On today's show - the waulking group from the Badenoch, Colette Cheverie from PEI, Carl MacKenzie from Cape Breton, and more from the Red Hot Chilli Pipers! Tune in!
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Celtic Fire Season 12 Episode 6
A fantastic line-up in store for you! The out-of-this-world Celtic-Galician-Spanish band Celtas Cortos come roaring back with two awesome tracks; a very catchy track from the incredible Scottish percussion and pipe band Clanadonia; and the amazing Cape Breton band Coig providing the back music throughout the show. Also tune in for more from my season themes: One Tongue (Aon Teanga), Red Hot Chilli Pipers, and Traditions of Tiree. Click on iiiiiiiiiiiiit! Ya know ya wanna!
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Today's Top Wikipedia Edits: 'Highly Newsworthy, Little Known Topic,' Wikipedia's Site for Social Credit System in China, 'Needs Attention from an Expert in China'
According to Wikipedia:
- Listed under "Extreme Points" of Canada's geography, the country's pole of inaccessibility ("location that is the most challenging to reach owing to its remoteness") is "allegedly" near Jackfish Lake, Alberta.
- "The Social Credit System is a proposed Chinese government initiative for developing a national reputation system. It has been reported to be intended to assign a 'social credit' rating to every citizen based on government data regarding their economic and social status." Wikipedia policy flags this website as "needing special attention from an expert in China. The specific problem is: Highly newsworthy, little known about topic, much speculation."
- "Personal life is the course of an individual's life, especially when viewed as the sum of personal choices contributing to one's personal identity."
For more Wikipedia edits, tune in to WikiNews on Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at noon. Right here on CFUR 88.7 FM.
Source: www.listen.hatnote.com
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NUGSS goes into more detail
CFUR News reported yesterday after the NUGSS annual general meeting that the organization was coming on hard times. We sat down with Eric Depenau who is the Vice President of Finance for NUGSS.
Listen to the Full Interview here:
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At present NUGSS is facing a $99,000 dollar deficit and $49,000 short term debt load for a loan taken out in 2010 to deal with operational revenue short falls. The final aspect to the NUGSS debt loan is on $1.8 million for a loan used to renovate the NUSC space when NUGSS originally started leasing the space from UNBC.
The loan which was originally for $100,000 and was from Bank of Montreal was taken out in 2010.
Subleasing the Thirsty Moose space, Degrees coffee shop as well as the office spaces on the top floor of the NUSC are one of a couple options NUGSS is looking at to balance the budget. Other options are raising the prices of food, or even the possible closure of the Thirsty Moose Pub and Degrees. Right now NUGSS is in talks with some outside groups to take over these business however nothing is definitive and they may not even go down that road, Depenau stressed.
Depenau stressed the idea that the past boards of NUGSS did the best job they could with the information they had. He also felt strongly that these austerity should put NUGSS in a better position as long as they also stick to long term planning. It is unclear after this interview if insitutional measures around accountability will be put in place after this trouble but on thing is sure NUGSS is keeping an open mind.
For more information: http://www.cfur.ca/nugss-hits-rough-waters/
*Updated as new information is learned*
NUGSS Hits Rough Waters
The Northern Undergraduate Student Society got some stark news from their auditor KPMG that shows the organization has taken losses year over year. The historical mismanagement of funds has led to a $100,000 debt to BC Transit for the Upass. NUGSS hopes to repay this back by the end of BC Transits fiscal year however that will require strict austerity measures.
VP Finance:
According to KPMG “Negative cash flows from operations in the current year and has a working capital and general fund deficiency … these conditions, along with other matters indicate the existence of material uncertainties that may cast significant doubt about UNBC Northern Undergraduate Student Societies ability to continue as an ongoing concern”.
One of the first measures NUGSS is taking is to work with the university to ensure that student fee's go up to match CPI indexing. This was approved by the student population in 2012 but was never acted on, and therefore "tens of thousands" of dollars has been lost according to NUGSS.
The student health and dental reserve fund has not be properly built up over the years. The funds that were supposed to be going into this reserve were being allocated to general revenue instead. That has been changed and for the future funds will now consistently go to this fund in order to ensure that there is a backup in place.
The Student and Conference building is another area of concern. According to NUGSS $373,341 in "Building Fees" that ensure the upkeep of the Student Centre building, have also been going to operating costs instead. NUGSS plans to pull back on the spending of "building fees" for general operation over the years in order to build up a backup fund for the buildings repairs and maintenance needs.
In order to meet these mounting problems the Moose and Degrees are being looked at. Both NUGSS businesses lose money and it has been stated that that must to change. The board has asked management to look into possible solutions for both organizations. Reductions in hours, raising costs of products, leasing out of space to other organizations, or possibly even the closure of the business all together are on the table.
Other changes NUGSS will be looking at:
- The board of NUGSS is looking to cut the current boards pay by 7.27%
- General Manager volunteered to cut pay by 20%
- Decrease MAC funding by 20% until current obligations are met
- Get more tenants along the top floor of NUSC
- Current tenants, Example CFUR, Over the Edge, Pride Centre, PGPIRG, will begin to be charged
- Will not be shouldering the financial burden of Northern Students Give Back next year
- GM to reduce risk and cost of the Backyard BBQ next year
- No plans for direct oversight of NUGGS is on the table
These changes are by far extensive and far reaching however according to NUGSS necessary to ensure the past years of financial mismanagement are remedied.
*Update 10/27/2016* When asked about whether the financial mismanagement in the past would prompt more oversight of NUGSS. General Manager Duncan Malkinson replied that it is the purpose of the annual general meeting to hold NUGSS accountable.
Grant Bachand - News Director, @grantbachand
C.R. Avery and Eliza Mary Doyle at the Legion
On October 22nd, C.R. Avery travelled through space and time to close out his West Coast tour at the Legion, branch 43.
Backed by four musicians who brought with them a tight understanding of tried and true folk tunes and original songs alike.
Each song, whether formerly heard or not, was brought into a new understanding of what it means to truly perform a song that has been kicking around the folk world for ages and to craft one’s own work into a composition that fits it like a well built cabin in the woods would a hermit.
Eliza Mary Doyle, a supreme Saskatchewan banjo picker also took the stage as the opening act. A three piece harmonious experience with a pumped up vibe that kicked off the night.
While talking with C.R. Avery between sets, he expressed that he aims to find a new home for a song by experimenting with genres and styles. In short, to not bore and not to be bored. The night was visually stimulating with various lights being consciously chosen for segments of songs and a theatrical demeanour that occurs when you’ve got a musician who is also a performer. Not to mention the fantastic pre-recorded samples being played alongside live performance and futuristic harmonica beat-boxing that sounds like ocean, trains and all of these other things you don’t always get to hear from the short harp.
So you missed out this last weekend but want to see what the Legion has to offer next? Don’t worry, Mad Loon Entertainment and CFUR have got you covered. On Friday, October 28th there’s a hallowe’en show featuring Blackberry Wood and High Society.
Adam Farnsworth who was on keys and Chelsea Johnson who played bass, tambo and sang with C.R. Avery are both in High Society. While speaking with Chelsea, I learned she has a background in theatre that manifests itself somehow in every band she’s in. This coupled with the infamous Blackberry Wood means you best put on some kind of costume and get out there!
Today's Top Wikipedia Edits: POKEMON Gene Linked to Cancer Development
According to Wikipedia:
- On Wikipedia's List of Unusual Biological Names: "Pokemon threatened to sue the discoverer of the POKEMON gene (POK erythroid myeloid ontogenic factor) because the name was attracting attention when its link to the development of cancer was published."
- "The Spice Boys emerged as a term coined to characterize the antics and lifestyles off the pitch of the Liverpool FC 1990s players as high-earning playboys who were underachieving in the game, based on a play of words of the pop music band at the time, the Spice Girls."
- "Freeze branding is done by cooling the branding iron to a temperature of -160C to 250C.... The hair falls out, and after two to three months the hair will be fully regrown, without pigment, unless the hair is dyed back to the original colour.... On white-haired animals, the brand is kept on longer, destroying the hair follicle altogether, and the area remains bald."
For more Wikipedia edits, tune in to WikiNews on Tuesdays at 1pm and Saturdays at noon. Right here on CFUR 88.7 FM.
Source: www.listen.hatnote.com
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Audiomap / Vancouver
It felt like time for a second episode dedicated to Vancouver, also known as Rain-city, Lotusland, and Vansterdam. Listen live on 88.7fm Friday at 5pm & Tuesday at 9am or anytime here: https://www.mixcloud.com/daracampb/audiomap-22-vancouver/ :)) Thanks for tuning in!
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Celtic Fire Season 12 Episode 5
A bit of a rocky start, technologically, on tonight's show, but it ended up being a good one! Tune in to hear tunes from Capercaillie, Colcannon, Catriona Parsons, and more! [embed]https://www.mixcloud.com/andrew-mcfayden/celtic-fire-season-12-episode-5[/embed] [mixcloud https://www.mixcloud.com/andrew-mcfayden/celtic-fire-season-12-episode-5/ width=260 height=120 hide_cover=1]