Viewpoints

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. 

On today’s show, I will be out, and journalist Jules Bugiel will be in, with a documentary produced in Montréal, Québec about urban agriculture. Montreal is home to 200 social, collective and private initiatives as well as 50% of urban farms. But climate change is playing boogie man, and citizens and environmental organizations are feeling the pinch. 

Thanks so much to Jules Bugiel her and her guests for filling in for us this week. A great documentary about urban agriculture initiatives. Producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. For comments, story ideas, or just to tell us more about yourself, village, city or country, urban agriculture initiatives for example, you can get in touch with us. Our email is radio [a] frequencynews.ca. 

A professor at the University of Western Ontario is looking at whether the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation (Sept. 30th) has true meaning and impact for Indigenous people and all Canadians. Is it just a “surface-level acknowledgement” from Canada, or more than that? Professor Cody Groat will be with us. And, could a 1% hike in the Harmonized Sales Tax become the solution when it comes to financing municipal infrastructure projects? Economist Craig Brett argues it could! 

Be sure to catch all our stories on FrequencyNews.ca. Our team just got a lot bigger, with some 30 journalist contributing to our website and radio programs. Thanks to both our journalists this week, Erica Butler and Andrew Dow. National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. 

In Montreal, Québec, an exhibition called To All the Unnamed Women shines light on Black women of Montreal’s past. Peterborough’s poet laureate Ziysah von Bieberstein performs her poem, February, at the Peterborough City Council. And she uses her spoken word project to promote local indigenous artists. And The Screening Room will host Kingston’s inaugural Home Movie Day, exploring the theme of “transience.” Homemade movies hit the big screen. 

Thanks to our LJI team of journalists, Christena Lawrie, Edward Sweeney and Jules Bugiel. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. 

Sign of the times. Some 600 Concordia University workers go on strike over hybrid work. They just don’t feel that showing up at the office every day is really necessary. Four outstanding Nanaimo citizens receive the Coronation Medal. The medal is awarded to people who have made a significant contribution to their community. And QUEST Canada wants to help communities reduce their energy use and emissions. It’s now recruiting municipalities who wish to join the Net Zero Communities Accelerator Program. 

Our journalists are Erica Butler, Jules Bugiel and Lauryn Mackenzie. National Editors Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Host and producer Boris Chassagne. Viewpoints is produced by the Community Radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. 

The International Water Association, based in London, England, calls Kitchener’s stormwater management program “inspiring”! We’ll stay in Ontario and stop in Kingston, where the Murney Tower Museum kicks off its first fundraiser for next year’s 100th anniversary celebrations. Out west, the City of Nanaimo’s outgoing Poet Laureate Kamal Parmar has been honoured and added to the City’s, Poetry Walk. And “Everybody has a song,” says Peterborough musician Curtis Driedger, who’s getting ready to lead a community singing series. 

A big thank you to our journalists, Dan Kellar, Lauryn Mackenzie, Edward Sweeny and Christena Laurie. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is produced by the Community radio Fund of Canada with the support of the Local Journalism Initiative. I’m your host and producer Boris Chassagne, it was a pleasure to have you with us. Don’t forget to write radio(at)frequencynews.ca 

Good news for some 130 Ontario First Nations: The current value of the Ontario First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund, has almost doubled since its creation in 2018. It could be worth $1 billion by 2030. B.C.’s Health Minister Adrian Dix announces a massive long-term care facility in Smithers. Also in British Columbia, the city of Nanaimo was recently recognized as a ''Welcoming Francophone Community'' by the federal government. And to Nova Scotia, where the Liverpool International Theatre Festival is asking the public to help host visiting actors! 

Thanks to our journalists, Rick Conrad, Pamela Haasen, Andrew Dow, and Lauryn MacKenzie. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Boris Chassagne, your host and producer. Thanks for having us again this week and until the next. Goodbye! 

Mount Allison University astronomer sounds the alarm on the dangers of satellite proliferation. And she’s not alone. Dr. Catherine Lovekin says Starlink has put some 7,000 satellites into orbit, and it wants 40,000 more in its constellation. BC’s Olympian Ethan Katzberg celebrates winning gold at the Paris Olympics as he prepares for the next hammer throw competitions in Slovakia. B.C.’s Camryn Rogers did the same in the women’s competition. And CCTV cameras have made their way in downtown Peterborough and in many other Ontario towns and cities. Across the country as well. Peterborough’s Chief of Police says cameras have been a “success”.

Thanks to our journalists, Lauryn Mackenzie, Erica Butler and Edward Sweeny. Our National Editors are Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community radio Fund of Canada and the Local journalism initiative. Host and producer Boris Chassagne.

Indigenous youth and young adults explore the world of aviation through an event at the Nanaimo Airport. World renowned Tahltan-Tlingit artist opens an art show honoring North Pacific Cannery workers. Sarsfield, Ontario, hosts this year’s Ottawa-Carleton Plowing Match. 

So that is it for us, be sure to take a peek at all our stories on FrequencyNews.ca. Our team is posted all across the country… the Maritimes, Québec, Ontario, Alberta, and B.C.! We have lots of stuff waiting for you there. Thanks to our journalists Lauryn MacKenzie, Dan Mesec, and Candice Vetter. National Editors Victoria Fenner and Maureen McEwan. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer, Boris Chassagne. 

After 15 years in the same location, the Kingston WritersFest, is taking hold of the Screening Room Theatre. We’ll hurry to catch a glimpse of the Cortes Island LoveFest in BC. International artist Cosmo Sheldrake was just added to the music festival’s line-up. To Montreal, Québec, where Last Generation Canada is calling for Canada to adopt a national firefighting agency and to sign the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. A couple of weeks ago, they had their hands glued to the road as a protest? And the Region of Queens Mayor Darlene Norman won’t run again in the fall election. Public pressure, insults and political dynamics, weigh in on her decision. This and more on Viewpoints. Local news, Nationwide! 

Thanks to our journalists, Christena Lawrie, Jules Bugiel, Rick Conrad, Brenda Little and Louis Belcourt. To our National Editors, Maureen McEwan and Victoria Fenner. Viewpoints is brought to you by the Community Radio Fund of Canada, and the Local Journalism Initiative. Host and producer, Boris Chassagne.