The '60's, May long weekend....The Byrds, Guess Who, Steppenwolf....
As you may already know, in March Town Council decided not to pursue a key part of the Smithers Active Transportation Plan. The original intent was to offer public engagement opportunities on an East - West corridor, on Third Avenue.
The Rick Hansen Foundation is celebrating the launch of the organization’s newest venture, their Accessible Outdoors Program. Danny Nesvaderani at CJSF in Burnaby has more. The Metis dance troupe Asham Stompers is coming to Prince George May 23 to the 25. Ian Gregg at CFUR Radio gets us preped.
Reasearch Climatologist Vanessa Foord talks about her research in the Skeena Region and Wesley Greentree (PhD Candidate at the University of Victoria) is on the news to talk about his Chinook Salmon research project: Bottlenecks to Survival.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce his new cabinet today, and newly minted MP’s from across the country are heading to Ottawa to be sworn in.
Episode 73: A mixtape?! In this economy?!!
A new and almost entirely musical episode of Syrup Moose Radio for you to enjoy.
A metric ton of new Canadian music on here, I hope you like it all.
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Local jazzers: RaeJean, Way North Of Dixie and Serge Mazerand....
Episode 23: Samuel Taylor Coleridge - Part II... The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Red Dress Day memorializes Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit People at Simon Fraser University. Jesse Wentzloff at CJSF in Burnaby has more. Dakelh Elder Yvonne Pierreroy to receive honorary Doctor of Laws degree for her lifetime of language revitalization work.
Black Knot fungus is the scurge of Shirley Hamblin, Houston's Director of Operations for Parks and Public Works - she teaches us what to look for and how to fight this airborne spore!
The mercery is rising, the grass greening and the spring is in the air. And in the BV that means growing seasons begins.
Episode 72: F**K (an election reflection episode)
Well, we did a bad job again.
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