Viewpoints

This episode is a rerun. Journalist Pamela Haasen will take over this episode of Viewpoints, with a documentary produced in Smithers, British Columbia. And we’ll stay outdoors with her and her guests, contemplating the great scenery of BC’s Witset Canyon. That is where Abigail Joseph, goes fishing for salmon. This documentary discusses salmon returns and climate change through the eyes of one young Indigenous woman just hoping to catch enough fish to feed her family this winter. We’ll hear the sound of the waves crashing against the canyon walls, salmon flopping on the water, and Abigail telling us about her life. 

Thanks so much to Pamela Haasen and her many guests for filling in for us this week. A great documentary about people doing unusual things while keeping traditions alive. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. Producer Boris Chassagne. 

The Shipyards Christmas Market is going strong and hopes to inspire more BC Christmas markets across the Lower Mainland. A seasonal question for you: Is it green to get lit? What’s the environmental impact of lighting up large Christmas trees? The Region of Kitchener-Waterloo wonders … The Astor Theatre Society in Liverpool will have a new chairman. Eric Goulden will take on the job. To New Brunswick, where the Vogue Cinema may live again as a theatre. A local group meets up with the new owners. And the Altered Minds Computers for Life, program funding challenges threaten the organization’s work.

Thanks to our journalist Leah Gerber, Brenda Little, Ryan Funk, Erica Butler, Rick Conrad, and Danny Nesvaderani. 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.

Tenants in Québec voice frustrations over Quebec’s housing tribunal, saying that it’s nothing more than “an eviction machine.” Ian Sutherland is Mount Allison’s 16th president. His new strategic plan will address challenges in funding and reduced student visa quotas. At the other end of the country, Climate Change researcher Tristan Pearce has been reappointed as Tier 2 Canada Research Chair. Newfoundland’s Award-winning songwriter Dave McHugh passed away on November 8. He was just 57 years old. The whole community was shaken up by his passing. And to Ontario, where abandoned dogs get a chance at a better life at the Snowflakes shelter in Haliburton County.

Thanks to our journalists Tonya Organ, Ian Gregg, Erica Butler, Jules Bugiel and Elisabeth Oakley. Our National Editors are Conrad Fox and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative and, of course, your local radio station. Remember to catch all our stories on FrequencyNews.ca. 

More funding is desperately needed, as Winnipeg’s women’s shelters are exceeding their capacity. A UNBC professor receives a $50,000 grant to create a women’s cyber self-defense toolkit. The New Westminster crisis response project wants to tackle homelessness, mental health and substance abuse head on. Queens County fishermen head out early on Dumping Day, the first day of the Lobster Season! And the Canada Post strike is affecting many Canadian businesses, including Pontiac’s community newspapers.

Thanks to our journalists Ryan Funk, Caleb Nickerson, Rick Conrad, Jesse Wentzloff and Ian Cregg. 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 with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

In New Brunswick, Green Party MLA Megan Mitton says she’ll keep an eye on Susan Holt’s newly elected liberal government. To Montréal, where a Mohawk group says McGill University is to blame for the removal of a white pine peace tree, planted on their grounds just a few days ago. High-speed internet will soon bridge the gap between Manitoba’s rural communities and larger markets. Nanaimo’s new poet laureate is looking forward to sharing world poetry and language with his community. Local farmers who want to stay on the cutting edge of agricultural innovation could get help from the Experimental Acres funding program. And Saint John’s artist, Sheryl Crowley, introduces the community to her art project, Our True Selves. 

Thanks to our journalists Arlene Dowell, Iona Coe, Erica Butler, Jules Bugiel, Lauryn MacKenzie, and Ryan Funk. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Our National Editors are Conrad Fox and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

In Ontario, the Loyalist Township is asking the province to reverse its decision to allow alcohol sales in more locations. To Winnipeg, Manitoba, where the Canadian Blood Services are hoping to attract 1,500 donors this November. Quebecers on social assistance want reforms with real investments. A Saint John designer wins a national fashion show in Toronto for her dress made out of toilet paper. And we’ll meet up with the Pallmer music group as they bring chamber pop to New Brunswick’s music scene.

Thanks to our journalists, Ted Evans, Iona Coe, Ryan Funk, Johnny James and Jules Bugiel. 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 with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

Susan Holt was sworn in as New Brunswick’s first woman premier. “Words will have consequences,” says Cecil Clarke, Cape Breton’s Regional Municipality, newly elected mayor. He vows to tackle racism and homophobia in the province. The Tšilhqot’in National government and Museum of Vancouver partner up to repatriate long-lost ancestral belongings. We’ll go green and talk about microforests planting in the centre of Montréal, and over to Ontario, where we hear about the Butterflyway Project… giving insects, butterflies and bees a helping hand. And also in Ontario, some 90 volunteers gather to save the Haliburton Gold Trout, one egg at a time.

Thanks to all our journalists this week, Elizabeth Oakley, Jesse Wentzloff, Adam Inniss, Candice Vetter, Bill MacCuish and Johnny James. And to our National Editors, Conrad Fox and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints are produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local journalism initiative.

A Sackville resident is challenging the allowable size of homes in the New Brunswick Tantramar region to make it possible, to have more tiny homes built. The Elora Adventure Film Festival returns with a new crop of feature films, highlighting thrill seekers from around the globe. Senior Women Living Together, a new not-for-profit organization, matches women seeking housemates to counter solitude and the rising cost of living. And the stand-up comics “Deadly Aunties” provide bursaries to Manitoba and Ontario university students.

Thanks to our reporters, Erica Butler, Kapanaise Thiebaut, Dan Kellar and Arlene Dowell. National editors Victoria Fenner and Conrad Fox. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

Mike McCulloch will again fill in for me this week as he did last week, with a documentary produced in Abbotsford, British Columbia. We’ll be meeting musician Shamir Virgo, a singer-songwriter from Surrey, B.C. who’s enjoying some success. His song, Roses, has more than 1.7 million listens on Spotify and Soundcloud. Mike McCulloch, who will spend this half hour with Virgo, as well as with some of his friends and mentors. 

Thanks so much to Mike McCulloch and his many guests for filling-in for us this week. A great documentary. Thanks to all the journalists who took over the show for me over the past weeks with original and beautiful documentaries. Jules Bugiel in Montréal, Québec, Pamela Haasen in Smithers B.C., as well as, Mike McCulloch in Abortsford. To our National editors who helped coordinate production, Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Merci ! Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

On today’s show, I will be out and journalist Mike McCulloch will be in, with a documentary produced in Abbotsford, British Columbia. It has been more than eight years since public health officials in British Columbia sounded the alarm… that users of illicit drugs were dying at greater rates than historically observed. Today, more than 15,000 people have died in the province since B.C. declared the toxic
drug overdose death crisis, a public health emergency, in April 2016. 

Thanks so much to Mike McCulloch and his many guests for filling in for us this week. Mike works out of Abbotsford, BC. Mike will also be with us again next week with another story about musician Shamir Virgo. Do not miss his beautiful documentary. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative.