Louis Riel Day occurs each year on November 16th. It marks the untimely death of Louis Riel at the hands of the Canadian Government, but celebrates his legacy and Metis heritage at large. This year in Prince George the day seems to have gained more attention than is typically evident and enjoys collaboration from multiple organizations. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
Welcome to the Dunnage with your host Andy Heywood! For this weeks inaugural first (official) episode, I will be talking about “identity” while pondering existential existence of Dunnage… .also play great local music! We got Ben Matchett, Scott Dunbar, Genevieve Jaide, and Dead Sexy to name a few! Tune into The Dunnage to fill some space!
The biggest show on UNBC campus the evening of November 5th proved to be the US Election. Although it was taking place in a far-away place, the issues felt close at hand as the crowd expressed fear, anxiety, and indifference to the actions of our powerful southern neighbors. Photo Credit - Ian Gregg
Elections near and far coupled with growing Healthcare concerns, underlied attendance at an annual reproductive rights demonstration organized by the Northern Women’s Centre at UNBC and encouraged by the ongoing IWAU conference. The gathering was witnessed by downtown commuters as CFURadio sampled some attendees.
A common concern identified that healthcare services have become even more stressed and that stress is affecting everyone, including those seeking reproductive care. This increased the usual unease about access to abortion and other services.
A close BC election, and the return of the Republican party in the US election raised anxiety in the group, as the pivotal Roe v. Wade legislation was overturned in their prior term, removing federal abortion protections. Regarding that, in attendance was UNBC’s Dr. Indrani Margolin, who stated, “Women live, often, with a sense of fear and concern for their safety, so just knowing that’s happening across the border, it just raises that concern.”
The BCSPCA has operated the city of Prince George’s animal shelter contract for decades, but when the contract had to be opened up for bids, the Prince George Humane Society won the contract to do this challenging work. Ultimately the BCSPCA must move its operations to a different location while the Prince George Humane Society carries out the obligations of the contract starting January 1st 2025.
Picture Credit - Curt Tucker
IWAU EVENTS START NOW! Be sure to check out all of the amazing events happening around campus this week with IWAU. Here is the website to check out the entire schedule and link to events. We are hosting an open mic tonight at the Thirsty Moose Pub at 7pm! Hope you see you out there :)
CFURadio gratefully acknowledges the support of the National Campus and Community Radio Association (NCRA), the Community Radio Fund of Canada (CRFC) and the Local Journalism Initiative (JLI) in developing this programming.
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