GroundWire Labour Day edition available September 8, 2009
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This edition of GroundWire (September 1-14) is a Special Labour Day Edition, bringing you a series of features on workers’ rights in Canada. Visit groundwire.ncra.ca or download it through the NCRA’s Program Exchange.
GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots, independent journalism from the campus-community radio sector of Canada. It is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. This edition of GroundWire was supported by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada and hosted by Gianna Lauren at CKDU in Halifax.
Headlines:
- Environmentalists oppose Hanlan Creek development as it threatens Guelph’s old growth forest and protected species: Libby Drew (CFRC Kingston)
- Camp Out discusses LBGTQ Activism in the Maritimes: David Parker (CKDU Halifax)
In Campus and Community Radio Station News:
- Bill C-61 Update: As parliament resumes, consider writing your MP on the Digital Copyright fight: Charlotte Bourne (CJSF Burnaby)
Labour-Focused Features for Labour Day:
- Labour History takes Comic Form: Megan Turcato (CJSF Burnaby)
- CUPW supports union drive for Dynamax Couriers: Aaron Chubb and Alex Calderaro (CJSR Edmonton)
- Drop Fees campaign has anti-poverty message for student workers: Candace Mooers (CHRY Toronto)
- Conservatives’ expansion of Canada’s Temporary Worker Program means restrictions for refugees and fewer rights for racialized workers: Omme Rahemtullah (CHRY Toronto)
- “Scrap the Live in Caregiver Program” Voices of the Filipino Community in Canada: Produced by Candace Mooers and Ashkon Hobooti (CHRY Toronto)
Groundwire August 14th Edition Now Available August 24, 2009
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The August 14, 2009 Edition of GroundWire is available for listening online! Visit groundwire.ncra.ca.
GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots, independent journalism from the campus-community radio sector of Canada. It is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. This edition of GroundWire was supported by a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada and produced by CJSR in Edmonton.
In this week’s Edition of GroundWire, hosts Steve and Zoe from CJSR in Edmonton deliver community radio news, with contributions from campus-community stations and volunteers across Canada.
Headlines include:
- One-year commemoration of Fredy Villeneuva’s death at the hands of Montreal police| Aaron Lakoff CKUT
- The case against Carleton Professor Hassan Diab| Omme Rahemtullah CHRY
- International action against performing artists in Israel|Tariq Jeeroburkhan CKUT
Features:
- IWW organizing against Starbucks in Quebec| Aaron Chubb CJSR
- the case against Palestinian activist Mohammad Khatib| Chris Albinati CKUT
- Legal aid for sex workers in Alberta| CJSR
Produced by Sam Power and the CJSR newsteam.
Don’t Believe the Hype: Your Cable and Satellite Bills August 12, 2009
Posted by MelissaHK in media.Tags: crtc, media, policy
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The CRTC announced the creation of a Local Program Improvement Fund (LPIF) in October 2008 (starting at paragraph 355) to help support local television programming in small/rural/remote areas. This summer, the CRTC also announced that it was increasing that funding. To help support the increase, an on a temporary basis, cable and satellite companies will be paying a small percentage of their revenues into the LPIF (1.5%).
However, these cable and satellite companies are imposing an increase on everyone’s bill. I would like to think that was not the CRTC’s intention.
CTV, one of the largest private broadcasters in Canada, is calling for regulation of billing practices. They will be bringing this issue up during CRTC hearings this fall. If you want to pass along your comments to them, then visit savelocaltv.ctv.ca. I’m not entirely sure, but I think the public hearing that CTV is referring may be Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2009-411. I believe the deadline for comments has now passed (August 10), so getting your comments in to CTV may be a good way for you to be heard.
June 27 edition of Groundwire now available July 7, 2009
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GroundWire is a twice-monthly dose of grassroots independent journalism from the campus community radio sector of Canada and is a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association. This is the second bi-weekly edition of GroundWire, thanks to a grant from the Community Radio Fund of Canada (on a personal note, woohoo!).
The June 27, 2009 edition of GroundWire was produced by CHRY 105.5 FM in Toronto. Listen online
Presenting the June 27, 2009 Headlines: With Narration from the Women’s News Collective at CHRY 105.5 FM
- Abousfian Abdelrazik Returns to Canada | David Koch (CKUT)
- Adil Charkaoui’s Cross Canada Tour | David Parker (CKDU)
- CSIS Security Certificate Update and the Case of Mohamed Harkat | Tariq Jeeroburkhan (CKUT)
- Toronto City Workers’ Strike | Candace Mooers (CHRY)
- Ontario Labour Actions Increase | Omme Rahemtullah (CHRY)
- Canadian Companies Sued by Palestinian Community of Bil’in | Libby Drew (CHSR) and Chris Albinati (CKUT)
Presenting the June 27, 2009 Features:
- The National Community Radio Conference in Montreal: A Year in Community Radio. CHRY’s Jacky Tuinstra Harrison talks with volunteers, speakers and organizers about the future of community radio in Canada and the spirit of volunteerism at this year’s annual conference.
- On Friday, June 19th, the National Association of Friendship Centres hosted a forum on Urban First Nations issues in Ottawa, with three candidates for the National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations: Shawn Atleo, John Beaucage and Perry Bellegarde. Lisa Abel CHUO
- With threats to form a Caledonia militia aimed against Aboriginal activists, Jesse Zimmerman of CHRY brings us voices from a counter-protest, re-asserting territorial rights for six nations indigenous peoples.
