Viewpoints

On today's Viewpoints:
We’ll be hearing from journalists posted in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Québec. Tackling the housing crisis and economic diversity is not an easy task when you live on Cortes Island with a population of one thousand and booming tourism. The Government of Alberta will be investing 100M$ for the twinning of Highway 63, near Fort McMurray.  Noah DiNola is only 14,  and  will be heading to Kazakhstan, to the Jiu-Jitsu World Championships, the sport’s largest stage. Racism reports are on the rise at the Prince Edward Collegiate Institute in rural Ontario. And on our Radar we see stories popping out of  Alberta, Ontario and Québec.

Thanks to our journalists, Greg Osoba, Ted Evans, Andrew Dow, Riley Gillespie-Wilson, Ryan Hunt, Taylor McClure, and Craig Foster. 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 Viewpoints:
We’ll go left, right and centre from Revelstoke, B.C., to Sackville, New Brunswick, and Pontiac, Québec. Revisiting zoning bylaws can change the face of a community and city. Revelstoke is taking on the challenge, 40 years after its last draft. The Sobey Art Awards are some of the most generous and prestigious prizes that a Canadian artist can get. The competition is on, $100,000 to be won. And a weightlifter from Pontiac, Québec, is heading to Columbia … his title on the line.

Thanks to our journalists, Meagan Deuling, Caleb Nickerson, and Erica Butler. National Editors are Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer, Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Listen to all our stories on canada-info.ca.

We’ll travel to Maskwacis in Central Alberta to learn about new water pipelines planned coming from the Red Deer Waterline. Quebec’s forest firefighting agency warns of the danger of brush fires because Spring is a period with the most forest fires in Québec. Generosity is contagious! In British Columbia the First Light Farm decided to grow food and give it away! This year, it aims to grow $10,000 worth of veggies. In Québec, the Marché des Artisanats rekindles the arts and crafts market and spirit, in Dunham. And the life and times of a death doula. Jackie has been caring for the dying for the past 10 years.

Thanks to our journalists this week, Meagan Deuling, Taylor McClure, Pamela Haasen, Caleb Nickerson, Ryan Hunt and Ed Halverson. National Editors are Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today's Viewpoints:
Well, we seem to be talking  about housing quite a bit across the country and today’s show will be no exception. Good news couldn’t come too soon to those who wait: the Revelstoke Community Housing Society receives a $100,000 grant for its fourth housing project in 10 years. The amateur Quadra Island Theatre, out west is going big this spring. It will be producing Chicago, The Musical.  Over 70 people are involved. Dancers, musicians, producers and backstage personnel with different levels of experience, take on the challenge.  And after being shown in Washington, DC, and across Canada, the REDress art project and exhibit are featured at the Queens University campus just ahead of the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender Diverse people, on May 5.

Our journalists this week were Greg Osoba, Meagan Deuling and Alexandra Fernandes. National Editor Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s Viewpoints, we’ll spend a lot of time on the east and west coast:

2024 will mark the 25th anniversary of the Marshall decision. That’s when the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the hunting, fishing and gathering rights promised to New Brunswick’s Indigenous peoples, should be respected. An LGBTQ+ organization receives funding to build the first transitional two-spirited housing project in Halifax. The invasive green crab is threatening native ecosystems in the Salish Sea, off the B.C. coast. A local project, set up to protect marine life, expands on Cortes Island. And the Food Sharing Project says food insecurity is at an all time high in the Kingston region. The organization wants more funding from Ottawa.

Thanks to our journalists this week, Sara Gouda, Loni Taylor, Erica Butler, Alexandra Fernandes and Greg Osoba. National Editor, Maureen McEwan. I’m your host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Today’s show is all about health. Physical, emotional and spiritual health.

To Nova Scotia, where the Strongest Families Institute just received a $230,000 boost for its phone-in counselling service. We then make a stop in the province of Québec where the Dunham House for Mental Health and Addiction provides care for the province’s English-speaking community. In British Columbia, a historic child welfare agreement was signed between the province, Ottawa and the Splatsin Nation. And a cloud of mystery surrounds a disease that plagues more than one hundred New Brunswickers. Their symptoms mimic those of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Health authorities are baffled. Families are asking for a new inquiry.

Thanks to our journalists this week, David Gordon Koch, Ed Halverson, Meagan Deuling and Taylor McClure. National Editor Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada. 

On today’s show:
The province of Nova Scotia will spend $17M on new housing projects. The City of Kingston issues trespass notices to people living in a homeless encampment. The District of Kitimat—British Columbia is celebrating its 70th anniversary and the collaboration between industry and residents. The Six Nations language summit looks to kick-start the language revitalization. And the Cortes Island Academy goes into year II of an original high school program.

Our journalists this week: David Moses, Alexandra Fernandes, Sara Gouda, Morgyn Budden and Louis Belcourt. National Editor, Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s show:
Janis Monture becomes the first Indigenous woman to be appointed CEO of the Canadian Museums Association. BC Hydro anticipates a strong increase in energy demand in the northwest: 3 billion dollars is being set aside for future infrastructure projects. Canadian filmmaker Amanda Dawn Christie documents the history and demise of Radio Canada International’s broadcast and short-wave antennas in Sackville, New Brunswick, in “Spectres of Shortwave.” A BC resident has been missing for weeks. Family and friends launch a Facebook page for people who might have seen him. And two conservation organizations, the Appalachian Corridor and Conservation des Vallons de la Serpentine  have succeeded in protecting 84 acres of Québec’s Millington Bog.

Our journalists this week: David Moses, Meagan Deuling, Morgyn Budden, Taylor McClure and Erica Butler. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National Editor, Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

Today, three stories out of British Columbia: Nelson Public Library speaks out about the hate campaign and the threats that forced it to cancel a drag event. A couple living in their RV is having a difficult time finding a place to park during the winter months in Revelstoke. Abbotsford author Jay Lang has been keeping busy. She just released her 11th novel in three years! Our Periscope will take us to Toronto and Six Nations. And to Liverpool: the east coast community is  working on its harbour and water infrastructure.
Thanks to our journalists this week, Meagan Deuling, John Rune, Stephen Munga, Ed Halverson, Andrew Dow, Daniel Centeno, and Daniela Leon . Host and producer Boris Chassagne. National Editor Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.

On today’s Viewpoints:
In Nelson, B.C., a planned story time event featuring a drag artist faces a barrage of online outrage and threats. The library was forced to cancel the event. And three stories coming out of Ontario. A Six Nations farmer is on a mission to ensure that traditional Haudenosaunee farming techniques are passed on to the next generation.
The Six Nations Elected Council is wondering why it was not included in the First Nations Drinking Water Settlement. And Martha’s Table, one of Kingston’s community centres, is planning on expanding its services to the unhoused and people in need.

Thanks to our journalists Andrew Dow, John Rune, David Moses and Alexandra Fernandes. National Editor Maureen McEwan. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada.