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Sustainable Bubbles Snap Crackle & Pop as Northern Pride Centre Replaces Rice at Rocky Horror Picture Show

Halloween weekend has crept up on the unsuspecting city of Prince George. As suits, ties, and well-to-do business bustles along amidst leaves whipping through crisp air, the UNBC Northern Pride Centre prepares for a far more scantily clad routine carried out in the darkness. A projection bulb flickers to life in UNBC’s Weldwood Theatre 7pm this Friday Oct 25th for the Rocky Picture Horror Show.

Typically this event serves as the fulcrum for the centre’s funding each year, but with the success of various drag night events initiated after the Covid-19 pandemic, there is less pressure on the success of this event. “It’s not the make-or-break anymore.” Says Northern Pride volunteer Jo Van Winkle. They continue, “It’s definitely getting more and more fun each year.”

A bag of accoutrements is available to each attendee. Costumes, both racy and modest, are welcome $10 in advance $15 at door, Room 7-238, near UNBC’s Winter Garden in building 7.

You can also grab some tickets from Books & Co. while supplies last.

Kym Gouchie Joins All Star Production & Performance Cast to Release Children's Album

A project Kym Gouchie conceptualized with Rae Spoon years ago has come to fruition with a quiet release this June 13th 2024 on Gouchie’s mother’s birthday, and its joyful noise will now be heard at Prince George’s Knox Performance Centre Wednesday October 23rd, and at no cost to no you. Local philanthropist Selen Alpay & Integris Credit union have supported a number of school groups to come and witness performances Tuesday and also earlier in the day on Wednesday the 23rd. Entry is FREE

The youth-focused album Shun Beh Nats'ujeh: We Are Healing Through Songs, shares lyrics in Dakelh, Secwepemctsin, English, and Cree. All of which reflect Gouchie’s ancestry and personal journey to asserting her identity as a Lheidli T’enneh woman. An all star cast of accomplished Western Canadian producers and musicians joined Gouchie for this complex project, most of which are joining her on stage at 6pm, Oct.23rd. The release is already picking up momentum, as the Vancouver International Children’s Festival will also be hosting Kym and her ensemble in the spring of 2025.

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 6pm for bannock and jam.

Photo Credit - Katherine Benny

All Candidates Forum - Oct 3rd - PG-North Cariboo Riding - Coralee Oakes + Randy Thompson

An all candidates debate was held on UNBC campus Thursday October 3rd. Candidates running for the Prince George–North Cariboo seat were invited to the all candidates forum announced in late July. Randy Thompson of the BC Green Party and Independent Coralee Oakes were in attendance for the forum. Absent were Denice Bardua of the BC NDP and Sheldon Clare of the BC Conservatives.

The event was co-hosted by UNBC’s Sustainability Office and the PGEVA.

Debates for two other intersecting ridings were held Oct. 1st & 2nd. Information on those sessions and candidates in attendance can be found at cfur.ca/thenews

Candidates + Organizers of the event in UNBC’s Canfor Theatre

All Candidates Debate at UNBC hosted by Students & CPAWS October 9th

An all candidates debate was held on UNBC campus Wednesday October 9th. Candidates running for the Prince George–Valemount, Prince George–Mackenzie, and Prince George–North Cariboo seats were invited to the all candidates forum. In attendance for Prince George - Mackenzie were: Shar McCrory, of BC NDP, James Steidle, ofBC Green Party and Rachael Weber, Unaffiliated. For Prince George-North Cariboo were: Coralee Oakes, Independent, and Randy Thompson, BC Green Party.

Other candidates were unable to attend.

Students submitted questions ahead of time and were curated by organizers Madie Tokarchuk and Tina Waters among others. Further questioning was opened up to those in attendance.


The forum was held in UNBC’s Weldwood theater and organized by UNBC students and the BC Chapter of CPAWS.

1 on 1 With Conservative Candidate Kiel Giddens - PG-Mackenzie Riding

CFURadio dialled in for a one on one with Kiel Giddens, the BC Conservative Party’s candidate for the Prince George–Mackenzie riding. A riding also contested by James Steidle of the Green party, the NDP’s Shar McRory, and Rachel Weber running as an independent.

Off the bat Giddens addressed his advocacy and lobbying for TC Energy, emphasizing the benefit of large industrial projects in our region. He describes the stresses on our healthcare system, how taxpayers deserve better, how the forestry industry has a role to play in our region’s future, and the difficulties associated with producing a costed platform as an opposition party. Don’t take my word for it though, have a listen to that, and a whole lot more here on CFURadio 88.7FM.

The full length version of our conversation is above, and an abbreviated version for your convenience is at the top of the page.

Pic Credit - BC Conservative Party

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James Steidle, Prince George–Mackenzie’s Green Party Candidate Speaks Solo at All Candidates Debate

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CFURadio had the opportunity for a one on one with James Steidle, the Green Party’s candidate for the Prince George–Mackenzie riding. A riding also contested by Kiel Giddens of the BC Conservatives, the NDP’s Shar McRory, and Rachel Weber running as an independent.

Beyond advocating for green initiatives that would benefit the climate and environment, Steidle shared with us his views on the changing industrial forestry landscape and makes a case for locally focused economics. 

Following this interview on Wednesday October 2nd, James Steidle held the mic without any competitors at the all candidates forum later that evening.

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All Candidates Debate @ UNBC Oct. 2 - Gwen Johansson Pursues Prince George–Valemount Riding Seat with the Green Party

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Gwen Johansson, former Councillor come Mayor of Hudson’s Hope, a community in BC’s Peace Country region became a crowd favourite at the all candidates debate held on UNBC campus Tuesday October 2nd. Candidates running for the Prince George–Valemount seat were invited to the all candidates forum announced in late July. Johannson was the only candidate in attendance for the forum. The moderator of the event, Gil Quesnelle did well to ask the candidate careful questions regardless, and opened further questioning up to those in attendance.

Johansson revealed her experience working between local government, individual stakeholders, and resource corporations, positions on environment and energy generation, and her commitment to the region she grew up in as a resident of McBride. Have a listen to our summary of the debate and follow up questions.

The forum was held in UNBC’s Canfor theatre and organized by UNBC’s Sustainability Office and the Prince George Electric Vehicle Association

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Finding Home, a Documentary series created & produced by Sara Jones

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Between 1965 and 1984, child welfare authorities forcibly removed thousands of Indigenous children from their families and communities. A belief perpetuated in mainstream society at the time, was the myth that Indigenous children were ‘better off’ growing up away from their biological family, language and culture. Authorities placed the children in foster care or adopted them out to non-Indigenous families. This action later became known as the Sixties Scoop. Many families across Canada were affected by this misguided action. 

Sara Jones, a resident of Prince George Lheidli T’enneh, belongs to one of these families. She set out not only to document this personal story, but also begin to heal. She shares the vulnerable journey of this process with us in this interview, and invites you to listen to her family’s story.

Photo Credit - Sara Jones (pictured in a black top and long brown hair. She smiles as she sits at a wooden table in Downtown Prince George with a wooden fence and hanging flowers in the background.)

Tuned into 88.7FM for special programming today? Hear our conversation with Sara at 5:30pm, followed by her episodes of Finding Home from 6pm-9pm