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Snow! And interviews with Shawn Cator, operational manager for the city of Powell River, Caitlin Bryant of Expose Yourself and Chris McDonough of Villa Soccer. We also feature "silver linings" on this "Positive Friday"

On today's episode we covered BC Premier Christy Clark's visit to Powell River. We also talk to Phil Russell and John Louie who are two people behind the Spirit of Reconciliation project.

For this episode, we’re going to focus on one person in this community who has been a leader for many.    She received an honourary doctorate from Vancouver Island University in 2010. Received a lifetime achievement award from the Canadian Historical Association. The book Written as I remember It: Teachings from a Sliammon Elder, published in 2014, won several awards. We are of course talking about Dr. Elsie Paul of the Tla’amin Nation.   Here she is speaking to Drewen Young in the 2015 on Elsie’s patio. Elsie had just come back from the Truth and Reconciliation closing ceremony in Ottawa. She talks about that and her experience growing up in the era of residential schools.

We're talking about Fentanyl and harm reduction today on CJMP News. Tune in to hear interviews with a number of people from the community who are involved with preventing overdoses, health providers, and including someone who has personal experience with harm reduction. Notice of error: On this episode we stated that there was a report of a death related to a marijuana joint laced with Fentanyl. This is not true and has not been substaniated by BC RCMP. The audio recording will be edited to reflect this. For more information about Fentanyl linked to marijuana see: https://is.gd/c7yvCD. We apologize for this error.

On this episode we talk to two in-studio guests; we talk to local resident Francine Benoit about the petition she started in favour of carriage housing, and we also speak to Susan MacKay, founder of the Wild Ocean Whale Society comes in to tell us more about recent coastal activity, and the dolphins and whales that make this area home.    Photo by Michelle Pennell

On today's show we look back through 2016 at some of the newsy highlights through the year, including a few of CJMP dj's top trax for 2016.

On today's show we speak with Eagle Walz, co-founder of the Sunshine Coast Trail and the Powell River Parks and Wilderness Society, and Russell Brewer, regional district director, about the Regional Trails Plan.  On Thursday, Dec 15, the Powell River Regional District received the 226 page draft. In the next few months the plan will be finalized, affecting more than 500-plus trails in the region. Read it here   Hosts: Carrie Swiggum, Peter Harvey Musical Host: Roger Thorn Photo: http://www.sunshinecoastcanada.com/hidden-gems/sunshine-coast-trail

We cover the Dec 15 Regional District Committee of the Whole delegations: Friends of Stillwater Bluffs Association and PR Paws concerns over the Regional Trails Plan.   Hosted by Roger Thorn and Carrie Swiggum

On today’s show, we look at food security and farming on the sunshine coast. We talk to Robert Gilchrist of Funky Beets Farm and member of the Powell River Farmers Institute.He made a remark at council on Nov 29 regarding the region’s lack of a farming strategy. We also talk to Chris Roberts of Okeover Organic Oysters from the Oyster Capital of Canada. But first we’re going to announce the winners of the SPCA Fall Raffle…

On this show we talk to people monitoring the local climate and coast and preparing for sea level rise.  Trevor Murdock - Pacific Climate Impact Consortium Julia Dykstra - Planner, Powell River Regional District  Claudia Medina - Filmmaker, Working on documentary about Climate Wise Women and her recent experience in Papua New Guinea  Hil Billy Bob - Live performance of "God Left America"

On today’s show, we look at who’s helping who. In Powell River, many residents go out of their way to help when needed or as a matter of course. We spoke to two people in town who are helping some of our most low income residents - including the manger of the food bank. She's helping feed more than 1,000 people a month.  We also hear from Zoe Ludski, board member of the recently new Community Media Advocacy Center which she helped form over the last year. All this and more on CJMP News.Photo from: https://powellriverdailynews.com/2014/12/19/i-used-to-dream-about-men-now-i-think-about-rice-in-june/

We speak with Yves Engler. He’s been described as Canada’s Noam Chomsky and puts a critical eye on Canadian foreign policy. He’ll be speaking at the Cranberry Seniors Centre Friday evening. Then an expert on Louis Riel, Dave Doyle, will be in the studio to fill us in on the city’s proclamation to make Nov 16 Louis Riel day in Powell River. He’ll be followed by an organizer of the Kinder Morgan pipeline protest who will talk about the nationwide vigil coming up this weekend. All this and more on CJMP News….

CJMP News - Special Edition! November 11, 2016

Forestry supports our community in many ways, but logging is rarely without controversy. On today’s episode of CJMP News, we’ll be joined live with two guests to talk about logging in Powell River and beyond: Russell Brewer is a local politician, avid cyclist and a registered professional forester. He’s serving his second term on city council, and serves as municipal director to the regional district board. He is the current president of the Powell River Metis Society, as well as President of the Powell River Cycling Association. Andrew Bryant will be joining us as well. Andrew has worked as a wildlife biologist and consultant for over 30 years. He was instrumental in bringing back the Vancouver Island marmot from near extinction, working with Island Timberlands to plan a long-term recovery program. Currently, he serves as field trip coordinator with the Malaspina Naturalists Club.

Interviews with Courtney Albert, Kevin Wilson, Dean Thorsell  Hosted by Mel Edgar and Karen Skadsheim

Inga-Lisa Burns will be in the studio to give us an update on the Zero Waste Fair happening this Sunday. We also had a chance to catch up with local musician John Wright of the band NoMeansNo about their recent retirement. And you’ll hear the third of our featured short documentaries about life in Powell River. This one is from Sandra Lopez, a new resident who came here by way of Bogota, Colombia. Also stay tuned for interviews with Chloe Smith about fundraising for the new library, and Sam Sansalone gave us the scoop on outdoors hunting and mushroom foraging.

WEATHER UPDATE: We spoke to the PRRD Manager of Emergency Services Ryan Thoms about how to stay safe in this weather… Img: TheWeatherNetwork WEATHER UPDATE: A big storm is on its way, with Wind warning in effect for the Sunshine Coast! Strong winds that may cause damage are expected, with winds of 80km/h and 100km/h in some parts of Coastal BC. Winds this strong can topple trees and take down power lines; high winds may also toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break. The third and potentially most powerful storm this month will approach the coast on Saturday. A worst-case windstorm scenario for the Inner South Coast would be a landfall along central or southern Vancouver Island. Total rainfall amounts from these storms may exceed 200 mm for West and Inland areas of Vancouver Island. Inner coastal regions may exceed 100 mm with even higher amounts near the mountains. As details concerning the precise storm tracks become clearer, warnings will be issued for multiple regions throughout the next couple of days. Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to pacificstorm@ec.gc.ca or tweet reports to #BCStorm.

Why is gender-neutral language important? Listen in for news about language & gender at the University of Toronto, in a clinical setting in the US, and locally at the Union of BC Municipalities. This week, on CJMP News.

Play it safe with mushrooms this season and beyond! There are some fantastic mushroom-related events happening in Powell River and the Sunshine Coast this month! Listen in to find out more :D   Photo: http://botlib.huh.harvard.edu/libraries/Amanita_exhibit/Amanita_poisoning.htm

Welcome to this week’s episode of CJMP News! Listen into to an interview about Powell River's growth with Mayor Dave Formosa. We also followed up with Regional District director Colin Palmer and his remarks about gender neutral language at last week’s Union of BC Municipalities conference in Victoria. City Councillor CaroleAnn Leishman and Erin Innes also weigh in. And we caught up with Nicholas Simons to talk about what’s going on in the Eldred Valley. All of this and more on CJMP News!   img: http://www.quietrev.com/