Viewpoints

Many Canadians will do whatever they can to avoid travelling to the USA this summer. Haliburton’s tourism manager confirms the summer travel trend. Flash flooding is getting more frequent in Montreal and elsewhere across the country and the world. An expert shares possible solutions. An ancient fish helps scientists understand the evolution of jaws and teeth. The Northern Pulp Mill in Liverpool, Nova Scotia has closed its doors. It’s now selling off its assets. And a new residential complex in North Sydney provides welcome housing options for local seniors. 

Our journalists this week were Adam Inniss, Ryan Funk, Rick Conrad Jacob Postlewaite, and Elizabeth Oakley. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is bought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. 

Mount Allison political science student Phaedra Williams wins the Larry Collins Prize for best undergraduate essay in Atlantic Canada. A family of five grey wolves captures hearts at the Assiniboine Zoo. A cacomistle takes the plane and ends up 3,000 km away from home. It’s getting ready for the trip back. Toronto Fire upgraded its fleet with rapid-response rescue boats. And big crowds visit Fredericton’s Garrison Night Market, the second-biggest night market in Canada. 

Thanks to our journalists Mia Johnson, Ryan Funk, Erica Butler, Aidan Keenan and Christena Lawrie. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. I’m your host and producer, Boris Chassagne. 

From Riot to Parade: Protestors say Toronto Pride has lost its way. New Brunswick Premier Holt and Tourism Minister Thériault take the scenic route on a fact-finding mission to Murray Beach and Baie Verte. The Platform Pilsner comes to life as BC’s public transit experiments new funding models. We’ll meet up with a group of bat watchers in Montreal! Do you wonder what goes on in a Fire and Paramedic Station? We’re touring a new one in Winnipeg, with Ryan Funk.

Thanks to our journalists Ryan Funk, Dany Nesvaderani, Erica Butler, Mia Johnson and Adam Inniss. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne.

Indigenous practices are used for the first time in a Canadian military court-martial. West coast seniors living on the west coast of Newfoundland are amongst the poorest in the country, according to a seniors’ advocate. A fundraising event in Manitoba becomes a springboard for important conversations about mental health, art, and accessibility. A Brewing Company in Smithers, B.C. is awarded Best Brewery in Canada. Musician Tom Wilson celebrates National Indigenous Peoples’ Day in a concert featuring the Mohawk Symphony. 

Thanks to our journalists Tonya Organ, Ryan Funk, Brenda Little, Pamela Hassen and Jacob Postlewaite. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. 

A journalist’s meeting in Montreal was hampered by visa issues, as six of their guest journalists were denied entry. This as many Canadian activists were detained in Egypt during the “March to Gaza” event last weekend. We’ll also tell you a bit more about ourselves. FrequencyNews published its 5000th story this week! Summer is, for many of us, gardening time. In Fredericton, there is more demand for garden plots than there is available space. And a feel-good story for us. A Tantramar high school student has raised $30,000 to build solar panels for his school. 

Thanks to our journalists, Adam Inniss, Erica Butler, Jules Bugiel, Aidan Keenan and to both our National Editors, Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox, with whom we had the pleasure of talking to this week, live on air! Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. I’m your host and producer, Boris Chassagne. 

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The Canada-Wide Science Fair pulls-in hundreds of teenagers making novel uses of AI. Some BC journalists are raising funds to bring back a local news outlet, while the historic New Brunswick Courier newspaper is being relaunched in printed and electronic form. The organizers of a 2-day bike-a-thon managed to keep thousands of riders safe through the Southern Ontario smog. Dozens of Canadians will March to Gaza as part of a global peace effort. Three thousand people from around the globe will meet in Egypt. Jeff Houlahan, a Saint John’s University professor, will be joining a delegation of Montrealers. 

Thanks to our journalists this week, Iona Coe, Mia Johnson, Aidan Keenan and Jules Bugiel. Our National Editors are Conrad Fox and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer, Boris Chassagne. 

This week’s show will be quite different, as journalist Ian Gregg connects the dots between past and present as he investigates Prince George’s indie record retail scene. We will, for most of this half-hour, follow his footsteps, and let him guide us across town. Then, the N.D.G. “Art Hop” brings the public to local artists. And we’ll also meet up with some young Liverpool filmmakers who are creating quite a buzz in their hometown and even beyond. 

Thanks to our LJI journalists, Ian Gregg, Adam Iniss and Rick Conrad. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. 

Over 700 students from the Louis Riel School Division take learning out of the classroom and onto the land. Celebrating Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman to receive a bachelor’s degree in the British Empire, 150 years ago at Mount Allison University. Grey divorces are on the rise across the country. And a junior dog handler from Port Medway will represent Nova Scotia at the Canadian Kennel Club’s National Junior Handling Championship. 

Thanks to our LJI journalists, Erica Butler, Rick Conrad, Ryan Funk, and Elizabeth Oakley. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. 

We’ll go to Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the multi-million dollar da Vinci Xi surgical robot could change the game for the province. In Ontario, the Toronto Palm House Conservatory Green house reopens after a three-year-long restoration project. No walk in the park—An audit highlights pedestrian safety concerns around a new Nova Scotia library. We’ll stay on the East Coast, where 73-year-old Herb Nash has been fishing lobster for six decades. He says he does not intend to quit anytime soon. Then, all the way to the other coast, where the world’s largest Nanaimo Bar has just set a new record. Thousands got a piece of a finger-licking good 70-foot-long desert! 

Thanks to our LJI journalists, Lauryn MacKenzie, Bill MacCuish, Mia Johnson, Ryan Funk, and Rick Conrad. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. I’m your host and producer, Boris Chassagne. 

The Bishop representing the region of Cape Breton gives his blessing to new pope Leon XIV. Community consultations are being held over the growing number of cannabis greenhouses in Six Nations. June is Stroke and Aphasia Awareness Month. Loyalist Township opts in. Three thousand blankets and counting have been made by the Knitting for Warmth Group in Minden, Ontario. The Sackville Food Bank president has received a Coronation Medal recognizing, “strong leadership and compassion.” And finally to Fredericton, New Brunswick, where the Tokyo Ramen fast-food restaurant has re-opened after a ten-month hiatus and widespread support. 

Thanks to our LJI journalists, Andrew Dow, Ted Evans, Bill McCuish, Elizabeth Oakley, Aidan Keenan, and Erica Butler. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.