GroundWire

This week's edition was produced at CKDU in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Headlines

G20 co-accused receives 16 months in prison. | CKDU News Collective Nak'azdli blockades highway 27 for increased safety. | CKDU News Collective Journalist and whistleblower faces deportation to Mexico. | CKDU News Collective Clinic closures in interior BC. Catherine Fisher | CJLY, Nelson BC.

The Features

Halifax's North End protests city council decision to allow development on school site. Marrilee Wilson and Martin White | CKDU, Halifax NS. A portion of Jasper National Park may be privately developed by US firm. Leanne Arnison | CKUT, Montreal QC. 34 year old homeless man Farshad Mohammadi shot and killed by Montreal Police. Aaron Lakoff | CKUT, Montreal QC. Modern day slavery in Canada: an excerpt from an audio documentary. Paul Daniel | VoicePrint.

Community Radio Report

Recent decision by FCC in the US shows that Low Power FM is not a threat for commercial broadcasters. Laura Fuchs | CKUT, Montreal, QC.   Hosted by: Melissa Albiani and Gianna Lauren Thanks to Leanne Arnison, Paul Daniel, Aaron Lakoff, Marrilee Wilson, Martin White, Catherine Fisher, Laura Fuchs, Courtney Kirkby, and Carly Forbes.  Music by Charlotte Cornfield and Long Weekends.

GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association seehttp://groundwire.ncra.ca To contribute to an edition or sponsor GroundWire, email groundwireprod@gmail.com

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UN inquiry into missing and murdered women by Aaron Lakoff of CKUT Montreal Occupy Nelson by Marya Folinsbee and Aaron Pickett of CJLY in Nelson.

Community Radio reporting was contributed by Terry Brennan of CJLY Nelson ("Sounds Cooperative initiative") and Sandra Johnstone of CHLY Nanaimo ("Cortes Community Radio").

Music by L'Al (Song: Where we belong, Album: Deportation), Great Uncles of the Revolution (Song: Stockholm, Album: Stand Up!), and Robert Minden and Carla Hallett (incidental music from "Terra Cotta" and "Lullaby" from album "Are You Now".

Host(s): Catherine Fisher and Anneke Rosch Featured Speakers/Guests:

Credits: Aaron Lakoff, Accessible Media Inc, Aaron Pickett and Marya Folinsbee, Sandra Johnstone, Terry Brennan

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Headlines:

Occupy Vancouver Port | Joel Barde

Abousfian Abdelrazik | Ray Corkum, ckut

Community Radio Report:

Homelessness Marathon | Aaron Lakoff, ckut

Music:

Cris Derkson | "Smile at me"

Features:

Climate change conference in Durban | Verena Uttner, ckut

Drugs, Raid on Guelph Compassionate club, and Police misconduct | MaryCarl Guiao

Canada's failure to regulate environmental standards on Metro's Iona Sewage Facility | Leanne Arnison, ckut

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Sinixt Nation Transborder rights, McGill police Brutality, Bill C-10 and the G20 Plea Deal

This episode was produced by Carly Forbes in the ward, on occupied neutral territory.

Headline:

Black Canadian communities speak out against rascism and use of black face causing the New Westminister parade to be cancelled | Joel Barde

Community Radio Report:

Reclaim! Clips from the national broadcast that took place on November 14th

Features:

Sandra Chu, Kim Pate and Pamela Palmater speak out against Bill C-10 as it has it's final reading in parliament this week. | Fraser MacPherson, Cassie Fawcett, Manya Sing, Srinath Gao, CFRC

A message from the so called G20 main conspiracy group | www.conspiretoresist.wordpress.com

Watt vs. Liebelt: Do Indigenous rights supercede |Catherine Fischer, CJLY

On November 10th following a march against tuition hikes in Quebec riot police are called to McGill's campus. |Leanne Arnison, CKUT

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This edition was produced by Aaron Levy at CIVL in Abbotsford, BC. 

Headlines:

Abbotsford Vote/Referendum | Aaron Levy, CIVL

Guelph Police Officer Arrested for Drug Theft | Mary Carl Guiao, CFRU

Community Radio Report:

CKGI, Gabriola Radio approved for FM! | Aaron Levy, CIVL

Israeli Activist Radio Shut Down by Government | Aaron Levy, CIVL

Music:

Ohbijou -- Niagara, Toronto, ON

Blondwich -- Boom Boom, Vancouver, BC

Features:

Media Democracy Day, Sut Jhally | Meghan Brine

Falun Gong Petition against Vancouver By-Law | Hershy He, CJSF

Indigenous Resistance Against Mining | Franklin Lopez, Vancouver Media Coop

The rights of people with intellectual disabilities to testify is being taken to Supreme Court  | Paul Daniel, VoicePrint

Occupy Vancouver | Chris Hunter, CIVL

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GroundWire Community Radio News: November 6th

This week's edition produced by Ed von Aderkas of CHRW London Ontario. 

Hosted by Ed von Aderkas of CHRW London, Ontario.

Headlines

-  Simon Fraser University Student Society Staff lockout ends. Credits: Tara and Justin Landsley, CJSF, Vancouver.

-  The Canada boat to Gaza the Tahrir boarded off the Gaza Strip. University of Western Ontario professor David Heap detained  Kevin Estakhri and Ed von Aderkas, CHRW London.

-  Canadian mining companies implicated in 4 times as many corperate-social responsibility violations as those from other countries. Tom McNeil CKUT, Montréal

-  McGill back to the bargaining table with MUNACA. Verena Uttner, CKUT, Montréal

Features

-Farmers stage a protest in Winnipeg against the dismantling of the Canadian Wheat Board.  Michael Welch, CKUW Winnipeg.

-A Blenheim Ontario Lesbian couple are kicked out of a Tim Hortons for PDA. Ed von Aderkas, with files from: Michelle Boyce, London.

-Occupy London marches on its mayor. Ed von Aderkas With sound from: Nicole Markham, London; Michelle Boyce, London.

 Music: “Gold Rush” by Basia Bulat from the album Now We Sing and “Blind Man” by Alex Ernwine from his album

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GroundWire Community Radio News: October 10^th-October 23^rd

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This week's edition produced by Justin Landsley and Frieda Werden from CJSF in Burnaby, BC. 

Hosted by Frieda Werden from CJSF in Burnaby, BC.  

Features

-Occupy protests are taking place across the country. Credits: Alanna McNevin, CKUT Montreal; Tom Morello, Vancouver; Glen Canning, Halifax; Tim McSorley, Montreal; Youth in Solidarity, Toronto; Greg MacDougall/Waawaaskesh, Ottawa; the Stimulator, Vancouver; and Heather Martin, Saskatoon

-We hear from inside the Missing and Murdered Women Inquiry in Vancouver. Credits: Justin Landsley, Vancouver

-Protesters outside of the Missing and Murdered Women Inquiry in Vancouver share their concerns and complaints. Credits: Julie Ngo, Vancouver; Shawn Feng, Vancouver.

-Engineers Without Borders are continuing their work in developing countries in their latest campaign. Credits: Bea Bernhausen, Anastasia Shevchenko

Community Radio Report
-UNESCO polls its members on which date to declare World Radio Day. Credits: Frieda Werden

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GroundWire Community Radio News: Oct. 9th | Rally against Asbestos export, SFU lockout and Safe Injection at InSite.

This week's edition was produced at the CFRU in Guelph, Ontario.

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The Headlines

-The Mayor of Toronto, Rob Ford is seeking a disciplinary hearing for Dr. Roland Wong who has been helping people on welfare have healthier diets. Nicki Bozinoff | CFMU, Hamilton, ON

-  Londoners and community members of all ages marched through the streets of downtown London to protest the police tasering of a highschool student.   Ed von Aderkas| CHRW, London, ON

-Expectant mothers in Labrador are being forced to travel to Newfoundland to give birth due to a lack of doctors Sam Kriviak | CJSR, Edmonton, AB

- A Vendor in a London Ontario farmer's market was told to leave for employing a transgendered woman. Ed von Aderkas| CHRW, London, ON

The Features
- The Supreme Court of Canada has saved North America's only safe-injection site for drug users in Vancouver's Lower East Side. The Court ruled that Insite's overwhelming benefit to the community means the government must allow it to continue operating. Trevor Chow Fraser | CFRU, Guelph, ON

- In Sarnia Ontario, hundreds rallied to speak out against Canadian asbestos exports. The event remembered the victims of asbestos exposure in Sarnia's Chemical Valley and around the world.  Toban Black | The Media CO-OP.

-The Simon Fraser Student's Society Board of Directors has locked out its staff for over 12 weeks.  In response to this a group of students have occupied their offices.  Nina Halliday-Thompson | CJSF, Burnaby, BC

Community Radio Report
-Community radio stations across Canada are looking to improve their accessibility.  Kevin Shaw at CHRY was consulted about previous improvements made at his station and Susan Wheeler a CFRU volunteer discusses some of CFRU's plans to improve the station's accessibility.

Trevor Chow Fraser, Steve Mason, Kelly Jones | CFRU, Guelph, ON

Hosted by: Kimberly Lam

Thanks to Trevor Chow Fraser, Kelly Jones, Carly Forbes, Steve Mason, Pranshu Agnihotri, Kyle Schmidt, Nikki Machin and myself Kimberly Lam.

 Music by Old Friend by The Lion Detective Club                           

GroundWire is listener supported - to donate see www.ncra.ca

For more information on GroundWire- a project of the National Campus and Community Radio Association seehttp://groundwire.ncra.ca

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GroundWire September 25th Edition - Halifax Native Friendship Centre and NECHC Relocation, Ortiz's Deportation, and the Cohen Commission

This episode of GroundWire was produced at CHSR in Fredericton New Brunswick by Jordan MacDonald. Hosted by Jordan MacDonald

Headlines

Anthony Morgan filmed students at HEC Montreal in blackface as part of a frosh week initiation event. Now Morgan is making a complaint to the Quebec Human Rights Comission. Sam Kriviak | CJSR, Edmonton

St. Thomas University in Fredericton has banned alcohol consumption and intoxication on their campus. Jeremy Fowler | CHSR, Fredericton

Air Canada and CUPE came to a tentative agreement before a planned strike by Air Canada flight attendant. Labour Minister Lisa Raitt had threatened to introduce back-to-work legislation once again had the strike occurred. Sam Kriviak | CJSR, Edmonton

Features

Halifax Native Friendships Centre and the North End Community Health Centre have made a bid to turn an old school site into a health and wellness, cultural, and physical activity centre together by relocating their services there. Melissa Albiani | Media Co-Op, Halifax

Poala Ortiz was deported to Mexico, separating her from her husband and children here in Canada. Jadis | Co-op Media de Montreal, Montreal

The Cohen Commission, an inquiry into the decline of the sockeye salmon in the Fraser River is currently in evidentiary hearings with fish farms as the prime suspect. Gunargie O'Sullivan | CFRO, Vancouver

Community Radio Report

Silvia Richardson from CJSF in Burnaby speaks about the resolution passed in support of the Palestinian-led boycott, divestments, and sanctions campaign at the National Campus and Community Radio Conference. Aaron Lakoff | Media Co-Op, Montreal

Music

All Time Low –Zwerg
Gunhead – Motherhood

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GroundWire Community Radio News - August 30 - September 12

This week's edition of GroundWire was produced at CKDU campus/community radio on Mi'kmaq Territory in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Hosts: Melissa Albiani and David Parker.

The Headlines:

-Simon Fraser University locks out CUPE workers. Frieda Werden, CJSF Burnaby

-McGill's non-academic union strikes. Gretchen King, CKUT Montreal

The Features:

-GroundWire remembers: the Attica prison insurrection, 40 years later. Prison Radio, CKUT Montreal

-Resistance to oil pipelines heats up on the West Coast. Dawn Paley, Free Speech Radio News

-The Justice for Levi campaign in Ontario takes it to the courts. Aaron Lakoff, CKUT Montreal

-African Nova Scotians may make history as first group in Canada to join the Sixth Region Diaspora Caucus. Melissa Albiani, CKDU Halifax

The Community Radio Report:

-CJLO at Concordia University in Montreal joins the NCRA. David Parker, CKDU Halifax

Music:

'Aqualla' by J fm.

'G20 Mommy' by Snail Party.

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