast on your local radio station and online at canada-info.ca.  

On today’s Viewpoints:
Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston orders Nova Scotians to stay out of the woods as fires burn out of control in the province. He’s also asking Ottawa for help. And open fire bans are in effect in most of the province of Québec. Conditions could spark a fire at any time. Sexual assault allegations from two Quebec high schools trigger a call for a provincial framework law. Many other cases reported. This could become a Pandora’s Box. And logging sports wane in some parts of British Columbia, but in Kaslo, they are growing stronger than ever.

Our reporters this week were Ed Halverson, Taylor McClure, Caleb Nickerson and Meagan Deuling. National editors, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
In Ontario, a local foster-care organization calls for caregivers amid a shortage of homes. The Old Strathcona Farmers’ Market celebrates 40 years in Edmonton, Alberta. The Higgs government review of gender diversity and inclusion policy in schools prompts a backlash in New Brunswick. A couple of scientists are trying to resolve the Great Tantramar Turtle Mystery in the Sackville area. And we’ll be gazing at the sky for World Migratory Bird Day.

Our reporters this week: Riley Gillespie-Wilson, Ryan Hunt, Erica Butler, Edward Sweeney, and David Gordon-Koch. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National coordinators, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s show:
Wildfires are burning out of control in many Canadian provinces, especially out west. Unusual high temperatures, and dry conditions, are making things worst. Firefighters in British Columbia and Alberta, cross their fingers hoping for June rain. A tradition dating back to the 1930s reappears in 2023. Find out about Haisla Sports Days and the return of the Haisla May Queen and Salmonberry Princess. The longest river valley trail in North America will get a new name. The B.C. path is getting closer to being completed. And electronic music meets folk at the Small World Centre in Toronto.
Our reporters this week were Meagan Deuling, Ryan Hunt, Morgyn Budden, Hubert Théberge and Owen Thompson. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National coordinators, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.